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"God called in a powerful voice 'wait before you damage on land or at sea or to the trees'" (Rev. 7: 3) Each one of us can answer God's call to preserve the Earth by taking small steps to stop Global Warming. Here are ways to help: 1. Use only energy efficient light bulbs (cf - compact fluorescent) They use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. If we all made the switch, we'd reduce carbon dioxide by more than 90 billion pounds! 2. Use less hot water It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Install a low flow shower head. Wash your clothes in cold or warm water instead of hot. And please - take shorter showers. 3. Turn off electronic devises you're not using Not at home? Turn off air conditioner. Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year. 4. Unplug unused electronics Even when turned off your cell phone charger, computer and TV uses energy. They use 18 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere every year! 5. Move your thermostats down 2 degrees in the winter and up 2 degrees in the summer Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. 6. Clean or replace filters on air conditioners It can save 350 lbs of carbon dioxide a year. 7. Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases Look for Energy Star labels on new appliances. If we all did this we'd eliminate 175 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year!! 8. Buy recycled paper products It takes 70 - 90 % less energy to make recycled paper and it prevents the loss of forests worldwide. And they're cheaper! 9. Buy locally grown and produced foods The average meal travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community. 10. Buy fresh foods instead of frozen Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce. 11. Bring cloth bags to the market Using your own cloth bag to reduce the use of plastic bags. 12. Reduce garbage Buy products with less packaging. Recycle paper, plastic and glass. 13. Use mass transit, bicycle or walk If you must use a car then carpool, check your car's air filter monthly, keep fires adequately inflated and consider making your next car a hybrid. |
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There is an order in the universe which must be respected. The human person, endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave responsibility to preserve this order for the well-being of future generations. How can accelerated development be prevented from turning against man? How can one prevent disasters that destroy the environment and threaten all forms of life, and how can the negative consequences that have already occurred be remedies? - John Paul II |
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