What are some of the easiest and most effective ways to be eco-friendly? I want to help the environment, and I don%26#039;t feel I%26#039;m sufficiently informed. Help?

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There are many ways to be Eco friendly it just depends on how much time and money you want to invest. Now some of the easiest ways an individual can start is by first NEVER littering, another is keep your car tuned up and recycle what ever you can.including used oil from your oil change.

Use organic pesticides or introduce the natural enemy of a pest into your gardens and flower beds don%26#039;t use commercial pesticides which end up in the water table you or someone else will drink from.

Never burn anything other than wood or paper products in your bon fires and home fires.

Use a brick or two in your toilet tank to conserve water.

One that really gets me mad is to see someone throw trash and especially lit cigarettes out their windows of their cars.

If you go hiking pack your trash back out from your camping or hiking and dispose of it in trash cans or dumpsters.

DO NOT BUY SMALL FLORESCENT LIGHT BULBS! By LED lightbulbs because the mercury in the small twisted florescent bulbs will end up in the land fill even though they are being pushed on you by the media and advertising saying it saves energy, but it pollutes the land and water later down the road and besides LEDs use even less energy than florescence.

Use manual can openers instead of electric one%26#039;s in fact if you can do it by hand don%26#039;t use an electric version of what ever tool you may use.

Then there%26#039;s the old if you turned it on turn it off, or if you opened it close it, if you raised it lower it, if you used it up replace it. If you can think of it do it.

Use water wisely. Water your plants and garden in the evenings or mornings. Mulch your land waste from leaves and small branches to help your gardens.

Then buy solar generators which can power most of your house without being on the grid and using oil.

Ride a bike if you can instead of driving and make those driving trips count when you go out by doing multiple things in one trip.

Also watch %26quot;the great global warming swindle%26quot; on Google for free and view some real science that doesn%26#039;t involve Al Gore%26#039;s folklore which by the way is totally debunked in this film.

Do not fall for the ol%26#039; carbon footprint crap because that%26#039;s just an elite agenda meant to tax you for breathing and expelling what the plants need to live so they can return to us oxygen that we breath, And the worst offenders like China won%26#039;t pay a dime in taxes so there is really no benefit to the planet but rather to the globalist wallets.

Remember global warming is a natural cycle controlled by the sun which is much more in control of our weather than we could ever be. Polar caps are melting on the moons of Mars and other planets without any SUV%26#039;S being there. It%26#039;s the sun!

Man is not the enemy of this planet he%26#039;s just ignorant of how to properly exist along side nature. We need to return to the science of nature not the science of politics.

Asker's Rating:

I liked another answer because I learned something new about composts, but this showed that you too surely want to help the environment. Thanks for all of the ideas.

PS I am disappointed with the people who said that this desire to help the environment is useless because if we all join forces, w

Other Answers (7)

• Start by recycling, and making a compost pile in your backyard. When you plant flowers, or plants, you plant them, then put about an inch of compost on top, and then it will grow faster, and eco-friendly. Remember to turn off lights, Tv%26#039;s ,radios, and unplug things that you are not using, or you can plug in really easily. We all need to help our earth!
• Use a little bit less and stop worrying about it. You can%26#039;t actually help the environment. It is gigantic and you are miniscule by comparison. It can absorb anything you can create without noticing it.
• reduce the amount of stuff you buy is the number one thing.. take canvas bag to store, buy less packaged items is an easy one to do, limit use of car and try to walk or bike more if possible. Watch water and electrical consumption by using less.
• ride a bike
  re use your bags
  don%26#039;t buy bottle water
  get a re usable water bottle
  buy all natural cleaning products
  shop at farmers markets for all your fruits and veggies
  buy organic food
  cloth diaper
  shop at thrift stores
  carpool
  recycle more than you throw away
  donate used items to thrift shops instead of tossing
  wash your clothes in cold water only
  hang your clothes up to dry outside i%26#039;m a bit of a greenie :)
• You want to help the environment, why?
  The environment want%26#039;s to recycle you.
• Try to use less printing paper and bathroom tissue.
• Ride a bike instead of buying gas.