Isn’t this lovely? This is my Earth Hour lantern, I made this just to show a little support for Earth Hour 2010 which will be on Saturday, March 27, 8:30 p.m.
We’ve all witnessed how Ondoy ravaged our country. I experienced it firsthand. And now we’re all going through El Nino. We’ve got environment experts telling us again and again that climate change is already happening. And there’s nothing good about it.
One thing’s for sure though, we can all do something to slow down climate change’s effects. (I say slow down because I am not sure if it is reversible.) We don’t need to be geologists or geniuses to help. You can start with little steps right at your own home:
1. Save electricity. Turn off lights and other appliances when leaving a room. Unplug all unused appliances. Even if your TV is turned off, it will still consume electricity if it remains plugged. Doing this takes just a little bit of conscious effort but it’s actually win – win: you save on electric bills and you help save Mother Earth.
2. Conserve water. I woke up early one morning with no water in the faucet and just a glass-full of water in the pail. I needed to brush my teeth and to take a bath but I couldn’t. Good thing the outage only lasted for a few hours. But it was enough of a wake – up call for me to save water every time. There are 884 billion people in the world who don’t have enough water to take a bath let alone to drink. Everyday. Save your water.
3. Walk more. Less vehicles on the road means less pollution. The air gets just a little bit cleaner for all of us to breathe. Whether it’s walking, skateboarding or biking, any mode of transportation that doesn’t chug out black fumes is fine. Needless to say you can even lose a few pounds while you’re at it.
4. Eat more veggies, less meat. Veggies consume less resources to be produced. Meat especially the processed ones consume more resources and energy. Veggies are way cheaper and healthier to eat than meat anyway.
These are simple steps but if everyone contributes just a little bit of effort, it could make a world of difference.
Remember to turn of your lights on march 27 at 8:30 p.m. Support Earth Hour by blogging about the event and spreading info about it on Twitter and FB. Or make your own lantern.
Do you have other Earth-caring tips?
