Earth Day links
This Earth Day - and every day - consider asking yourself if you are truly changing your habits to do the things that really matter.
- Are you using low-flow shower heads?
- Are you considering the type and amount of packaging in the products you buy?
- Are you using canvas shopping bags for your groceries instead of paper or plastic?
- If you have a lawn, have you opted to use a push mower instead of a power mower?
- When you barbecue, are you using a chimney starter (canister) as opposed to charcoal lighter fluid?
- Do you refuse to buy disposable razors, lighters, etc., when there are reusable alternatives?
- Are you recycling your used batteries properly, or just throwing them away?
I’ve changed my habits to accommodate all of these things. In fact, I’ve been practicing these “new” habits for years and, fortunately, making these adjustments hasn’t been rocket science. The plain truth is, if I can, you can! Now, more than ever before, it is time to LOVE YOUR MOTHER. After all, she’ll continue to support you your entire life, if you let her.
And yes, you do have a choice in things that really matter.
Meanwhile, here are some entertaining and informative Earth Day links worth checking out.
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From TreeHugger: Uncle Sam is the Man With the Golden Arm (30 second video).
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From Ecofriend: Worried that your pasty-faced kid spends too much time playing Wii or Nintendo? Get him a Huffy Green Machine H2O Trike with Water Guns and you’ll soon have him (or her) spending time outside where he (or she) needs to be.
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Is it time for cars to run solely on air? The folks at start-up Air Car Factories are betting on it.
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When one considers the enormity of the challenges facing society today, what does it mean to be human?
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The EPA’s Climate Change portal references a number of informative sites.
