act and adapt
- Move your money to a bank which is more green and ethical, info on http:/www.moveyourmoney.org.uk
- Be aware of your environment, notice nature, and notice how consumerism and advertising heavily influences us all to consume more.
- See the film ‘The Age of Stupid’ – it looks back at us now from the future, and asks why we have not acted in our best interests.
- See online W:www.thestoryofstuff.com and The Story of Cap and Trade, by Annie Leonard, to educate and inspire.
- Insulate your house, turn the thermostat down, even 1 degree & reduce your water consumption.
- Sign up for a green electricity tariff from a good supplier.( Info in the Energy section)
- Ride a bike - good for health, more fun, and leave car at home, and consider your addiction to fossil fuel (in every aspect of life)!
- Don’t fly away on holiday.
- Choose the most fuel-efficient car available, or join the car club http://www.co-wheels.org.uk/shropshire
- Sign up for a local organic vegetable box scheme, or create more and more local ones.
- Consider eating more fruit and veg and less meat.
- Avoid supermarkets, (with invisible owners) - use our unique local independent shops and support local markets.
- Put as little in the bin as possible: reuse, reduce, repair, recycle or compost instead.. Put your dustbin on a diet! See http://www.thedustbindiet.org.uk in Recycling section
- Use your own permanent shopping bag
