Earth College, a non-profit Environmental Education Organization

Top Ten Ways to Support Our Planet

The following survey answers were gathered in a three month period from Addison and Chittenden Counties, as well as on-line. We asked people for three suggestions as to what we can do in our daily lives to support our planet. The more than 1500 diverse responses could be categorized into 43 unique ideas. You can scroll down to view all 43 including a few, very unique replies that we wanted to share with you.

After reading and sorting over 1,500 responses, we give you the current Top Ten Ways To Support Our Planet.

1. Both men and women should use and advocate birth control. Only have one or two children, or adopt one of the many orphans in the world today.

2. Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Conserve. Live simply. Consume less.

3. Walk, ride a bike or a horse. Drive less and carpool or take a bus or train for long trips.

4. Buy earth friendly products. Grow and buy natural/organic Fair Trade, local if you can, foods. Grow gardens instead of lawns.

5. Think globally. Live sustainably.

6. Stop using non-recyclable containers. Bring your own bags to the store. Don't use plastics.

7. Buy or convert your car to be more fuel efficient. Reduce your carbon foot-print and avoid gas as much as possible. Don't idle your vehicle.

8. Be energy efficient in your home and workplace. Use energy efficient lights, refrigerators, washer/driers, etc. Turn off lights and appliances when you are not using them.

9. Treat others as you would have others treat you. Respect and help people.

10. Always vote in public officials who will advocate for environmental laws protecting air, water, and land. Stop funding public officers who don't advocate for Earth.

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Top Ten Ways Survey Results

Think globally. Live sustainably.

55

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Conserve. Live simply and consume less.

146

Walk, ride a bike or a horse. Drive less and carpool or take a bus or train for long trips. Make lists.

125

Grow and buy natural/organic Fair Trade, local if you can, foods. Grow gardens instead of lawns. Buy earth friendly products.

110

Don't buy packaged foods. Stop using non-recyclable containers. Bring your own bags to the store. Refuse to use plastic bags. Don't buy plastics.

50

Become a vegetarian or vegan.

30

Incarcerate political and corporate environmental offenders. Initiate impeachment proceedings.

7

Don't litter and pick up litter when you see it.

9

Adjust thermostat 3 or more degrees. Use air conditioning sparingly. Use better insulation. Wear more.

11

Keep our water clean by not dumping chemicals and waste in them. Stop building damns and take apart damns. Use less water and build water catchment systems.

26

Buy or convert your car to be more fuel efficient. Reduce your carbon foot-print and avoid gas as much as possible. Don't idle your vehicle.

50

Use energy efficient lights, refrigerators, washer/driers, etc. Turn off lights and appliances when you are not using them. Hang up laundry to dry instead of using a drier. Be energy efficient in your home and workplace.

48

Compost and use an outhouse.

10

Educate yourselves, your children and friends to support and nourish Mother Earth. Enjoy nature and get outside more.

11

Smile, dance and be happy. Listen to live music.

15

Treat others as you would have others treat you. Respect and help people.

31

Don't drink cows milk.

1

Support people and organizations who support our planet.

9

Live and let live. Love and give.

14

Think [outside the box]. Dare to dream.

3

Stop building or expanding cities. Cities equate to more consumerism, leading to more waste. End zoning laws.

6

Watch less or no television. Don't use cell phones.

7

Don't pay Income Tax. You don't have to. Use taxes for health and education instead of wars and conquests.

13

Be involved in your community and speak out on environmental issues whenever possible.

9

Practice random acts of Anarchy, Chaos. Initiate socialism.

6

Learn other languages and communicated peacefully and truthfully. Be honest and sincere.

5

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Stop burning tires and trash. Don't smoke.

4

Care for the animals. Own smaller dogs.

7

Always vote in public officials who will advocate for environmental laws protecting air, water, and land. Elect more women and have more baby girls. Stop funding public officers who don't advocate for Earth.

30

Eliminate the use of all toxic cleaning chemicals in and around your household.

7

Use and advocate birth control. Only have one or two children, or adopt one of the many orphans in the world today.

163

Support solar, wind and other alternative power sources. Reconsider nuclear power.

27

Plant trees. Buy tree free and recycled products. Protect our dwindling forests. Read on-line articles and stories as opposed to printed version whenever possible. Support and buy recycled paper when necessary.

19

End war and poverty. Help strengthen the U.N. to solve global problems. Meditate and envision world peace and health. Believe in magic.

18

Invent and construct more machines to clean our air.

2

Read/learn our history so as not to repeat it.

1

Bring back Morality. Recognize and stop the hypocrisy within.

3

Do not support big businesses and corporations. Enforce tighter restrictions.

9

Kill selfish rich people. Don't be selfish.

4

Build Green. Construct homes with better insulation.

13

Start a sustainable community (homestead). Live off-grid.

6

Regulate 'air wave' pollution.

1

Stop using so many resources. Give people who use less resources more incentives to continue to do so.

1

We have become parasites and should leave this planet.

1

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