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THINGS
YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Upcoming
Event :
The Natural Step’s 6th National Conference On Sustainability.
May 9-11 at Fort Mason in San Francisco, CA.
The Natural Step, an international organization founded to address
the systemic causes of environmental problems, holds its 6th Annual
Conference. The Natural Step uses a science-based systems framework
to help organizations, individuals, and communities achieve sustainability.
The conference will feature presentations by business executives
and municipal leaders from around the world, as well as interactive
working sessions. Business and civic leaders are especially encouraged
to attend. www.naturalstep.org
(415) 773-0552 or (866) 547-3309 to register.
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YES,
your personal actions and behaviors do add up to make a difference.
Here are some things you can do help affect a positive outcome for our
world:
- Learn as
much as you can
- Teach others
what you’ve learned
- increase
awareness by sharing your concerns and your knowledge
- use the
"Send Page" function in the "File" menu
of your browser to email this page to someone you know
- Start at
home
- spay or
neuter your pets, keep domestic cats indoors to protect birds
- use rechargable
batteries
- consider
solar power and solar gain when building
- insulate
buildings well
- garden
with heirloom varietals
- don’t
plant a lawn, landscape with native plants instead
- sweep
the sidewalk instead of hosing it
- Protect
biodiversity
- limit use
of antibiotics
- do not
purchase products made from endangered plants or animals, nor
extracted by damaging an ecosystem, such as tropical hardwoods
like teak and mahogany
- do not
eat depleted or endangered fish stocks, such as swordfish, shark,
Chilean sea bass, wild-caught Atlantic salmon, or orange roughy.
- Use resources
wisely
- drive a
fuel-efficient car
- carpool
or bike to work
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unplug
unused appliances
-
turn
off lights.
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Reduce
waste and pollution
- recycle
whenever possible
- compost
biodegradable waste
- never pour
household chemicals or motor oil into storm drains
- never use
CFC-based propellents
- read the
labels on the items you buy
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Vote
with your wallet
- be an informed
consumer
- choose
products from environmentally sound companies, boycott companies
who willfully damage the environment
- avoid overpackaged
products
- buy recycled
products.
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Get
involved, both locally and globally
- take part
in local clean-up days
- be civically
active and vocal about your beliefs
- volunteer
on a regular basis
- support organizations,
such as the Wilderness
Medical Society, that work to protect open space, biodiversity,
and human health
- join the
Center
for Biological Diversity; their periodic Biodiversity Activist
updates are a convenient and effective means of staying informed
about current issues impacting biodiversity.
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