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How Can We Reduce Our Ecological Footprint??

How Can We Reduce Our Ecological Footprint??. How can we reduce our ecological footprint???. Recycle Products when possible Buy Products made from recycled materials Re-Use materials and avoid disposable products (not everything is recyclable)

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How Can We Reduce Our Ecological Footprint??

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  1. How Can We Reduce Our Ecological Footprint??

  2. How can we reduce our ecological footprint??? • Recycle Products when possible • Buy Products made from recycled materials • Re-Use materials and avoid disposable products (not everything is recyclable) • Reduce the amount we buy (Do I NEED another pair of jeans???)

  3. Find products that have less packaging/Buy in Bulk • Use re-usable water bottles. • Shop from environmentally friendly companies (you’ll have to do some research) • Buy locally produced materials

  4. Buy Organic Food • Use environmentally friendly alternatives to household chemicals • Re-useable Shopping Bags • Don’t buy/order more food than you will actually eat • Eat less red meat (or become a vegetarian)

  5. Walk, Ride a Bike or use Public Transportation • Don’t heat or air condition to extremes • Buy “Energy Star” Appliances • Buy Fuel-Efficient Cars and keep them in good repair

  6. Wear clothes made from cotton, wool and natural fabrics instead of synthetics • Carpool to work/school or walk! • Insulate Buildings and Homes • Turn Lights off when not using them • Take shorter showers (5 minutes less everyday??)

  7. What else can we do????

  8. Tragedy of commons • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTurihxSTnI • Great pacific garbage clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5y1W5xduiE • Gpgp clip

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP1nzCqoT9g Ecological footprint video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFkUeleHPY Tragedy of the commons animation

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