TWENTY SIMPLE TIPS TO SAVE NATURE

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TWENTY
SIMPLE
TIPS TO
SAVE
NATURE
E-Weekly-2/37 Green Earth Movement An E-Newsletter for the cause of Environment, Peace, Harmony and Justice Remember - you and I can decide the future
G E M
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First small steps you can take to develop your
environmentally friendly habit. After all, a
lot of people are so used to being wasteful,
leaving appliances and lights on, etc that its
become a bad habit they really need to break.
Following twenty points you will have all the
groundwork you need.
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1. When cleaning your teeth dont just leave
the tap running and wasting water. Only turn it
on when you have finished and you need to rinse
your mouth.
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2. Check for water leaks. That leaky tap may not
seem to be dripping much at first glance, but
consider how much water it leaks over a day or
a week.
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3. Turn lights off when you leave a room, even if
you are only in for a few seconds. The story that
turning lights off costs vastly more is
overrated. The difference is so minor, especially
on modern bulbs as to be insignificant.
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4. Do not leave appliances on standby. Use the
"on/off function on the machine itself. A TV
set that's switched on for 3 hours a day (the
average time spend watching TV) and in standby
mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40
of its energy in standby mode.
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5. Switch items off at the socket when they are
not in use. Its surprising how much electricity
they can still use. Recharging devices are
especially bad as they will continue to waste
electricity when nothing is plugged into them.

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6. Replace your bulbs with compact fluorescent
ones. They may be initially more expensive but
they last dramatically longer and use less
electricity. If that initial cost is a problem,
just buy one at a time, whenever existing,
inefficient bulbs went bust.
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7. Boiling some water? Dont fill the kettle all
the way to the top, just boil as much as you
need. If you are making yourself a cup of
tea/coffee you dont need to boil enough water
for six people
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8. Cover your pots while cooking. Doing so can
save a lot of the energy needed for preparing the
dish. Even better are pressure cookers and
steamers they can save around 70!
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9. Whenever there are celebrations and parties,
avoid making use of Plastic plates and glasses
which takes years to decompose when you throw it
away. On the other hand durable plates and
glasses can be used repeatedly. Durable plates
and glasses are easily available on hire. It is
also worth investing for a set of durable plates
and glasses when you have regular celebrations or
parties .
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10. Use the washing machine or dishwasher only
when they are full. If you need to use it when
it is half full, then use the half-load or
economy setting. There is also no need to set
the temperatures high. Nowadays detergents are
so efficient that they get your clothes and
dishes clean at low temperatures.
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11. Its not suitable for everyone, but if you
regularly have warm weather dry your clothes
outside, instead of using costly tumble dryers.
Its a lot nicer to your clothes As they get
that natural freshness no machine can give you.

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12. Clean your windows and open the curtains wide
so as to make the most of the natural light
outside, instead of switching on lights
everywhere.
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13. Follow the principal of reduce, reuse and
recycle. For example keep 2 bins for your
household waste, one for wet waste, the other for
dry waste. Wet waste can be converted into
fertile manure, whereas dry waste can bring in
some money when you sell it to the scrap dealers.
When you mix wet and dry waste, you lose both Ms
(manure and money), besides causing pollution.

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14. Buy local and organic produce. For instance,
non-local fruit has to be transported long
distances which increases fuel costs and makes
them less fresh. Also, by buying organic produce
you discourage the use of nasty chemical
fertilizers.
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15. Dont litter. There will usually always be
a bin nearby to throw away any rubbish, but in
the worst case scenario just put it in your
pockets till you get home.
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16. Drive efficiently and smoothly. Excessive
revving and breaking just puts you on the fast
track to poor fuel usage and an empty tank.
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17. Reduce the number of miles you drive by
walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass
transit wherever possible. Avoiding just 10 miles
of driving every week would eliminate about 500
pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year! Look
for transit options in your area.
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18. Encourage your school or business to
reduce emissions you can extend your positive
influence on global warming well beyond your home
by actively encouraging other to take action.
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19. Cultivate a habit of making use of
paper/stationary items intelligently. For casual
or routine correspondence, email is most
suitable as it avoids the use of paper. When you
have to make use of the paper, use both sides
before discarding the paper. At the end of the
academic year, remove the blank papers from your
work/note books and use the papers as rough
writing pad, use refillable pens, cartridges etc.
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20. Encourage to switch over to renewable
energy.Successfully combating global warming
requires a national transition to renewable
energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass.
There are many government subsidies available as
a motivation. However, due to lack of awareness,
India is still way behind in using this natural
source of energy.
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WE CONCLUDE WITH AN ENLIGHTENING QUOTE The
character of a whole society is the cumulative
result of the countless small actions, day in and
day out, of millions of persons. Who we are as a
society, is the synergistic accumulation of who
we are as individuals Small changes that seem
insignificant in isolation can be great
contributions when they are simultaneously
undertaken by many others. -Duane Elgin,
Voluntary Simplicity, 1981
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Lets work for a clean and green earth
This Presentation was produced by Green Earth
Movement (GEM) Team, c/o St Xaviers Community
Centre, Panvel, Tel [phone] Email
panvelchurch_at_gmail.com, gemenewsletter_at_gmail.com
OTHER POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS PRODUCED BY GEM
TEAM ARE No. 1 Nobel for India presentation on
Zero Garbage No. 2 Darkness to Light
presentation of Solar energy No. 3 Slow Poison
presentation on adverse affects of Junk
food Copies of the above may be forwarded on
request .