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Here are some actions to apply to avoid transforming Earth into Mars. Earth still has 4 billions years to go......
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Participate
1- Develop the civilization of the light based on humanity, common sense and free
2- Plant trees and use it to build houses |
link: Wangari Maathai |
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To do
1- Develop car sharing everywhere in the world
2- Suppress the use of styrofoam at the supermarket (develop something similar to the biobag) 3- Create organism to manage list of people who do not want to receive advertising |
link: car sharing in the world link: products potatopak link: example of organism to create |
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Getting around
1- Avoid taking planes
2- Use car sharing (with 100% eletrical car) 3- Use car pool 4- Use a bus, train, subway, your feet, bike and/or selfserve bike |
link: reva electrical vehicle - INDIA link: carpoolworld.com - INDIA |
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Consumption
1- Consume less in general 2- Buy green products in your area ex: cloth diaper 3- Consume local products, look where the product come from and buy it from the closest manufacturing location (it is always written on every product) 4- Consume products accordingly to the seasons 5- For the garbage, use biodegradable/compostable bags instead of plastic bags 6- Avoid packed products (plastics, styrofoam) (ex: packed meat - buy directly instead) 7- Bring your own plastic bags when you buy fruits/vegetables |
links: kijiji (free ads) ; freecycle (free donations) - INDIA |
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Paper
1- Use toilet paper made from recycled paper
2- Use Internet to receive/pay your invoices, bank statements and pay your taxes 3- Read electronic newspapers 4- Call institution to not receive mails that you do not want (ex: advertising, visa cheques) 5- Write on both sides of a piece of paper before to throw it in the recycling bin 6- Keep all the paper that you get and put them in the recycling bin (ex: grocery receipts) |
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In the home
1- Do not use air conditioning
2- Insulate/weatherproof around and under the doors and windows 3- Buy electronic thermostats to automatically lower the temperature during optimum periods 4- Keep doors closed in order to preserve the higher temperature of the main room and to keep temperatures lower in the rooms used less often 5- Buy thick curtains for the windows 6- Buy economical bulbs for the house 7- Take a shower instead of a bath |
link: bulbs energy star |
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Recycling
1- Bring used paint to the processing centers
2- Use your municipal recycling services 3- Set up your own compost heap in your back yard |
links: how to compost ; blender composting in appartments |
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Get involved
1- Encourage green organizations
2- Encourage appropriate people 3- Express your green opinions to the governments 4- Everywhere you go, ask what actions are done to protect the environment |
link: greenpeace - INDIA |
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Sports
1- Do not practise sports like motor bike, formula 1, motor boating, karting
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At the office
1- Use Web Conferencing, Online Meetings and Video Conferencing
2- Get involved in teleworking 3- Use software to share documents 4- Use the least possible printers, scanners, photocopiers, fax machines 5- Bring your coffee cup, bring and fill your plastic containers at the foodcourt (instead of using plastic plates provided) |
link: online meetings, video conferencing link: livelink |
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The news concerning the climatic changes
1- Research with Google on the subject
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link: live news on Google about climate change - INDIA |
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