What are you doing for Mother Earth today on her day, Earth Day?
I know it can be overwhelming to think about what you can do when things can seem to be such a mess. But every little, little bit really does add up to a big thing and does help.
One thing you can do is DRIVE LESS.
That’s something I struggle with all the time. I try to drive as little as I can, to combine errand trips and carpool whenever I can.
If you are on a bus route, consider taking the bus. Today, Monday, April 22, the city of Ashevillewill reduce the cash fare for transit to 25 cents. For information, call 828-253-5691, e-mail email@example.com or visit www.ridetheart.com.
Just try it one day if you’ve never taken the bus, or if you take it all the time, save some cash, and save the burning of some fossil fuels, which contributes to air pollution and destroying of the environment.
And, if you do need to drive, like many of us do, DON”T IDLE YOUR CAR! That means, don’t sit there with the car running while you’re waiting to pick up your kids at school, stay away from the drive thrus, the fast-food crap places, the drive-thru banks, the drug stores, etc. Unless you have a broken leg, park the car, get out and go inside. Or better yet, hold off on buying stuff today.
Turn off your heat (really, you don’t need it anymore, just throw on an extra sweater), and turn off the lights!
Lights use electricity, and unless you have solar panels on your home (yay for you if you do!), that electricity is coming from a coal-fired power plant. And really, what is good about a coal-belching power plant?
Plant some flowers, a tree or some baby tomatoes in your yard, or in your neighbor’s yard. Just do something nice for the Earth today!