Having low water-shower device to save especially on hot water
Using well-sealed superinsulation and double-pane doors and
sliding doors to save money on heating and air-conditioning (will do some of this later)
Closing your blinds or shades on winter evenings to reduce
radiative heat loss
Contributing to
a variety of environmental charities
Sending
Email directly to governments and corporations blatantly mistreating animals and the rest of Nature
Join organizations that help plants and animals, including people, such as fighting
cruelty to farm animals and pets, combating diseases (especially preventable ones), promoting anti-pollution legislation,
and advocating against slavery or near-slavery of people in farming and manufacturing (listed in Education/Memberships/Donations)
You can become employed or volunteer or become an activist in such organizations if you have the time and inclinatuon
to do so.
Leaving your computer on stand-by or completely turned off
when not in use
Having native plants
and flowers instead of non-native species that might well require a lot of extra water and lawn care
Using rechargeable batteries
Putting a water bag in toilet tank weighted down with a flower pot to reduce flushing water
usage
Having an activated charcoal filter for drinking water
Using a seat belt in a car all the time
Having a subcompact car that gets good gasoline mileage
Being a near-vegan - consuming almost no beef, poultry, seafood,
or dairy
Living in a condominium - with 2 shared walls to reduce heating
and cooling costs
Keeping the heat down in the winter and the air-conditioning
low in the summer - dressing accordingly
Not purchasing magazines or newspapers to keep paper usage
down; for example, getting the news and weather totally from TV and the 'Net
Recycling paper, plastic, cardboard, paint, and metals in
my town and limiting the amount of trash by donating or selling old items (such as a PC or a television)
Not wasting very much food
Having a solar calculator and bathroom scale
Using Clean Water Action credit card
Having a smoke alarm
Having a carbon monoxide alarm
Flossing teeth and using toothpaste with fluoride every day
Taking a multi-vitamin and a flax oil pill every day
Having moth balls in my closets
Using a mouthwash every day that protects against tartar,
plague, gingivitis, and bad breath
Trying to hold down the amount of trash, such as by giving
old items no longer desired to charity
Airing out condominium by opening windows when weather is
appropriate, thereby bringing in fresh air to reduce pollution
Purchasing energy-saving light bulbs that throw off less heat
Purchasing wave devices that repel insects and rodents instead
of using `cides and using a plant-based insecticide
Using energy-saving appliances such as those with dishwashers,
air-conditioners, and washing machines
Not buying products that use animals (such as leather shoes,
belts, or wallets, wool, fur, detergents, cleaning fluids, or soap)
Attending a protest on not using animal fur
Using an indoor air filter to hold down air pollution significantly
Make a conscious decision not to bring any more children into
this overpopulasted world
Not using skimobiles,
as they are extrtemely bad polluters and are way too noisy.
Using a microwave oven instead of a conventional electric
or toaster oven to save on electricity. (The microwave is excellent for reheating cooked foods.)
Humans have been using up nature's bounty much faster than
it can replenish itself. This means a lower standard of living ahead for our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren--literally
for centuries! The continuing large budget deficits in America are enough to sink future generations in this country economically,
and might well spread to the rest of the world.
Because of this, I believe strongly that we should give something
back to this world in the form of volunteering, a personal charity, community service, or contributing directly to help save
the plants and animals, as well as directly helping the impoverished people (including children) in this greatly overpopulated
world.
By simple tax policies, we could immensely help straighten
out the awful environmental waste in the world today. This might include tax advantages for environmentally sustainable industries
such as solar power, wind power, and fuel cells, as well as nutritious foods, while heavily taxing the worst in our environment
such as tobacco, alcohol, nonrenewable fossil fuel products such as gasoline and heating oil, now-illegal drugs, and completely
non-nutritious foods.
In addition to taxing the worst environmental products, government
could make a lot of money by charging the fair market price for our commonly owned water, land, forests, and mineral rights
to farmers, ranchers, loggers, and mining companies. If the users of our resources had to pay a decent price for them,
the practice of conversation would increase substantially.
Conservation should be practiced by government legislation,
industry and other organizations, and individuals. We could do an awful lot better at stretching out our non-renable
resources (such as coal, oil, and aluminum) and restraining the over-usage of potentially renewable resources (such as
trees in forests, fresh air, fresh surface water in lakes and streams, and fertile soil).
When the population of an animal species exceeds its carrying
capacity (the ability to sustain its heavy numbers), adjustments are imposed to reduce its overpopulation. In mice, when its
population exceeds the food supply, the birth rate automatically is reduced because the potential female mothers are not as
healthy.
In the case of humans, our environmentally unsustainable overpopulation
will be mitigated by lower birth rates due to the concentration of our pollution in potential parents, as we are at the top
of the animal food chain where pollutants become more concentrated. Additionally, interactive aggression can increase as a
side-effect of this situation.
