Environmental Action: Steps You Can Take
(from the Environmental Defense Fund )

1. Recycle, as much as possible, newspapers, glass, plastic, aluminum, and batteries.
2. Conserve energy, use energy efficient lighting, and ask your utility company to use renewable energy.
3. Find an alternative to chemical pesticides for your lawn and buy organic produce when possible to reduce pesticide use in farming.
4. Purchase only those brands of tuna marked "dolphin safe."
5. Organize a community group to clean up a local stream, highway, park, or beach.
6. Use public transportation whenever possible and when driving , try to carpool.
7. Visit and help support our parks. Help teach young people about the beauties of the natural world.
8. Educate yourself on environmental concerns and know how your elected officials stand on these issues.

Links to environmental websites.

American P.I.E.
Communities for a Better Environment
Defenders of Wildlife
Earth Action
Earth Island Institute
EarthSave
EarthWatch Institute
Environmental News Network
National Resources Defense Council
National Wildlife Federation
Nature Conservancy
Pachamama Alliance
Race to Stop Global Warming
Rainforest Action Network
Rainforest Alliance
Rock the Earth
Sierra Club
Stop Global Warming
World Wildlife Fund