This is an e-mail I got from the most earth-conscious person I know on the planet...my friend Danmerle who is studying up @ Seattle U.  Earth-friendly advice with a kick of humor...

         "H - A - P - P - Y      E * A * R * T * H     D - A - Y!!;)"
 

1.  RECYCLE, RECYCLE, RECYCLE!!!!

2.  Pick & throw away ANY type of litter i.e. cigarette butts, but if your
     a smoker RECYCLYE it by finishing it and then throwing it away.

3.  Conserving resources: When you use the bathroom split the 2-ply toilet
     paper in half and save the other half for later.

4.  Don't take a bath.

5.  Don't wash your clothes

 6.  For those of you who live in dorms put a sign on the bathroom stalls
     saying "Do NOT flush until April 23 -Conserving water in celebration
     of Earth Day"

7.  When you brush your teeth, grab a cup, gargle, then spit it into the
     cup so that you can re-use it for the next morning... (remember the
     KEY word is CONSERVING & REDUCING....oops, thats 2 words)

8.  And finally, take time out to look at the flowers, sky, wild life,
     ocean (which i miss up here in SeAtTle), and thank the Lord for giving
     us a beautiful anthropic universe full of mysteriously beautiful
     wonders and creations that at times WE take for granted just becuase
     we see it everyday.

"H - A - P - P - Y   E~A~R~T~H  D - A - Y!!;)"
                                                        (Vol. II)

1.  Do the THREE R's - REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE!!!

2.  Instead of using dental floss to floss your teeth, use a piece of
    hair strand for a week instead..and if your really dedicated do it
    for a month..and if you want to go bald, do it for a year!!

3.  Have dust on your computer?  If you clean it with some type of toxic
    cleaing solutions use a piece of cloth or fabric softener instead and
    a little rubbing alcohol.  The fabric softener sheet will help reduce
    static and repel dust!!  Cool-eh?  i though so...

4.  Save water- shower with a friend!  or better yet, don't shower at all!
    hey, its only a week!!;)...
 

5.  Help our ozone- take the bus, ride a bike, a tricycle, carpool,
    roller-blade, or walk- its good exercise too.

6.  Have a lot of organic trash?  one word-  COMPOST!  COMPOST!  COMPOST!

7.  Have a lot of stains on your carpet?  Don't buy non-envirnmental
    friendly stain removers try one of these applying to stain with i
    white cloth :
      1)  1/4 cup H20 and 1/4 cup white vineger and rinse well with H20
      2)  Spray WHITE foamy shaving cream and let it sit for a few seconds
      3)  Gpt soiled spots?  Rub cornstarch lightly into the spot before
          vacuuming.
      4)  WOW!  noticed how i've tried to do some research?????  i stepped
          up in this second volume;)

8.  ok, some of you may not clean carpets but how about toilets?
    try this:
        1/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup liquid detergent, 1/4 cup warm H20.
        Mix this and scrub toilet or you could let it sit over night for
        disasterous toilet bowls (i wouldn't want to know why
        though!!!nah)...and while you clean your toilet bowl
        sing "AAAH!  The joy of cleaning earth friendly with stuffs that i
        know how to pronouce!!!"

9.  Enjoy taking walks?  See a lot of trash around?  Carry some latex
    gloves with you for a week and pick up litter along the way!

10.  Plant a tree.

11.  and LASTLY, lets not forget that its not just earth-month gang,
     its EASTER as well...  So i hope we remembered to thank God for
     giving us such a beautiful world that WE all could help take care
     of...I think Mother Earth would appreciate it and so would He.  Happy
     Easter and yes many of you may think "Easter's done- its not April
     12 anymore" but hey, remember that Easter just doesn't last for a
     day!
 
 

And ending in that note, Happy Earth Day and i hope that we all can try to
do something small for OUR planet....  buh-bye..
 

Enivronmental Links:

Founder of Earth Day ~~ The Earth Site Home Page
CNN's Earth Day '96 - Facts and Tips
Send an Earth Day Postcard
EnviroLink Network
EARTHDAY.ORG
The Wilderness Society