Calvary Church

As mentioned on Sunday, here are a few practical ways we can all care for God’s Creation:

Lower your thermostat.  Buy a programmable thermostat.

Buy a reusable water bottle.

Check out your bathroom.  Use low-flow faucets, showerheads, and toilets.

Buy compact fluorescent light bulbs. 

Turn off lights and electronics when you leave the room.  Unplug your cellphone charger from the wall when not using it.  Turn off energy strips and surge protectors when not in use (especially overnight).

Recycle your newspapers.

Car pool.  Connect with other commuters.

Ride a bike.

Get off junk mail lists.

Buy products that use recyclable materials whenever possible.

Buy locally. Find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food near you.

Consider buying a fuel-efficient car or hybrid.

Go paperless.  Consider reading your newspaper and magazine subscriptions online.  Switch to electronic banking and credit card payment too.

Teach kids about the environment.

Take your batteries to a recycling center.  Earth 911 gives you the scoop.

Turn your car off if you’re going to be idle for more than one minute.

Do full loads of laundry and set the rinse cycle to “cold”.

Recycle.  If you’re not at home, take extra steps, (literally), to find that recycling can.

Recycle your technology.  Dell, Hewlett Packard, Apple and IBM, among others, offer recycling programs.