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Top 10 ways to save the Earth

• Save Animals
• Choose Renewable Energy
• Use Paper Wisely
• Ban use of plastic bags
• Save Electricity
• Walk and exercise daily
• Reduce Waste and Recycle Materials
• Plant a tree every day for a year
• Buy in bulk and be thrifty with your food shopping
• Volunteer your time to help others

Save Animals

By choosing to eat meat from animals that are raised humanely and treated well, you're helping decrease the amount of suffering in the world. You can also reduce your impact by eating only free-range or organic meat.

Choose Renewable Energy

You can help save the environment by choosing to use renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power instead of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.

Use Paper Wisely

Paper is made from trees and is a renewable resource, but it takes up a lot of space and contributes to deforestation as forests are cut down for paper production each year. If you do use paper products, make sure they're recyclable!

Ban use of plastic bags

Plastic bags take hundreds or even thousands of years to break down in landfills or oceans, when they eventually do decompose they may cause harm to animals who ingest them by mistake or swallow small pieces that can get stuck in their stomachs. If you don't use plastic bags at home, bring reusable ones with you when shopping instead so that your purchases don't needlessly add to our waste problem!

Save Animals

The planet is home to approximately 7.5 billion humans and one billion animals, but we only have one planet. It's time to stop competing with the animals for resources, and start working together to ensure their survival.

Choose Renewable Energy

The old adage "energy comes from the sun" is no longer true—we've discovered that we can harness energy from wind and water, and even heat rocks underground, in a process called geothermal energy.

Use Paper Wisely

Paper is one of Earth's most beloved resources—but too much of it ends up in landfills every year! Make sure you're using paper wisely by recycling your newspapers, magazines, napkins and other paper products into compost or mulch at home.

Ban use of plastic bags

You may not think twice about buying a bag at the store—but when you do, think again! Plastic bags are harmful to marine life and ecosystems because they take hundreds of years to decompose properly in the environment—and when they do decompose, they release chemicals that poison fish and other wildlife into our oceans each year (making them sick).