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1. It seems almost inconceivable to think that starting my car
and letting it run for five minutes to get the heat or air
conditioning going has any effect on the earth's pulse, but
when you multiply that millions of times, there's no doubt
that it has a serious effect.

2. Those simple things that we all do, or don't do, have an
impact on our planet's priceless atmosphere. How many
times per week do go to the coffeehouse and get your
coffee in a paper or card board cup? You've probably
thought about the number of years it requires for your cup
to decompose, but have you thought about the energy
that went in to the production and transportation of this
cup? Multiplied by...?

3. Do you reduce, re-use and recycle? Make it your goal to
reduce the volume of waste you produced by recycling
and composting. Your town office or city hall will give you
a list of how to segregate your waste for recycling. Every
item you could re-use or recycle is one less item that
finally ends up in the landfill.

4. One of the simplest ways to help is to buy and make use of
cloth shopping bags. The only trouble is, remembering to
take them out of your car and bringing them in to the
store, however once you made it a habit, it becomes
second nature. Do not accept plastic bags in a store.

5. Traveling in a gas-powered vehicle a lot less as possible, is
a great way to conserve. Walk or bike whenever and
wherever you can; it'll help the planet as well as your
wellbeing. If you live in the city, use public transportation.
Furthermore, if you're living in the country, carpool to
work and instead of making several trips per week to run
errands, save them for one trip.

6. If you would just take the time to look into your everyday
activities, and how you can do them a bit differently, you
might find yourself not just improving the
atmosphere, but helping your wallet as well. Do only full
loads of laundry and dishes; reduce your shower to two
minutes; change to energy-saving bulbs; turn your
refrigerator and air conditioning up just one degree and
turning off your electronic devices during the night, are
simple ways to help.

7. Challenge yourself to think before you act for a few days
and you will surprised at how easy it is to begin the
process of going green.

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