You Are The Key This is how we save ourselves, our loved ones, the furry members of our family, the other people on the earth. There are tons of ideas out there and what just one person does can add up to so much in terms of their impact on the environment and their utility bill. If lots of people do it then it makes a gigantic difference. If you recieved this by email this is something that must be passed on. Put this on your refrigerator door. Do you have any suggestions on how we save our earth? The time to do these things is now. Pass this on to your email address.1. Turn off lights when not being used.2. Follow your local lawn watering ordinances3. If you work in a clean environment cut down on showers. 4. Buy cloth shopping bags. 5. Use public transportation when you can.6. Plan your car trips so that you can do several errands at the same time. 7. Separate your recyclable trash.8. replace your lawn with nature landscaping. 9. Save rain water for watering plants and lawns.10. Install solar panels. 11. Use drip watering for your garden. 12. Ride a bicycle and walk as much as you can. 13. Laundry detergents call for FOUR TIMES what is needed. Use 1/4, then add baking soda or borax- the damage to the water table and the environment which is dependent upon it can be greatly reduced this way.14. Do not use those disposable diapers- they are anything BUT disposable. 15. Disinfected by using vinegar, lemon juice.17. Shop at stores that buy locally produced goods so that they do not have to be hauled long distances.18. Grow your own vegetables using compost from your house as fertilizer.19. Use compact fluorescent lightbulbs instead of incandescent bulbs.20. Unplug things like phone chargers, computer chargers, or any plug that gets hot when it's plugged in. These use energy simply by being plugged in. Your TV, radio, computer and other devices may also use energy when they're off so that they turn on quickly when you turn things on.21. Insulate your house to the best of your ability.22. Insulate your waterheater.