Happy Earth Day!

Wooooo! Its Earth Day everyone! I'm so excited! It makes me happy every time I see someone participate! Today at my school they turned out all the hallway, cafeteria, and some classroom lights! It made me so happy! Plus it was kinda of cool to sit in the dark! Right now I have all my lights off in my room and I have my blinds open to soak up all that natural lighting (: Today I'm just going to tell you guys some easy tips to do and share with your friends and family!

• Instead of putting your laptop/computer in sleep mode put it in hibernation! Its basically the same accept it saves more energy and your battery.
• Instead of using a table lamp opt for using candle light, it'll save you money and make your house smell good!
• During the day if its really bright in your house don't bother to turn on the lights. Get your daily amount of Vitamin D and open all your shades and blinds!
• Try finding re-usable coffee filters! This will save you a major amount of cash.
  
• Switch your washing machine dial to use cold water! Did you know that 80-90% of energy of washing clothes goes into heating the water.
  
• Remove yourself from bulk mailing lists. It'll save paper!
• Recycle your plastic and paper grocery bags!
• Try using non-toxic soap when washing the dishes!
• Switch from a stove-top kettle to a electric plug in one! It takes a lot more energy to heat up one on the stove because its on there a lot longer than an electric one. An electric on takes less than half the time of a stove.
• When going out to dinner try to bring plastic containers to store your leftovers in instead of using the restaurants disposable ones.
• Try installing a low-flow shower head, it'll save tons of water each time you shower.
• Do not dump cooking oil, grease, or poultry fats down your sink. Its really hard on your plumbing, and it hurts the environment as well. How you may ask, well it kills all the pollution fighting bacteria and ends up going into our beautiful ocean killing even more creatures. Instead wait until all the gooky stuff cools then put it into a plastic bag and dispose of it in your regular garbage can.

Even though these tips seem like they can't help, they will. Each small step you take to make yourself a greener person it helps the Earth in a long run. Have a Happy Earth Day!