365 Ways To Save The Earth - Third Volume
This is the third post devoted to environment protection initiative ‘365 Ways to Save the Earth' (You can read the previous article here http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/365-ways-to-save-the-earth-initiative-5287657.html.). This Earth Protective movement was initiated by Dumpster Rentals Cooperative folks with the goal to raise public awareness of environmental problems and issues. This time we would like to share with the worldwide community a few easy-to-do recommendations on how we can contribute to saving not-renewable resources and protecting wildlife.
Say "NO" to disposable diapers
It takes 4.5 trees to produce the pulp needed for the 4.600 disposable diapers an average baby needs. A glassful of crude oil is needed to make the plastic found in a single disposable diaper. The diaper is worn only a few hours, but will take about 400 years to decompose in the waste dump. There has always been an alternative: washable diapers. Absorbent, effective, and comfortable, reusable modern diapers are very different from the old, folding variety. A single washable layer can be used for several years. When it is finally thrown out, it decomposes in six months, without producing any pollution.
Choose the economical, and ecological, diaper: cover your baby's bottom in a cloth diaper.
Invest in socially responsible companies
One in five adults worldwide can neither read nor write. Of these, 98% are in developing countries, and two-thirds are women. In 2001 in Sub-Saharan Africa, almost 1 in every 10 people aged between 15 and 24 was infected with HIV, and 2.4 million people died of AIDS. In 1966, Indira Gandhi pointed out that the greatest source of pollution on earth was poverty. And yet 4% of the wealth accumulated by 225 richest people in the world could educate, feed, and provide medical treatment for the entire population of the planet.
Reward companies that acknowledge that societal inequalities can be alleviated by their actions-invest in socially responsible companies.
Use the sleeper timer
Scientists say that in the coming years the habitats, natural resources, and species that make up life on earth will be able to adapt only to an average temperature increase of 1 F, and 4-inch rise in sea levels. To remain within these limits, worldwide greenhouse gas emissions would have to be cut by 60% at once. This is impossible. The faster warming takes place, the more difficult it will be to control its consequences. Hence the need to act at once.
Televisions and stereos often have sleep timers, which allow the appliance to shut off after a given amount of time. If you normally fall asleep watching television of listening to music, use the timer to avoid wasting the energy of the appliance running all night.
At Dumpster Rentals Cooperative we would like to thank our supporters:
and many other Dumpster Rentals & Roll Off Container Service companies for their great help in promoting this environment protection movement.
Say "NO" to disposable diapers
It takes 4.5 trees to produce the pulp needed for the 4.600 disposable diapers an average baby needs. A glassful of crude oil is needed to make the plastic found in a single disposable diaper. The diaper is worn only a few hours, but will take about 400 years to decompose in the waste dump. There has always been an alternative: washable diapers. Absorbent, effective, and comfortable, reusable modern diapers are very different from the old, folding variety. A single washable layer can be used for several years. When it is finally thrown out, it decomposes in six months, without producing any pollution.
Choose the economical, and ecological, diaper: cover your baby's bottom in a cloth diaper.
Invest in socially responsible companies
One in five adults worldwide can neither read nor write. Of these, 98% are in developing countries, and two-thirds are women. In 2001 in Sub-Saharan Africa, almost 1 in every 10 people aged between 15 and 24 was infected with HIV, and 2.4 million people died of AIDS. In 1966, Indira Gandhi pointed out that the greatest source of pollution on earth was poverty. And yet 4% of the wealth accumulated by 225 richest people in the world could educate, feed, and provide medical treatment for the entire population of the planet.
Reward companies that acknowledge that societal inequalities can be alleviated by their actions-invest in socially responsible companies.
Use the sleeper timer
Scientists say that in the coming years the habitats, natural resources, and species that make up life on earth will be able to adapt only to an average temperature increase of 1 F, and 4-inch rise in sea levels. To remain within these limits, worldwide greenhouse gas emissions would have to be cut by 60% at once. This is impossible. The faster warming takes place, the more difficult it will be to control its consequences. Hence the need to act at once.
Televisions and stereos often have sleep timers, which allow the appliance to shut off after a given amount of time. If you normally fall asleep watching television of listening to music, use the timer to avoid wasting the energy of the appliance running all night.
At Dumpster Rentals Cooperative we would like to thank our supporters:
and many other Dumpster Rentals & Roll Off Container Service companies for their great help in promoting this environment protection movement.
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