First post(and possibly the best) -- Plant a tree
All is not lost ,yet. We can still control the CO2 in the environment by planting trees. Its the oldest trick in the book and still many underestimate it. Global temperatures are soaring. Nature has still not given up hope on this weapon(greenery). If you find anything interesting here, please plant a sapling. If you dont like something, plant a sapling anyway. You'll be doing a favour on yourself.
Something you can do with the oil leak at large
In the wake of the ongoing catastrophe of the Gulf oil spill,here are a few tips you can cut down on your oil consumption:
- Carpool, cycle or use public transport to go to work.
- Choose when possible products packaged without plastic and recycle or re-use containers.
- Buy organic fruits and vegetables (fertilisers and pesticides are based on oil more often than not).
- Buy beauty products (shampoo, soap, make-up) based on natural ingredients, not oil.
- Choose when possible locally produced products (less transport involved).
- Buy clothes made out of organic cotton or hemp - not from oil derivatives.
- Use non-disposable items in picnics and summer festivals.
- Quit bottled water.
- Fly less.
- Demand that your government encourage renewable energy instead of oil.