Call for Creation Care

Go Green, or Go Home!

Here’s what you as an individual can do to care for creation:

Do the little things:
- Change electrical sources, such as light bulbs, to more energy efficient ones. Compact fluorescent light bulbs last up to ten times longer and use 2/3 less energy!
- Unplug chargers, appliances, and other electronic devices when not in use. Although they may not be turned on, just having them plugged in uses energy.
- Only use the dishwasher and laundry machines when necessary for a full load.
- Recycle! And use recycled materials. Bring your own mug to Starbucks and Tupperware when you go out to eat and know you’ll have leftovers. DO NOT USE STYROFOAM! Styrofoam cannot decompose and will continue to fill up our landfills and hurt not only the environment but animals in the area as well.
- Bring a cloth bag to the grocery store or at least ask for paper.
- Find other ways to travel. Walk or ride a bike and when necessary use public transportation or at least carpool.
- Plant trees! It’s fun and it’s great for the air! Those of us in southern California know the importance of cleaner air.
- Don’t litter!

Educate yourself!
Knowledge is power, and knowledge will help us to not only know what to do but why we should do it.
- Research products and companies that promote energy efficiency and are environmentally conscience. Buy organic produce and meat from local markets that don’t use pesticides or hormones and feed their animals vegetarian diets. Find local businesses that use bio-degradable and bio-compositable packaging materials, such as 21 Choices Frozen Yogurt!
- Public Policy: Read up on environmental initiatives and vote on them! While individual action is extremely important the biggest difference we can make is by pushing for political attention.

Why Go Green?
There are many answers to this question but the most significant are:
- Preserving the environment not only makes the world a better place to live today, but for our future generations as well. Cleaner air and oceans mean better quality of living for people and animals!
- Climate change is scientifically proven to increase in intensity of extreme weather conditions such as flooding, hurricanes, and heat waves. Thousands have died already from conditions we are inadequately prepared for. The poor are the most drastically effected.
- Energy efficiency cuts energy and gas costs!
- Energy independence decreases US dependency on foreign oil and increases national security.