What are you doing to better preserve the environment?
While it sounds like a simple enough question, it can be a hard one to answer for millions of people.
Yes, many individuals want to do their part, but they are oftentimes either too busy or not aware of how in fact they can help.
One way to put that latter reason to bed is by taking a cue from countless businesses nationwide, businesses that are coming up time and time again as leaders in doing all they can to leave a little less of a manmade imprint on the climate.
So, are you ready to do your part for the environment?
Educate Yourself and Act
In order to do your part in keeping the environment as healthy as possible, education is a great place to start.
That education can come in a number of forms, notably listening and watching what others are doing.
As earlier noted, companies by the thousands are chipping in to lessen their climatic footprints, be it through highly publicized moves or some most consumers never even hear about.
Las Vegas Sands Corporation ran with its “I Will If You Will” campaign, a campaign wherein employees of LVS’ properties worldwide were encouraged to act on decreasing their personal climatic footprints.
Meantime, the world’s most popular soft drink company, Coca-Cola, made its goal out to be decreasing its carbon footprint by one-fourth over the next five years.
Then there is technology giant Verizon, a company that has worked to see its carbon footprint lessen via investments in green energy, not to mention coming up with energy-efficient technology, something it wants its customers to put to good use at home and elsewhere.
Speaking of consumers, you have the perfect opportunity right in your own home to do your small part in making the world a cleaner and healthier place for all to inhabit.
Among the ways to go about this at home:
- Recycling – One of the most familiar and yet most effective means of doing one’s part for the environment. If you are not already, set up a couple of containers in your garage or out on the patio and start collecting bottles and cans. Before you know it, your containers will be close to overfilling, meaning you are yet another individual (or family in many cases) contributing to helping out the environment. Make sure if you do have children to get them in the routine early on. By setting a positive example for them when they are old enough to understand what they are doing, they are more likely to continue such practices through their school years and eventually when they start raising a family;
- Emissions – Do you drive to work and/or school on a regular basis? If so, could you consider carpooling, cycling, walking, or other means of transportation to get where you need to go? No, you can’t walk or bike in certain conditions, but take advantage of one or both when the outside conditions are right. By doing so, you leave the emissions-heavy vehicle at home in the garage or driveway. If you have a family, consider carpooling with other families in the neighborhood when it comes time to run the kids to sporting events, school activities etc. Just keeping the car or truck at home one or two days a week can ultimately make a big difference on the environment;
- Home life – If you are considering moving to a new home, check out the prospective residence to see if it is energy-efficient. From solar panels to energy-saving appliances, there are myriad of means available for you to contribute to making life less expensive for you, not to mention helping the world around you and yours in the process.
Doing your part for the environment doesn’t have to tax you or result in spending wads of money.
Take a lesson from businesses and others around you to see how you can contribute.
If you are not seeing such examples first-hand, go on the Internet.
By doing simple Google searches involving helping the environment, you can find countless ideas, ideas that you can easily implement in your own daily home life.
Start doing your part for the environment today.
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