{Earth}Everyday is Earth Day

Climate change has long been a well-known issue. We all know its impacts and its severity, but for many people it is an issue that seems both important and remote.

We can see shrinking summer ice caps in the arctic, causing polar bear populations to decline, we can see floods or typhoons ravaging many of the planet's beautiful islands, and we can see droughts and hurricanes battering the americas. Do you still think the effects of climate change are far away? What can we do to prevent tomorrow?

The truth is, we don't have to wait until tomorrow, we can act today, and even if we don't yet understand how climate change is affecting people on this planet, each of us can help mitigate the effects of climate change by doing our part.

On April 22, earth day, millions of individuals, organizations, governments and communities take the pledge to rally our forces to protect our planet. Whether to hold various lectures, meetings, concerts and other activities, or environmental issues is put forward, and even perform many of the earth love action or ideas, although not immediately solve the impact of climate change, but more and more people have realized the earth in the face of environmental problems, so everyone's action and change, can be contributing to climate change problem to a heart.

Earth day is not just about organizing and mobilizing ways or programs to promote love for our planet. It's about making everyone more accountable for their actions and setting an example for our children, loved ones, and friends. Just as the various social reforms of the past have propelled our history, every initiative can lead us to change.

The changes will have real impacts, like unleaded gasoline and recycling systems, which now seem to be part of everyday life, but these ideas were pushed hard at first. Please think carefully about whether more can be done to make our planet a better place. This is what earth day wants you to think about.

Here's a list of ways to love the planet. Check out your habits and behaviors to see if a small change can make a big difference to the planet. These methods are not difficult, but they are very important to us and the earth, because the earth is our business!

1. Bring your own shopping bags and containers

Bring your own meat, fish, or even cooked food. You'll find that you can save up to 10 plastic bags! Thermoplastic food containers are already common. They can be reused after cleaning. Glass containers are also an option for holding hot food, acidic food, oil, etc.

Stop your physical spam

If your mailbox is full of unwanted advertisements, please tell the unit directly that you do not want to receive the message. This can help reduce the millions of advertising materials that are sent each year.

3. Eat less meat

Did you know it takes 600 gallons of water to make a burger? It also represents the carbon footprint of a burger, exacerbating the effects of climate change. You don't need to become a vegetarian, but for the sake of your health and the planet, you can reduce your demand for meat!

Stop buying bottled water

Bottled water is convenient, but it takes about 10 liters of water to make a 600cc bottle, and the carbon footprint of plastic products is staggering. Let's start with our own kettle to reduce the need for bottled water.

5. Add curtains and insulating paint to reduce indoor temperature

Normally we are to install a curtain in the room, but if your home has a balcony, might as well install a shade outside the window, can block scorching sun effectively. You can also put a heat-proof paper on the window, which also has the effect of blocking the hot air.

If live in penthouse, the home often resembles a big oven in summer, might as well besmear on the roof a white heat insulating paint, can reflect sunshine directly, can reduce indoor temperature. If you have a big budget, you can even create a roof garden to add insulation and greenery.

6. Raise the temperature of the cool air

In summer, please try to air conditioning will be 28 degrees, each lower, will cause a great burden on the electricity! Let us do our part for the earth as well as for the purse.

7. Update socket equipment


Most of the electrical charger, plug into the socket will continue to consume energy, but we can buy can adjust the power switch socket, so that we can easily and quickly switch power, for themselves and for the earth energy saving.

8. Think before you buy


To reduce waste is to reduce the source of purchase, please write the requirements on shopping list, save your money, and don't waste on unnecessary things, and even a lot of reference used or exchange shop, or how to communicate with friends have stuff you don't need, not only have a chance to get a free need, can let each item can make more.

9. Eat local ingredients

248 agricultural market by li caiwei

The choice of food that is produced locally and in season is not only fresh, but also represents shorter transportation miles and less pollution, and consumers have the opportunity to meet producers face to face so that we can better understand how the food we eat is grown and produced. Also can help us in the field of small farmers, so that the agricultural production mode can be more sound!

Choose organic or recycled fabrics



Might as well choose not to dye organic cotton, silk, flax, wool and other natural fibers, but also can buy newly developed environmental cloth, including bamboo fiber, soybean fiber, tiansili cotton.

In addition, many outdoor leisure clothes are also made of recycled plastic bottles made of "eco-yarn", a technology that turns bottles that would otherwise be buried or burned into fabric, not only environmentally friendly but also fashionable.

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the jerseys of Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands and other 10 national teams were made by Taiwanese manufacturers using plastic bottles.

11. Replace driving with walking, cycling and public transportation

Walking and cycling are healthy without causing pollution. Make up your mind to take at least one or two days a week to get to work without driving, by bike, or by bus or MRT.

Use driving to save energy

If you really must buy a car, consider buying something greener and less energy-intensive, such as a hybrid. You can improve your car's fuel efficiency by changing your driving habits to reduce the impact on the environment, maintaining your car and tire pressure, and maintaining steady acceleration.