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Deal of the Day by Kelli B. Grant (Author Archive)
20 Small Ways to Save the Planet
Updated on February 8, 2008.
LOOKING FOR SIMPLE — and cheap — ways to save the planet? We've got 20. Follow just a few of these tips, and you'll earn a green star.
1. Clean Out Your Mailbox
The average American receives 18 pieces of unsolicited junk mail each week — accounting for 100 million trees cut down annually and carbon emissions equivalent to three million cars, according to the Center for a New American Dream, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting responsible consumerism. Reducing your junk mail is easy, click here for instructions on how to do it. It takes just a few minutes of your time.
Impact: Cut the amount of junk mail you receive, and each year you'll save two trees and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 92 pounds.
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Posted: 8:48 AM EST April 18, 2008
Posted by: jocostar
Every child you have enlarges your carbon foot print.The world population increases by about 1 million every four days.
Posted: 12:57 PM EST March 21, 2008
Posted by: counterstrike
Very very sad that no mention at all was made or human power vehicles; bikes, trikes, velomobiles. Fine with me- what I save with my trike I can register, license, have a smog or safety test done, afford parking and storage for my portable solar collecter or portable windmill.......
Posted: 8:20 PM EST June 26, 2007
Posted by: gazelleintense.com
all the ideas on one page would be nice. I made it to 3 and said. enough. Im not reading them all... too much clicking for me. lolhey, I think this save the planet junk is way over rated. how about sell your car? don't use electricity? don't generate trash that will fill the landfills? Unless your six feet under, we all do stuff that will impact the planet... nothing we can do about it. Fact of life...
Posted: 3:22 PM EST June 04, 2007
Posted by: bkbranden
Some of the ideas mentioned are not very practical while many practical ideas are not mentioned. One way we can help the environment is by refilling printer cartridges. In the U.S., over 500 printer cartridges are thrown away every minute. By taking them to a refill center, like Cartridge World or Island Injket, consumers save money and save the environment.
Posted: 10:16 AM EST May 02, 2007
Posted by: hillhi
irrigate ponds??--maybe replenish, hopefully serve as source for human or wildlife activity
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