Happy Earth Day

I haven't been writing very much, but I've been REALLY busy with school. This morning I saw a bird on tv from Australia. The bird made the sound it's supposed to make, then made the sound of a siren, then made the sound of a buzz saw. It made me cry. So in honor of that bird, here's some things you can do to reduce you're impact on the Earth:

• There's a huge Earth Day fair at the Clinton Library tomorrow. From 4-6 you can clean up the river.
• If every household in the U.S. replaced a burned-out bulb with an energy-efficient, ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent bulb, the cumulative effect is enormous. It would prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that from nearly 800,000 cars. It would also save enough energy to light 2.5 million homes for a year.
• Defrost your freezer. It will run more efficiently and save your household money.
• Unplug the chargers and save money. Reduce your electricity bill by unplugging chargers for your cell phone, digital camera, and MP3 player.
• Turn off the water between shampooing and conditioning your hair. A simple turn of the knob can save up to 50 gallons of water a week.
• Use recycled paper. Every ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, and the energy equivalent of 380 gallons of oil.
• You can reduce the volume of your trash by 80% simply by collapsing packaging, and composting organic waste.
• Turning off un-used electronic devices could save you about $300 a year.
• The simplest way to save the most water: place a bottle filled with sand in your toilet's water tank. Save water each time you flush.
• Protect our natural resources by turning off the tap when brushing your teeth. It saves you 5 gallons of water every minute.
• Cook your food faster and cheaper. Put a lid on your cooking pots to reduce the energy used by up to 30%.
• Recycle your junk mail