Welcome to the place where you will find tonnes of great ideas to help preserve our present for our future. Some of them apply in more than one area so go ahead and use 'em as you see fit.

Cars.

The Nation. No. It does not require traveling.

Around Home:

buy energy efficient appliances. (not only they last longer but use less energy which means you pay less for your electricity bills)

shop carefully. (reduce your trash by buying items that use the least amount of packaging. Less packaging means less cost for the consumer)

buy in bulk. (this usually automatically converts into less packaging)

recycle your recyclables. (almost everyone does it these days but those of you who don't, there is big money in it.)

compost your green wastes. (it makes great food for the garden and again, reduces your trash therefore reducing your garbage bills)

don't overload or underload your dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. (either way they are doing too much work therefore wasting energy and your money)

use tote bags for shopping. (they don't break halfway to your car and hold twice the number of items)

use old rags to clean stuff rather than paper towels. (they don't fall apart on you and do a better job cleaning)

have a garage sale. (one man's trash is another's treasure. Make someone happy while you grow rich)

donate stuff that you cannot sell to a local charity organization. (makes you feel good and you can use it as a tax write-off)

get creative with trash. (there are shows held almost everywhere that have people bring in art that they make by reusing items that would have normally been thrown away)

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Around Office

if you already don't have one, start a recycling program. (hey at the end of every month you can throw a pizza party and recycle the cardboard boxes afterward)

bring your own cup for coffee and other drinks. (it does not end up in the landfills, taste like styrofoam and cost your company big bucks for disposables)

don't throw away rubber-bands and paper clips if you can still use them. (think about how many of those things you throw away everyday. Now think about the savings if you just reused them)

empty your beverages down the sink before you throw away the unrecyclable containers. (this way the janitors don't have to replace the trash liners all the time thus saving some plastic trees and saving you some big bucks)

wrap your gum in a piece of paper before dumping it in the trash can. (same reason as above)

use both sides of the paper to send memos to your colleagues. (such a simple idea but utilised so little)

use email to send memos and other information to colleagues. (even better than copying both sides and you do not even have to leave your desk)

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For Cars

keep 'em tuned. (besides the fact that they hum better, a tuned car will consume less gas therefore greatly reducing emissions)

keep the tires properly inflated. (again, a very inexpensive way to save gas and getting rid of that wobbling effect)

watch out for those aluminum cars coming out next millennium (it is not too far away. Not only will they give you the gas mileage of 100miles/gallon and will be as strong as the airplanes that you fly in)

hey, there are great electric cars out already. (check it out. They save gas and are virtually maintenance free)

recycle your used motor oil. (dumping it down the drain causes it to end up in your seafoods and water system)

consolidate your trips and errands. (coming back from shopping and realizing that you need to go to the post office not only wastes your time but also gas and money)

although not a very popular choice, drive at 55 miles/hour. (it has been tested and proved that this speed limit saves gas)

carpool. (you will get to just relax on your way to work a couple days of the week plus meet new friends and rediscover old ones)

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The Nation

write to your congressmen and women. (remember, you are their boss. They are there because of you)

email them. (it is a lot easier and faster than snail mail. And you will be saving paper)

join Eco-Organizations. (most of them provide you with discounts at certain places and information with what's going on in the great outdoors and nature and how you can participate)

most important, pass the word. (let others know about the need to care for our planet)

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