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The time to act is NOW!

A Act now.
Adopt as many eco-friendly lifestyle choices as you can this WED and make them habits!

B Be a vegan once a week (no animal products).
Bring a cloth bag to do all your shopping. But not just for groceries, even on your trips to the mall!

C Car-pool or Choose a Hybrid. Hybrid cars produce 90% less pollutants than comparable non-hybrid cars.
Cut your carbon footprint by Changing to energy-efficient bulbs.

D Don’t run the water when brushing your teeth. You will save as much as 3 gallons every time.

E Engage in an environmental activity like school or neighborhood beautification or tree-planting.
Educate your friends on how individual actions can have an exponential impact and motivate action for WED. 

F Find an unusual insect in your garden. Fewer than 10% of the world’s described species have been assessed to determine their conservation status.
Form a group of peers or colleagues to oversee the greening of your school, neighborhood or workplace with recycling, car-pooling, energy-efficiency)
 
G Grow an organic garden.
Give memberships to an environmental organization or seedlings as birthday gifts.

H Host a World Environment Day celebration. Clean up your neighborhood, carpool with friends, have a vegan (no animal products) dinner party! 

I Identify the nature that surrounds you – take note of the beautiful plants and animals that you may not always appreciate.
Improve the insulation of your home – it will really help your energy consumption…and your monthly bills! 

J Join a local environmental or conservation group. You can team up with those around you and make a real difference for your community.
Jog outside and save the energy you would have used on the treadmill! 

K Kick the habit! Don’t print unless it’s absolutely necessary. And when you do print – print double-sided! 

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M Mobilize your networks!
Message your friends about WED – facebook, twitter, orkut, SMS, text, phone, email – it doesn’t matter how, just get the word out!

N Nominate a WED Hero from your world. Notify us about the great environmental work they’re doing and we will publish their story on www.go-green.ae

O Optimize the use of your washing machine – use the cold-wash option and significantly save energy and reduce your carbon emissions.
Offset your travel whenever possible – most airlines provide an option to offset your travel when you book your tickets.

P Power down! - The International Energy Agency estimates that standby mode could be causing a full 1 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Q Quantify how much money you could save each winter if you lowered the temperature inside your home by 2 degrees Celsius. It could reduce your energy consumption by 14 percent!

R Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

S Sacrifice something small each month – eat local fruit instead of the imported fruit; do without steak; carpool with co-workers.

T Think about your daily routine. Turn out your lights when leaving a room.
Just by making a few small changes you could cut your daily emissions by more than 60 per cent.

U Use your common sense!
Understand your options. Learn about the small ways you, as an individual, can make a positive impact on the environment.

V Visit the 'Go Green' website and see how you can get involved! Every year. Everywhere. Everyone.

W Whenever possible,walking is a great way to exercise and save energy.

X X means times (that is, multiplication). The power of networking to spread eco-awareness.

Y YOU can make a difference.

Z Zero your carbon footprint by investing in carbon offsets.












 
 
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