Only when the last tree has died
and the last river been poisoned
and the last fish been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money
-Cree proverb
(This poster may be downloaded by clicking here)
1. Visualize our Earth from space...*really* understand that it and all life on it are fragile
2. Care about your neighbour next door and your neighbour on the other side of the world
3. Make your home energy efficient and free of toxins
4. Buy Green energy
5. Realize that the connection between “green” + “economy” is positive, not negative
6. Don’t drive, unless you really must
7. Walk, cycle, skate, toboggan
8. Demand better, energy-efficient mass transit
9. Use buses and trains...Share cars...Carpool
10. Switch to appliances and technology that use the least energy
11. Use power bars for “phantom load” appliances and equipment...turn the bar off when not using
12. Turn off lights when you leave a room...Use energy-efficient lighting
13. Encourage businesses to turn off most lights at night
14. Encourage municipalities to use energy-efficient street lights
15. Marvel at the night sky
16. Avoid drive-thrus
17. Avoid fast food
18. Don’t litter...Collect others’ litter
19. Eat fewer (or no) animals
20. Install solar panels...Erect a windmill
21. Build political will for local change
22. Avoid petroleum-derived products, including plastic, whenever possible
23. Use refillable, non-plastic containers
24. Share, barter, trade what you have
25. Buy less stuff: examine your *needs* and buy no more than *enough*
26. Re-use before you re-cycle
27. Replace concrete with gardens
28. Lobby for walkable, shoppable neighbourhoods
29. Plant trees...Save forests
30. Garden with plants native to your region
31. Walk in nature...you can’t hear, see or smell nature’s beauty or creatures from an ATV or snowmobile
32. Use eco-certified or recycled lumber and eco-friendly paints
33. Avoid conventionally grown cotton and synthetic fabrics
34. Use earth-friendly fabrics such as hemp, and organically grown bamboo and cotton
35. Patronize your local thrift shop
36. Turn down the temperature on your hot water heater
37. Investigate solar water heating and tankless water heaters
38. Don’t fly, unless you really have to
39. Support environment-friendly politicians
40. Support neighbourhood small business
41. Boycott corporations that exploit people or the environment...“Cheap” has great hidden costs
42. Take pride in being resourceful...Share what you learn
43. Encourage and support others who are being resourceful
44. Put on a(nother) sweater
45. Turn off the air conditioner
46. Buy tree-free or post-consumer paper
47. Use a clothesline instead of a dryer in good weather
48. In the winter, dry clothes indoors...save energy and contribute humidity to the dry air
49. Avoid household products that are made with artificial ingredients
50. Research materials, manufacturing methods and ingredients before buying anything
51. Maintain your property in people, animal and insect friendly ways
52. Build a compost pile...don’t bag, compost autumn leaves
53. Eat locally grown organic food...Support organic family farms
54. Grow your own organic vegetables & fruit
55. Organize a community garden for apartment and single room dwellers
56. Support the growing of hemp with its hundreds of eco-friendly uses
57. Support an economy based on renewable energy sources
58. Close down coal-burning and nuclear power plants
59. Demand strict emission controls and fuel efficiency for all vehicles
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LIVE SIMPLY, THAT OTHERS MAY SIMPLY LIVE
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