97 Ideas for Earth Day
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2. Plant a tree.
3. Plant native plants.
4. Plant a meadow instead of a lawn.
5. Compost.
6. Mulch.
7. Water in the morning.
8. Use drip irrigation.
9. Use a water timer.
10. Use grey water.
11. Don’t use pesticides.
12. Use an electric mower.
13. Use a push mower.
14. Keep your car’s tires inflated.
15. Tune up your engine.
16. Clean out your car.
17. Drive less.
18. Drive the speed limit.
19. Carpool.
20. Take the subway.
21. Take the bus.
22. Ride a bike.
23. Walk.
More Earth Day tips for your home, your laundry, your kitchen and your computer -- after the jump.
24. Use a programmable thermostat.
25. Turn down the thermostat during the winter.
26. Turn off the heat when you’re not home.
27. Turn up the thermostat during the summer.
28. Turn off the air conditioning when you’re not home.
29. Use a ceiling fan.
30. Open a window.
31. Wrap your water heater in insulation.
32. Insulate your hot water pipes.
33. Set your water heater to 120 degrees.
34. Turn off your water heater during the day.
35. Maintain your furnace.
36. Caulk your windows and doors.
37. Install storm doors and windows.
38. Install a low-flow showerhead.
39. Get an energy audit.
40. Use compact fluorescent lights.
41. Better yet, use LED lights.
42. Turn off the lights.
43. Use natural light.
44. Live in a smaller home.
45. Use solar energy.
46. Use wind energy.
47. Use geothermal energy.
48. Go off the grid.
49. Wash your clothes in cold water.
50. Wash in full loads.
51. Choose concentrated laundry detergents.
52. Clean out the dryer’s lint trap.
53. Hang your clothes to dry.
54. Wear things more than once.
55. Keep your freezer full.
56. Run a full load in the dishwasher.
57. Don’t use the heat dry setting on your dishwasher.
58. Try reusable coffee filters.
59. Try a French press for coffee.
60. Reuse a mug at your favorite coffee shop.
61. Buy fair-trade.
62. Eat less meat.
63. Use a toaster oven instead of your oven.
64. Use a slowcooker.
65. Use your microwave.
66. Use a solar cooker.
67. Bring your own bags to the shops.
68. Read the label.
69. Look for the energy star.
70. Buy in season.
71. Buy a share in a CSA (community-supported agriculture).
72. Don’t buy bottled water.
73. Buy a good water bottle.
74. Buy vintage.
75. Buy antique.
76. Shop online
77. Don’t get catalogs you don’t use.
78. Buy used.
79. Buy local.
80. Buy sustainable.
81. Buy in bulk.
82. Buy the item with less packaging.
83. Buy less.
84. Recycle.
85. Reuse.
86. Borrow.
87. Share.
88. Unplug appliances when they’re not in use.
89. Use a laptop instead of a desktop computer.
90. Use an LCD monitor.
91. Set up your computer to turn off the monitor after 20 minutes of non-use.
92. Skip the screensaver.
93. Turn off your computer if you’re going to be away for two hours or more.
94. Turn off your computer at night.
95. Don’t print your emails.
96. Don’t print this out.
97. Turn off your computer and go outside.
1. Plant a garden
2. Plant a tree
3. Plant native plants
4. Plant a meadow instead of a lawn
5. Compost
6. Mulch
7. Water in the morning
8. Use drip irrigation
9. Use a water timer
10. Use grey water
11. Don’t use pesticides
12. Use an electric mower
13. Use a push mower
14. Keep your car’s tires inflated
15. Tune up your engine
16. Clean out your car
17. Drive less
18. Drive the speed limit
19. Carpool
20. Take the subway
21. Take the bus
22. Ride a bike
23. Walk
24. Use a programmable thermostat
25. Turn down the thermostat during the winter
26. Turn off the heat when you’re not home
27. Turn up the thermostat during the summer
28. Turn off the air conditioning when you’re not home
29. Use a ceiling fan
30. Open a window
31. Wrap your water heater in insulation
32. Insulate your hot water pipes
33. Set your water heater to 120 degrees
34. Turn off your water heater during the day
35. Maintain your furnace
36. Caulk your windows and doors
37. Install storm doors and windows
38. Install a low-flow showerhead
39. Get an energy audit
40. Use compact fluorescent lights
41. Better yet, use LED lights
42. Turn off the lights
43. Use natural light
44. Live in a smaller home
45. Use solar energy
46. Use wind energy
47. Use geothermal energy
48. Go off the grid
49. Wash your clothes in cold water
50. Wash in full loads
51. Choose concentrated laundry detergents
52. Clean out the dryer’s lint trap
53. Hang your clothes to dry
54. Wear things more than once
55. Keep your freezer full
56. Run a full load in the dishwasher
57. Don’t use the heat dry setting on your dishwasher
58. Try reusable coffee filters
59. Try a French press for coffee
60. Reuse a mug at your favorite coffee shop
61. Buy fair-trade
62. Eat less meat
63. Use a toaster oven instead of your oven
64. Use a slowcooker
65. Use your microwave
66. Use a solar cooker
67. Bring your own bags to the shops
68. Read the label
69. Look for the energy star
70. Buy in season
71. Buy a share in a CSA (community-supported agriculture)
72. Don’t buy bottled water
73. Buy a good water bottle
74. Buy vintage
75. Buy antique
76. Shop online
77. Don’t get catalogs you don’t use
78. Buy used
79. Buy local
80. Buy sustainable
81. Buy in bulk
82. Buy the item with less packaging
83. Buy less
84. Recycle
85. Reuse
86. Borrow
87. Share
88. Unplug appliances when they’re not in use
89. Use a laptop instead of a desktop computer
90. Use an LCD monitor
91. Set up your computer to turn off the monitor after 20 minutes of non-use
92. Skip the screensaver
93. Turn off your computer if you’re going to be away for two hours or more
94. Turn off your computer at night
95. Don’t print your emails
96. Don’t print this out
97. Turn off your computer and go outside.
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