I have written several articles online about global warming on Helium and for Triond and I am beginning to see after reading other articles and watchng cable news that some of my thoughts are also shared by others who wish to save the planet. Some readers and those in other disciplines are self-conscious about taking up the melting ice caps cause. My own brother was almost shocked with me when I told him my pet theory that climate change for us in Ohio was due to melting ice caps and the natural flowing and mixing of melted ice water mixing in with our own Great Lakes.
- Share with your immediate family your personal awareness of global warming. You do not have to have a 6 million dollar income to have an eco-consciousness.
- Wear suitable clothing in winter and in summer. Discover the financial savings of one degree higher or lower in your own eco system, your house , and the environmental control system you have installed.
- Consider the advantage of lowering your cholesterol level by walking to your neighborhood visits rather than driving. Work with those politicians who can make a dent in updating our public transportation including ridding our towns of old, dangerous tracks and petition your elected officials about catching America up with European railroads.
- Do not overload electrical sockets with appliances. Do not run the dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, and coffee pot at the same time. A simple overloading on your part could cause a blackout in your city.
- Begin a savings program to replace your windows, appliances, and furnace with new models. This is a savings of fuel to do your part in conservation and although expensive at first will also benefit you in the long run.
- Don't air condition the great outdoors. If your insist on sleeping with a window open, turn the air off. Consider investing in ceiling fans.
- Let your dishes air dry and consider a clothes line to air dry heavy rugs and blankets. They can be air dried when dried for a few minutes and will look as if they had been air dried from the beginning.
- Clothes washed in hot water should be restricted only to dish towels and undies. Cold water wash everything else using a detergent that is suitable.
- Do not be impressed with several layers of packaging for products. The less packaging the fewer trees that have to donate their existence for your comfort.
- Look at your lightbulbs and consider replacing them with energy conserving newer models.
