Take This Easy Pledge to Fight Global Warming

  1. I Will Think About Nature
    Everyday, I will think about nature. The moon, a leaf, a bird... I am part of it.
  2. I Will Turn OFF The Lights
    I will learn to enjoy natural light. I will Turn Off lights when I can.
  3. I Will Turn OFF My Computer When I Am Not Using IT
    Besides lights, I leave computers running, and I can do something about it.
  4. I Will Stop Using Plastic and Paper Bags
    I Will Not Take Bags From Stores, Paper or Plastic.
  5. I Will Re-Purpose Plastic and Paper
    I Will Think of Ways That I Can Re-Use Everything Around Me.

We knew close to nothing about this important issue before stumbling upon this book; it was great help for us, and provides excellent fun, easy ideas to save the environment.

Context from: David De Rothschild's The Live Earth: Global Warming Survival Handbook.

10 Simple Ways to Fight Global Warming

  1. Just Two Degrees
    Turning the heat down by two degrees in the winter, and your air conditioner up by two degrees in the summer can save our planet from more than one-third of a ton of CO2 emissions per year
  2. Change a Lightbulb
    If every household in the United Kingdom used just one energy saving lightbulb, it would be enough to shut down a power station
  3. Stop the Red Light
    Those little red lights on your TV, stereo, and computer? They're on stand by, waiting for your remote click, and still sapping energy. Turn them off for real by unplugging them, and cut your home energy-related emissions by 10% or more.
  4. No More Plastic Bags
    The story of the 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags used each year doesn't have a happy ending. Most end up in landfills, blowing through the streets, or hurting animals on land or in the sea.
  5. Shop Locally
    On average, each item in your local supermarket has traveled 1,000 miles to get to you. Buying locally produced food reduces the amount of energy used for transportation.
  6. Bring Your Own Mug
    Bring your own travel mug. Disposable cups (and lids) go directly into landfills where they've become a major presence.
  7. Say Yes to Public Transportation
    One bus can carry the same amount of people as 50 cars. Subways and trains hold even more. For every mile you travel, public transportation used around half the fuel of a private car.
  8. Bike or Walk
    Bike or walk to work, to school, to the store-doing so just once a week will give the planet a much-needed break from the CO2 emissions from you car.
  9. Shorter Shower Time
    Global warming promises to worsen water shortages around the world. A quick shower used one-third the water of a bath. Cutting your shower time by one minute can save more than 5,000 gallons of water each year.
  10. Start Planting
    Plants take in CO2 and pump out oxygen. A single tree provides enough oxygen for 2 people for their entire lives. Plants and trees provide homes and food for birds and other wildlife.