subject: Lower My Emission Now - Methods To Conserve And Help The Environment [print this page] Whether we like it or not, whether advertently or inadvertently, we are constantly impacting on our natural environment. Some of the visible forms of negative impacts of humans include pollution in our waterways and on our beaches, loss of native bush land, polluted atmosphere affecting our health, rapidly decreasing water supplies, disappearance of native animals, litter, and destruction of our marine environment. The good news, though, is that each and every one of us can do something to help slow down and reverse some of the damage. We must learn to live in a sustainable way, that is, to use our natural resources without damaging them. Here, now, are methods to conserve and help the environment.
Number one: Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Between 1992 and 2008 household waste increased by 16 percent. Now, we produce just below half a tonne per person each year. We must, therefore, try to reduce our wastes. Also, we must learn how to segregate them, so that we can easily reuse and recycle those that may be reused and recycled. Reuse old newspapers, and use recycled paper to help save trees. Take your old clothes or blankets to charity shops and relief agencies so that they can be distributed to those in need.
Number two: Save energy. Use less energy by installing energy-saving light bulbs, switching off lights when rooms are not in use, not wasting hot water, not overheating rooms, and not boiling more water than necessary when making a cup of tea.
Number three: Cut down on car journeys if possible. Cars are one of the worst pollutants in today's society, as car fumes produce carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Therefore, ride a bike or walk whenever you can.
As stewards of the earth, we must find methods to conserve and help the environment. We must keep the world in a good condition so that future generations will have the same natural resources that we have.
