20 April 2010

Earth Day April 22, 2010

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunityan unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future.
Earth Day 2010 can be a turning point to advance climate policy, energy efficiency, renewable energy and green jobs
. Earth Day Network is galvanizing millions who make personal commitments to sustainability. Earth Day 2010 is a pivotal opportunity for individuals, corporations and governments to join together and create a global green economy. Join the more than one billion people in 190 countries that are taking action for Earth Day.


TAKE ACTION
Drink from a glass at work. NO MORE [PLASTIC] WATER BOTTLES.
Unplug all chargers.
Turn off computers.
Take shorter showers.
Turn off tap water while brushing your teeth.
Pay bills online instead of receiving bills in the mailbox...
Use reusable water bottles...
Use environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Use green products that will change consumer behaviour in a positive way.
Reduce, recycle, reuse.
Try to pick up any garbage you find around town....
Stop wasting the resources and bring upon their maximum utilisation.
Turn off all lights when not in use.
Use recycled paper.
Say no to waste! Go green!

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