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We need to go green and conserve! Here is a list of a bunch of things you can do to help out Mother Earth!

1. Bike or walk to work.
2. Carpool. If you must use your car, share your ride.
3. Recycle your newspapers, bottles, papers of all kinds, cans and more!
4. Give your junk away! You can sell it at yard sales or just give it to someone who will use it!
5. Cut back on meat consumption. Try to not eat as much meat.
6. Plastic water bottles. You must recycle these.
7. Use storage bins. Instead of using plastic bags, use cardboard boxes! They are biodegradeable and safe.
8. Turn off lights when you leave a room or when not in use.
9. Don't leave the water running!
10. Shorten your showers.
11. Only run the washing machine when it is full.
12. Use cold water whenever possible.
13. Reduce your water heater temperature to 120° F. It makes no sense to cool off water that’s too hot to use.
14. Dont blast the Air Conditioner or heat! Use the old fashion way as much as possible (blankets and pools).
15. Install ceiling fans.
16. Camp outside when you can.
17. Move lights away from cooling appliances. Lights heat up the cooling appliances, so keep them apart!
18. Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
19. Learn about CFL disposal. To throw away CFL bulbs, go to your nearest hardwear store to recycle them.
20. Only run the dishwasher when it's full.
21. Use earth friendly cleaning products. Can be found at most stores.
22. Recycle your old cell phones.
23. Recharge batteries.
24. Use paper instead of plastic bags. When you go to the store, ask for paper bags or use reusable bags. Most stores have these bags.

 
Imagine...You just finished a delicious, mouth-watering candy bar and you have to throw it out. What do YOU do?

Don't just throw it on the ground and wait for someone else to pick it up! Stop littering!

Do this instead, walk towards the trash can and throw it out! Now just realize in your head that you are saving the Earth.

Imagine...

It's night time and you've got brush your teeth. You pick up your tooth brush and tooth paste. You start brushing! What do YOU do?

Don't leave the faucet on! Your wasting water! You could've used that extra water your wasting on and use it on something else.

Do this instead, you take your tooth brush, and you turn on the faucet, BUT turn it off when you already wet your tooth brush. Now start brushing your teeth and know that you're helping the Earth!

Imagine...

Your in your room and the light is on. The phone rings and you decide to answer it, but the phone is in the living room. You decide to walk out the room. What do YOU do?

Don't ever leave the light on when you leave any room. You'll just be wasting energy!

Do this instead, turn off the light once you walk out the room because you know that you'll be making a huge difference when you do that daily!

Imagine...

It's time to go to the park! It's a perfect sunny day! What do YOU do?

Don't use the car a lot. Please? It will be a habit for you! Your using too much gas.

Do this instead, go walk with your friends or bike to the park! Use your scooter or your skateboard! It will help you get exercise and it will also help the environment!

Imagine...

It's dinner time! It's your turn to set the table! What do YOU do?

Don't use paper plates because your just going to use it once and it's made out of paper, so it's like your wasting paper.

Do this instead, use dishes instead. You can reuse it over and over again! You're making a difference!

Imagine...

It's your birthday! You have tons of balloons in the house! You decide hold on to the balloon when you go outside. What do YOU do?

Don't let go! Hold on to you balloon because it will fly up to the sky, but it will hit the atmosphere and the balloon will pop! When it pops, the balloon will fall down, probably in the waters because the Earth is 3/4 of water. If it's in the waters, it could affect the animals living there!

Do this instead, hold on to the balloon really tight or pop it. When you pop it, pick it up and throw it out.

Imagine...

You're so bored! The only places you can go is your backyard and the rooms of your house! What do YOU do?

Don't play video games. Well, you can play it, but not for a long time! It's bad for your health just sitting there and watching the screen. It's also bad for the environment because you're using too much electricity!

Do this instead, plant a tree! Go to your backyard and find a wide open place for the tree. It's great that you know you're making a huge difference!