Five easy steps towards a healthier planet

I was given a great book called the 1,001 Ways to Save the Earth and it is absolutely an amazing book. 

So I am going to share five of the simplest things anyone could do everyday! 

1. Less speed, more food...driving 50 mph is 25% more fuel-efficient than driving at 70 mph. 

2. Donate your weekend shave...save on water, foam, by giving up your daily shaving ritual at the weekend. A little bit of facial hair is sexy on a man anyways.  

3. Baking soda is wonderful!  Forget about the fancy cleaning products: for one they are expensive and secondly they tend to kill some of the natural germs that are needed to help us keep up on our natural defenses.  Baking Soda is inexpensive and it makes a great all-purpose cleaner, scouring powder, polish and fungicide. Whatever is left you can do some baking with!

4. Extremely Cool: Keep a pitcher or bottle of tap water in the fridge. This will help to limit the amount of water wasted waiting for it to come out of the faucet. 

5. Be a smart cook...cooking meals from scratch is a healthier, and more energy-efficient option then buying processed foods, or takeouts.  You can save even more energy by not slaving to the cookbook. If you turn off the oven 10 minutes before the time stated in the recipe, the residual heat would continue to cook the meal. 

So there are five easy steps that we all can do to help reduce our CO2 composition and make our planet even healthier. It's easy steps like this that will really save our planet. Together we all can make a difference.