Environmental issues are among the top concern these days. Global warming is on everyone’s lips and most of us wanted to pitch in to save the world from the wrath of mother nature. We need not become popular environment advocates or vegetarians or influential politicians to help in pacifying the effect of man’s cruelty to nature.

Here are some simple actions we can take to help reduce global warming, thanks also to Larry West for the ideas.

1. Practice these: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

These 3 Rs of waste management is very popular now but is not followed religiously yet in the household level where the bulk of garbage comes from. Among the things that we can do to help decrease waste is to buy products in plastic and disposable packaging in big sizes rather than the economy or minimal size. For example, buying shampoos in bottles instead of sachets would help minimize the production of garbage.

2. Plant a Tree or Raise a Garden

If you have the means and space to plant a tree, buy a seed now and plant one. If you have a green thumb and have some time for gardening, raise a garden. Do you know that even people in wheelchair or those having back problems or even having sight impairment, the elderly and the frail can do gardening? That is by building a raised garden bed which come in different forms and shapes and can benefit all people. Raised garden beds can be constructed directly onto concrete or paving if this currently exists where you wish to build your garden bed.

3. Using Less Air Conditioning

It is not only a cost-cutting measure but also a good way of saving our environment. Do this by adding more insulators in the walls, installing screens and opening windows. If you have the budget, buy air conditioning units that automatically set the electric fan on using the timer. Keep temperatures moderate at all times because setting your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.

4. Use Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)

Although you would spend on replacing your regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, it would also save your money on a long run because one 60-watt incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save you more than a thousand over the life of the bulb. At the same time, CFLs last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs and uses two-thirds less energy as well as give off 70 percent less heat.

5. Walk More and Drive Less

Walking more is not only healthy but also allow us to save the environment by reducing fewer emissions. Good measure too in this gory time where gasoline prices are incredibly high.

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