Water Pollution {21}
Pollution in the ocean and water streams can lead to poisonous drinking water, unbalanced river and lake ecosystems (that can no longer support full biological diversity), deforestation from acid rain, and many other effects.
Many species of ocean life can also be destroyed by digesting the garbage that gets into the ocean, or that same garbage can end up in our food supply when we eat seafood. Watch the video below, to see what happens to the garbage in the ocean, and the effect it has on the marine life.
Conserve Water {15}
By being smart about conserving water, you can reduce the amount of energy used to recycle water used in excess, and prevent other pollutants from entering the water system
Think before you print!
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Green your wedding
If you calculate the carbon footprint of your "big" day, you might be surprised at how large it is. When you consider airline flights, outfits, presents, food, etc., any reductions or smarter decisions can greatly lessen your impact. The websites below offer some tips and/or ideas to consider. Also consider having guests donate money to your favorite charity, instead of buying gifts that you probably don't really need.
There are 152actions on this website that you can take to help save the earth!
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"Update: Looks like Kimberly-Clark has responded to being poorly ranked on this list (see 2nd link above)"
hbomb7 on 4/11/2009 about the action Buy more recycled tissue products