| I don't know about you, but I am VERY interested in | | | | 6. Showers instead of baths as they use less water. |
| turning things around in the environment. When I see | | | | 7. You do not need to water your grass - it will |
| what I do as one person to save the earth and how | | | | come back when it rains, but in the dry weather, it |
| much I recycle, I imagine how much better it would | | | | will go into hibernation. |
| be if EVERYONE did their part. Unfortunately, I meet | | | | 8. Get your pets spayed or neutered - animals that |
| many who do not care. Oh, my gosh. How could that | | | | are unloved and uncared for do not make the world |
| be? It can easily became a way of living to improve | | | | a better place. Better yet, go to the pound and save |
| the world. By the way, September 21 is International | | | | an animal. |
| Peace Day. | | | | 9. How about that car of yours? Are you driving an |
| 10 Things To Do To Make the World a Better Place | | | | SUV? You probably wouldn't be reading this list if you |
| 1. Recycle all your paper, plastic, metal,rubber. | | | | were, but I've always made an effort to drive |
| 2. Mulch your grass. | | | | economical cars. There is car-pooling to work, driving |
| 3. Dispose of all chemicals appropriately. | | | | less, walking, bike-riding, keeping your car tuned up, |
| 4. Don't keep buying all those individual water bottles. | | | | etc. All things that save fuel. |
| I reuse them and fill up gallon jugs at the grocery | | | | 10. Last but not least (because there are many |
| store - approximately 40 cents/gallon. Cheaper than | | | | more), keep the blinds closed in the summer to keep |
| filters. Sorry, folks, my city water doesn't taste | | | | out the sun and keep your house cooler. Cover up |
| good, but if yours does, use it. | | | | leaks in the winter under doors and around windows |
| 5. Re-use - Give things away to someone else to use | | | | to save on your heat. Dress warmly rather than |
| - goodwill, church sales, world clothing drives - | | | | continuing to turn the heat up. I use space heaters |
| anything but the dumpster. I'm aghast at how much | | | | when I'm in one room so I don't have to turn up the |
| gets thrown away. | | | | heat in the entire house. |