You may be surprised to know the #1 thing you can do to help the Climate Crisis will also greatly enhance your own well-being too:
1.Become a vegetarian. Why? Because nearly 20% of carbon emissions are generated from raising livestock for food including in mowing down the Amazon to plant feed crops and utilizing 50%+ of the world's grains to feed livestock while 1/6th of the planet's people starve. The greenhouse gases generated in producing livestock for food exceeds emission from all forms of transportation combined (13%) and from all offices and homes (8%). By adopting a plant based diet you will become more attractive, vibrant, trim and lower your risk for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke.
2. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. Check out Earth911.org, Gaiam.com and WomenandEnvironment.org for ideas.
3. In the US, one billion plastic water bottles are discarded every week. They clog our landfills, fill our oceans, and leach harmful toxins into our environment. Use a home water filtration system like Brita and reusable aluminum water bottles instead.
4. Use LED light bulb, and powerstrips with an on-off switch to cut off power and save 75% of 'phantom' energy drained by plugged-in, unused electronics.
5. Save our forests by using cloth shopping bags. Also cut back on packaging and use washable rags instead of paper towels.
6. Buy locally produced organics as much as possible. Including food, personal and home care products. They are healthier for you and the planet.
7. Walk, bike, take public transportation and ride-share as much as possible. One hundred years ago the world population was 1.5 billion. Today it is 6.6 billion. Check out ecocityworldsummit.org and learn about cities of the future.
8. Donate to the The Nature Conservancy's Plant a Billion Trees project at plantabillion.org. Only one $1 to plant a tree. Instead of purchasing gifts how about "buying" family and friends a bunch of Amazon trees. Now that's something!
9. Request a presentation for your organization from TheClimate Project.org, and/or train to become one of their speakers, and/or go to moveon.com and join or start an activist Green group in your area.
10. Check-out Senator Obama's environmental plan and get active in his presidential campaign. Come on folks...together let's get it done!
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