The time to act is NOW!
A Act now.
Adopt as many eco-friendly lifestyle choices as you can this WED and make them habits!
B Be a vegan once a week (no animal products).
Bring a cloth bag to do all your shopping. But not just for groceries, even on your trips to the mall!
C Car-pool or Choose a Hybrid. Hybrid cars produce 90% less pollutants than comparable non-hybrid cars.
Cut your carbon footprint by Changing to energy-efficient bulbs.
D Don’t run the water when brushing your teeth. You will save as much as 3 gallons every time.
E Engage in an environmental activity like school or neighborhood beautification or tree-planting.
Educate your friends on how individual actions can have an exponential impact and motivate action for WED.
F Find an unusual insect in your garden. Fewer than 10% of the world’s described species have been assessed to determine their conservation status.
Form a group of peers or colleagues to oversee the greening of your school, neighborhood or workplace with recycling, car-pooling, energy-efficiency)
G Grow an organic garden.
Give memberships to an environmental organization or seedlings as birthday gifts.
H Host a World Environment Day celebration. Clean up your neighborhood, carpool with friends, have a vegan (no animal products) dinner party!
I Identify the nature that surrounds you – take note of the beautiful plants and animals that you may not always appreciate.
Improve the insulation of your home – it will really help your energy consumption…and your monthly bills!
J Join a local environmental or conservation group. You can team up with those around you and make a real difference for your community.
Jog outside and save the energy you would have used on the treadmill!
K Kick the habit! Don’t print unless it’s absolutely necessary. And when you do print – print double-sided!
L Learn more about Eco-products at www.ekotribe.com
M Mobilize your networks!
Message your friends about WED – facebook, twitter, orkut, SMS, text, phone, email – it doesn’t matter how, just get the word out!
N Nominate a WED Hero from your world. Notify us about the great environmental work they’re doing and we will publish their story on www.go-green.ae
O Optimize the use of your washing machine – use the cold-wash option and significantly save energy and reduce your carbon emissions.
Offset your travel whenever possible – most airlines provide an option to offset your travel when you book your tickets.
P Power down! - The International Energy Agency estimates that standby mode could be causing a full 1 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Q Quantify how much money you could save each winter if you lowered the temperature inside your home by 2 degrees Celsius. It could reduce your energy consumption by 14 percent!
R Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
S Sacrifice something small each month – eat local fruit instead of the imported fruit; do without steak; carpool with co-workers.
T Think about your daily routine. Turn out your lights when leaving a room.
Just by making a few small changes you could cut your daily emissions by more than 60 per cent.
U Use your common sense!
Understand your options. Learn about the small ways you, as an individual, can make a positive impact on the environment.
V Visit the 'Go Green' website and see how you can get involved! Every year. Everywhere. Everyone.
W Whenever possible,walking is a great way to exercise and save energy.
X X means times (that is, multiplication). The power of networking to spread eco-awareness.
Y YOU can make a difference.
Z Zero your carbon footprint by investing in carbon offsets.
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