How to fight global warming?

If you are one of those who have accepted the reality of global warming, well, thank you, but your work is not done. If you are still in denial about global warming, we hope that you will look at the data with an objective mind and change your mind. And if you are one of those evangelical Christians proactively destroying the environment so that Jesus Christ can return sooner, we hope that you will read the Bible again; this time paying attention to what is in the Holy Book.

In any case, you should do our part to protect the environment and here is what we do:

Reuse: This is even more important than recycling. Before you dispose something off, try to find new uses for it. For example, empty pasta sauce bottles can be cleaned and used to store stuff in your kitchen.

Do not use disposables: While we have never understood how some people serve their guests in disposable dishes at a party in their homes – if you don’t want to clean dishes, don’t hold a party (to us disposables only make sense during a picnic or in college dorms or other similar events) – they are an environmental mess. Those polystyrene cups almost never decompose. You might also bring your own shopping bags rather than having to deal with the “Paper or Plastic” dilemma.

Shop smart: Try to minimize how many appliances you need; very few people need two refrigerators. To stay fit it is better if you go more often to the supermarket. Similarly, change your light bulbs and buy energy-efficient appliances.

Borrow, beg, and gift: Chances are many things that you need can easily be borrowed from friends/family members or even perfect strangers on the web. Similarly, if you need something, ask if anyone is willing to just give it to you. We all get so much stuff as gifts, giveaways or freebies that is just lying around the house causing clutter. Check with your library if you can borrow a book or a movie. In case you do buy them, donate them to the library or if you are cheap, sell them on Ebay or Amazon.

Don’t print: To the extent possible, try to make your life more digital. Always print both sides of paper.

Donate: Whether you do some or all of these things or not, make a contribution to a charitable organization that is trying to protect the environment (or else we might end up in the same world as that in Grave Of The Fireflies movie).