What is a way you help the Earth?

Question

If you can do them there is a chance I can to. The littlest things count!

Answer 1

By REDUCING human population on this planet by 50%

Answer 2

I recycle,i am getting solar pannels, i turn off all lights, my parents are getting a hybrid, i just planted like 50 plants, i have a pet so i a takeing care. and yahh.

i am pritty good.

Answer 3

Surely u can...

Recycle, less energy usage, take public transport whn i travel alone (its a waste of petrol if i drive car n travel alone), i dun buy products made from endangered animals/plant.

N i am not planning to just stop at tis.

Good day to u.

Answer 4

I went to Mexico about three years ago and bought these big bags as souvenirs that people from villages go to the markets with.  They are very strong and big.  They were stored in my basement and now I use them when I go grocery shopping all the time. I can fit most of my groceries in three bags.  I RARELY use plastic bags anymore.  People at the grocery store look at me funny but I dont care I love my bags and I am helping the environment.....Also, when I shave, brush my teeth I turn off the water.  I walk to the post office, to the convenience store, friends house, to places that are nearby...Little changes that I think will make a difference =)

Answer 5

Don`t participate in the celebrity culture. It`s all about money and glamour and the high life .Be happy living a simple life ,

Answer 6

I decided not to have any kids.   Well, not really a choice, but just no girlfriend worth being with for 18 years.

Answer 7

I purchased a Prius in 2005, turn off all lights and appliances that are not being used, switched to fluorescent bulbs,recycle, installed a programmable thermostat.  I wish I could afford to replace the windows in my house and install more insulation.  But I did do the things that aren't breaking my budget.

Answer 8

By putting on body weight - that stores carbon! Well, also I have a big worm composting thing going on in my basement to the disgust of the rest of my family.

Answer 9

Recycle, sometimes walk to school, saving electricty etc.

Answer 10

We recycle and compost all that we can.

Buy and use only CFL light bulbs.

Buy local produce and organic dairy when available.

Use reusable shopping bags.

Only use recycled toilet paper and paper towels.

Use all natural Soap Nuts for laundry, and biodegradable fabric softener sheets.

Only use handmade, biodegradable soap.

Use natural/non-toxic personal care items like shampoos, toothpaste, etc.

Shave with razors made from recylced materials.

Buy toothbrushes made from recycled materials.

All natural house cleaning products.

Turn out all lights in rooms that aren't in use.

Shut down the computer every night or when not in use.

Use 100% degradable garbage and recycling bags.

Use biodegradable dog p**p bags to clean up after the pooch.

Answer 11

I terminate the command of each and every non-native plant I see with extreme prejudice.  And, never get out of the boat!  Col. Kurtz did and just look at the mess he made.

Answer 12

Well for starters you can starve childern in third world countries using corn for fuel instead of tortillas or livestock feed.

You can drink all the water that has been poluted by the last gas additive MTB so its no longer an issue.

You can then polute our landfills and oceans with Mercury from your eco-friendly light bulbs.  

Cut down all the trees in your yard so that your neigbors can get direct sunlight on their solar panels.

You can buy a 10,000 square foot house, use more electricity and natural gas in a month than 20 average families use in a year but off set it with "Carbon Credits" from companies that obviously weren't going to polute in the first place because they had UNUSED Carbon Credits.

You can use your Private Jet only when necessary.

Watch Sunday Night Football because 1 out of every 100,000 football games they turn off the lights in their studio.

Fly you and a crew of 20-30 up to the artic circle, set up a bunch of 5000 watt studio lights, cook food, heat your tent and televise your exploits to lecture the rest of the county on the need to live green.  Course you off set the impact by buying more of those "unused carbon credits".

There are just so many good ideas floating around its hard to know where to start.  Good luck on your endeavor.

Answer 13

Change Your Lightbulbs

The hottest thing in household energy savings is the compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL), a funny-looking swirl that fits into standard sockets. CFLs cost three to five times as much as conventional incandescent bulbs yet use one-quarter the electricity and last several years longer. They are available virtually everywhere lightbulbs are sold. Most labels don't say "CFL" (GE calls its bulbs Energy Savers), and in some cases the telltale twist is enclosed in frosted glass. The wattage gives them away: many 7-watt CFLs are comparable to a regular 40-watt bulb, 26 watts is the typical CFL equivalent of 100 watts and so on. Or just look for the Energy Star label.

CFLs have come a long way since they were first introduced in the mid-'90s (they don't flicker as much when you turn them on, for one thing), but because each bulb still contains 5 mg of mercury, you're not supposed to toss them out with the regular trash, where they could end up in a landfill. So the bulbs are one more thing for you to sort in the recycling bin.

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs (see item 4), don't have this problem, but they can require a bit of DIY rewiring. LEDs work great as accents and task lights, and you can also buy LED desk and floor lamps. But if you're just looking to put a green bulb in your favorite table lamp, CFL is the way to go.

4. Light Up Your City

Cities can save energy—and money—by illuminating public spaces with LEDs, or light-emitting diodes. Last December Raleigh, N.C., turned one floor of a municipal parking garage into a testing ground for LEDs (see the before-and-after photos at cree.com/LEDcity). The new white, brighter fixtures use 40% less electricity than the high-pressure sodium bulbs they replaced. Although they cost two to three times as much, they can go five or more years without upkeep. Traditional bulbs must be replaced every 18 months. Other types of LEDs are already at work in traffic lights, outdoor displays (like those in New York City's Times Square) and stadiums; airports even use LEDs on their taxiways. If your city is still burning tax money on old lights, ask the mayor why.

Build a Skyscraper

Almost everything about the Bank of America tower, a soaring skyscraper under construction near Times Square in New York City, has been designed to minimize the use of energy. Take the concrete. Making the stuff from scratch is very energy intensive, so the builders are using a mix of 55% concrete and 45% slag, a waste product from blast furnaces. Mixing slag with concrete saves energy and makes the concrete stronger. The tower will save so-called gray water from washrooms and use it to flush the toilets. The building will also generate much of its own electricity from natural gas, a less potent carbon emitter than coal. These features will account for $3.5 million of a total building cost of $1.2 billion, but the owners expect to recoup that in a few years with all the energy they'll save. When it's finished next year, the tower will be the second highest in the city, but it stands alone as the greenest building in New York.

Answer 14

take public transports instead of driving around :)

don't drop your rubbish on the ground

can always look after a few pots of plant at your spare time

Earth doesn't need help, it's Humans that needs help because we're the one that is killing Earth not Earth itself :(

Answer 15

planted about 30 trees... eco-light bulbs..

Answer 16

I recylce

I work as an Environmental Scientist

I cut back were I can

I take part in "River Clean Up" every year

I take part in "Adopt a Trail" program

I inform those who are otherwise uninformed.

Answer 17

Picked up around the ponds and school on earth day, well everyone did, use sunlight to see during the day, walk or ride bike nearby places, etc.