Skip a twenty-mile car trip each week. The average American drives more than 250 miles each week. Reduce that amount by preplanning errands and carpooling.

Replace one beef meal each week. Livestock consume 70% of America’s grain production, and feedlot cows in particular waste water and destroy topsoil.

Stop or reduce your shrimp consumption. Nearly 70% of the world’s fisheries are fully or overfished, and sharks and seabirds die when they’re caught accidentally.

Reduce Junk Mail. Save trees by removing yourself from junk mail lists. Fill out the online “no mail” request form at www.NewDream.org.

Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Low-mercury CFLs last longer and lower home energy use.

Move the thermostat three degrees.
Save on heating and cooling by turning the thermostat down three degrees in winter and up three degrees in summer.

Eliminate lawn and garden pesticides. Americans apply 70 million pounds of pesticides to home lawns and gardens each year, killing wildlife and polluting ground-water.

Install an efficient showerhead and low-flow faucet aerators. Water conservation methods are necessary to safeguard the diminishing supplies.

Inspire two friends. Triple the positive impact you’re making by convincing two friends to join your effort.