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Steve's Tips on Greening The Earth

Do Your Part For A Better World

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The Steve Nash Foundation encourages you to get active in growing health in your own community. What's missing? What do you need? Fill the need by encouraging others to work with you to make it happen (if you need more assistance, check here to see if you're eligible for a grant from us).

One example we love is the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action's Reach Out and Recycle plan.
This step-by-step manual can guide you in bringing recycling to your favorite school, business or home.

And while you're at it, try their 3-2-1 challenge - it's easy! Just:
3 - Replace 3 incandescent (regular) light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (and save 300 lbs. of CO2 a year!)
2 - Keep your house 2 degrees cooler in the winter (save 2,000 lbs. of CO2). Turn the heat especially low at night
1 - Unplug 1 electronic appliance (toaster, hair dryer, computer, etc.) when not in use (save 1,000 lbs. CO2)

Of course, that's not all you can do - making healthy communities is a team effort, and easy when you look at it in simple, daily steps. Try these 13 ideas:

Get a Smart(er) Car - Inflate your tires for maximum performance, and insist on high gas mileage in any car you purchase. Better yet, tell your local and national leaders that you demand high standards for efficiency.

Hit the Road - Walk! Bike! Take the bus. Get to know the people in your community and take it to the street. Reduce your dependence on your car.

Stay Clean - Support clean and renewable energy options, including wind, solar and hydro. Reducing reliance on dirty methods of energy production like coal can keep global warming pollution from getting worse. Reducing reliance on unsustainable measures like corn means we'll have a healthier planet longer. You don't have to afford a new solar roof to write your leaders and encourage their support of the issues, or call your local utility company and ask them to offer meaningful renewable energy options.

Be a Water Baby - Go easy on the wet stuff! Install low-flow faucets and showerheads, turn the water off while you brush your teeth, and throw some river rocks in your toilet tanks -- you won't notice the difference, but the Earth will.

Wash (and Dry and Cool) With Care - Buy Energy Star-rated appliances (www.energystar.gov) like dishwashers, washing machines, dryers and refrigerators. You'll save more energy and your new low electric payment will be a shock! When possible, let the air do your drying for you - a simple clothesline makes chores more fun (and you might even meet your neighbours).

Bundle Up - Insulate your hot water heater and pipes to prevent heat loss.

Bundle Up More - Wear a sweater, socks or down booties to keep warmer in the winter without cranking the heat.

Strip - Using a power strip for systems you don't need while you sleep makes it easy to shut down your entertainment center or computer equipment.

Seal In the Freshness - Properly sealed doors and windows keep the chill out in the winter and the cool breeze of your fan in during the summer. Press-and-stick molding seals doorframes and threshholds, and simple to apply plastic film fits any size, any shape window pane. It takes minutes and will take the heat off your energy bill.

Vent - Consider using a fan and outside air to cool your home. Use outside air in your car instead of air conditioning and roll down the windows for a healthy breeze.

You Don't Have to Hug It, But . . . -- Plant a tree! Using trees around your house can keep it cool in summer and warmer in the winter. They suck up the carbon dioxide we put out, and help clean the air. If someone wants to clearcut in your area, get informed. Don't accept any clearcutting that yields low-value use for the land.

Try the 3 R's of Reducing Your Global Impact - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - recycle clean glass, office paper, cardboard, paperboard, plastics (including bags, films, containers), aluminum, tin, magazines, and newspapers. Don't have a recycling facility? Make 'em listen. Don't just recycle, though - reduce what you need by putting the Earth first and prioritizing a healthy one. Reuse things you already have (don't forget that 4th "r" -- Repair!) and donate reuseable items you don't need to local shelters, kids programs, building projects when you're remodeling (like Habitat for Humanity), and schools. Check out 100% post-consumer waste recycled products for your office needs at sites like www.frogfile.com.

Make the choice and make the assist. Check out links to www.ayea.org, stopglobalwarming.org, the Alaska Center for the Environment www.akcenter.org, and get involved!