Green Living Tips

Earth Day April 22, 2008

Show your support for our environment and be a good role model for your kids! It can sometimes just be the little things that you do that can make this a healthier place for our families to live. There’s lots of ways to help, but here’s a list of 40 to get you started! Try doing 1 of these each day...

• Get an energy audit for you home

• Fertilize with grass clippings

• Switch to energy saving bulbs

• Fix leaking faucets

• Unplug appliances when not in use

• Wipe spills with re-usable towels

• Plant a garden

• Drive the speed limit

• Put back un-used napkins

• Use a lunch box, not a bag

• Carpool

• Use cloth napkins

• Keep tires inflates

• Donate used computers

• Donate used books

• Install low-flow showerheads

• Think before you print

• Unload your car of excess weight

• Lights off when you exit a room

• Take shorter showers

• Hang dry your clothes

• Insulate your water heater

• Wash clothes in warm or cold

• Support local farmers

• Buy organic cotton

• Bring your own coffee cup

• Don’t accept plastic utensils

• Share magazines

• Buy seasonal produce

• Avoid chemical flea collars

• Start a toy-swap with friends

• Buy rechargable batteries

• Re-use jars and containers

• Rediscover your library

• Make rags from old t-shirts

• Consider solar electricity or solar water heating

The Earth Day website has lots of other good tips and news stories!!!
http://ww2.earthday.net/