Many people leave monitors and computers on all the time and for long periods without even being used. Turning off monitors whenever you are away from the computer for more than a few minutes saves e...
Whenever possible buy food, especially produce locally. For one, it supports local farmers and often the smaller farmers, especially if you can find farm stands. It also saves energy in that the pro...
Adults receive an average of 41 pounds of junk mail per year; the total annual volume of junk mail sent in the United States uses around 100 million trees. In addition, fossil fuels are burned in tra...
Tens of millions of cellular telephones are put away in storage every year, never to be used again. Cell phones can be useful to others and contain toxic materials. So they should be recycled or reuse...
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, if every United States home replaced one roll of 500-sheet virgin-fiber toilet tissue with a 100 percent recycled one, 423,900 trees would be saved....
Unplug your chargers (such as cell phone, PDA’s, digital cameras, cordless tools and other personal gadgets chargers) when you are not charging. Keep them unplugged when not in use. Unplug...
By carpooling, we reduce the number of cars and the amount of toxic emissions. If you live in an urban metro area, consider joining one of the membership-based car share programs such as Flexcar ...
Buy cloth bags for reusing every time you go grocery shopping. Also, try to always have one with you to use for purchases and not get plastic bags. Another alternative for carrying with you are reus...
By watering plants after the sun sets less of the water will get evaporated and thus it will seep into the soil and be more used by the plants. When watering when the sun is up, water is lost from ev...
Instead of turning on the heat when it gets cold, so you can go around the house in shorts/boxers and t-shirt, keep the heat off until actually necessary. Wear sweats and sweatshirts around the house...
The most pressing public health issue in the world is lack of fresh water and proper sanitation. Our supply of fresh water is limited. The big problem is that we treat our water resources with littl...
1. Remove items from your car that you don’t need and aren’t necessary. The more weight your car carries, the more horsepower is needed to pull the load and the more fuel is needed. 2...
For the next card-giving day such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc, choose greeting cards made from recycled paper or elephant dung paper which recycles a natural resource and support...
Next time, instead of giving a conventional bouquet of flowers which are often pesticide-laden, give a potted plant or saping which will provide lasting beauty and absorb carbon dioxide. You can atta...
Conventionally grown cacao (from which chocolate is made) is heavily sprayed with pesticides. In addition, the industry frequently uses inhumane labor practices -- children under the age of 14 work i...