Your Earth Day To-Do List!
The bad news: Global warming is real. The better news: there are real
ways you can help.
In honor of Earth Day, here are five things you can do to make a cleaner planet and a better tomorrow. The best part is they are low-cost or free -- but have a huge impact.
1. Reduce. Here's a bright idea: Swap out five standard light bulbs
for energy-saving compact fluorescents. They use 25% less energy and last 10 times as long. Other ways to save: unplug unused appliances
and take public transit.
2. Offset. Once you've done what you can to reduce your impact on the environment, offset the rest. Make a donation to reverse thegreenhouse gases you produce. Go to CarbonFund.org:
3. Recycle. Have an old cellphone just sitting in a drawer? CollectiveGood can send these phones for use in developing countries,or safely recycles materials from them. To donate your phone today
(the shipping is free), go to CollectiveGood.com:
4. Take Action. We need bold action to solve the climate crisis. The United States is currently responsible for nearly 25% of the world's
greenhouse gas emissions, so we need to take the lead in solving the problem. Senators Boxer and Sanders have come forward with a bill to
achieve 80% emissions reductions by 2050; click here to support the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act:
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/etQc0Q1Ate0COb0Baei0EW
5. Get a cool credit card. Get the credit card that plants trees and supports alternative-energy groups. Click to find out more:
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/etQc0Q1Ate0COb0Baej0EX
