Many Ways to Help the Earth

The escalating problems:

1. Plastic pollution of our oceans and waterways spreading to our food supply chain
2. Extinction rates exceed 10k species per year
3. Global warming has self-accelerating factors

What we can do - Ways to Go Green:

• Bring cloth bags to the supermarket
• Eat less red meat products; eat less in general if medically advisable
• Use cloth napkins
• Purchase bamboo fiber paper products (they work quite well!)
• Replace Keurig coffee with large size instant (Uses one plastic lid per 100 cups instead of one plastic cup per one cup of coffee)
• Reduce road trips
• Vacation locally, purchase locally grown food items
• Buy only native plants for your garden (supports local species of life)
• Use Tupperware or equivalent instead of plastic bags for food storage
• Reuse plastic take home containers from restaurants
• Decline straws when ordering out
• Send e-cards not paper
• Join local and national conservation groups (there are tons out there)
• Buy in bulk when possible (uses less plastic)
• Eat leftovers and save on groceries
• Reduce junk mail - Remove your name from unwanted mailing lists
• Drive slower – save fuel
• Shower more quickly, use less hot water
• Use a travel mug for coffee; use less paper and plastic
• Obtain and use a credit card that supports a green organization
• Use a green search engine
• Launder clothes less frequently when not really dirty
• Choose energy efficient appliances only
• Choose well insulated doors and windows

Together we can make a difference!

Websites:

https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/everyday-actions/6-claims-made-by-climate-change-skeptics-and-how-to-respond/?c_src=MDS22VX&c_src2=22vvmmembcpc&creative=515229014072&keyword=global%20warming&matchtype=b&network=g&device=c&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4s-kBhDqARIsAN-ipH0ZndzmjbekJTOyxpFu1RQ44sJZFPz9e4KDjYDUSEm0hcOOqOV-iD4aAiCqEALw_wcB

https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/17/do-scientists-agree-on-climate-change/