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30 Small Suggestions to Help Save the Planet

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Elena
- 381 days ago - dallasnews.com

Global warming, cavernous landfills, toxic chemicals, recurring drought, escalating energy costs: What can one person possibly do in the face of such problems? Believe it or not, small changes can make a big difference. So don't throw up your hands.

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Anne F. (10)

Monday September 24, 2007, 6:44 pm
"Smokers, listen up: It takes 10 years for one cigarette butt to degrade, says the National Zoo's Green Team. So don't drop them on the ground."

Ken Miller (27)

Tuesday September 25, 2007, 7:31 am
Good one. And this one too:
13 "Would you like a receipt?" When it's your ATM asking, say no. According to The Green Book (Three Rivers Press, $12.95), those slips of paper create a huge litter problem. The authors say that if everyone in the U.S. were to stop taking ATM receipts for a year, we would save a roll of paper long enough to circle the equator more than a dozen times.