Cowie and Fox » earthday http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog The Agency of Change Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Happy Earth Day http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/2009/04/happy-earth-day/ http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/2009/04/happy-earth-day/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:46:15 +0000 Nicole Phillips http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/?p=179 Here’s a few ideas on ways to keep the earth happy, not just on Earth Day, but EVERYDAY.

1. Lower your thermostat

2. Reuse your water bottle.

3. Buy foods locally.

4. Ride a bike or walk to work

5. Go to your local library instead of buying new books.

6. Get off junk mail lists, place a red dot on your mail box.

7. Say no to plastic bags (Thrifty Foods and Ikea are banning plastic bags very soon!)

8. Use organic cleaning products like, vinegar, borax, and baking soda.

9. Wash clothes on the COLD cycle

10. Be paperless. You can read your newspaper and magazine subscriptions online. Switch to electronic banking and credit card payments

11.  Give away unwanted things and find new ones on craigslist or freecycle

12. Plant more flowers and trees to help grow our bee population, without bees, humans will suffer. Read more

Love your earth <3

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