Earth Day is April 22, 2009. Earth Day is the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than one billion people every year. Earth Day is April 22nd, but there will be events and celebrations all thru the month of April.
I’ll be participating with LightsOut Ohio by turning off my lights for at least one hour on Earth Day. This event is organized by the Sierra Club’s Portage Trail Group. Workplaces, schools and households are invited to join us by switching off non-essential lights for at least one hour on Earth Day. It’s a simple step toward making daily energy saving choices.
Earth Day Network has all the info you need to get involved. They coordinate all the Earth Day events worldwide. Making a few simple changes in your lifestyle can have a significant impact on the environment.
Living Green.
Simple things that make difference:
- Turn out lights that aren’t needed.
- Turn off computers at night or when not being used for several hours.
- Refuse plastic bags at the checkout.
- Bring reusable bags with you to the store.
- Recycle paper, plastic, aluminum and glass.
- Replace incandescent light bulbs with energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL).
- Turn off the water when brushing teeth.
- Turn the heat down a few degrees.
- Turn the air conditioner up a few degrees.
- Do not use styrofoam cups, plates and containers.
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Thanks for the tips! I am getting better and better this and am doing all the things you list. The one thing I have to STOP doing is water in the plastic bottles, I am having a hard time weaning myself off them entirely. Reading posts like this make me try harder!
AuntJoJo,
The important thing is that you’re aware of the impact on the environment and taking steps in the right direction. Until you can stop drinking water out of plastic bottles, be sure to recycle the bottles. And we always have a few water bottles that we reuse, filling them with filtered water.
~Marilyn