WHAT CAN YOU OR I DO TO HELP THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT? I JUST HAD TO LIST IDEAS TO HELP IMPROVE OUR WORLD.

I WILL ADD TO THIS LIST AS I CAN. CAN YOU HELP?

AREAS OF CAR; HOUSE; GARDEN; AND ENVIRONMENT:

ENVIRONMENT

(E1) EVERY STATE SHOULD HAVE A DEPOSIT BOTTLE LAW TO ENCOURAGE RECYCLING.

(E2) ALL BOTTLES AND CANS, INCLUDING WATER AND JUICES, SHOULD HAVE A DEPOSIT CHARGE TO ENCOURAGE RECYCLING.

(E3) THE OIL COMPANIES  AND STATES ARE MAKING ALOT OF MONEY ON THE HIGH COST OF OIL AND GASOLINE. THEY SHOULD GIVE SOME BACK TO THE PEOPLE BY SUBSIDIZING SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTS. 

(E4) REMOVE TOLLS ON HIGHWAYS. THEY CREATE POLLUTION AND GAS WASTING TRAFFIC JAMS.

(E5) INCREASE THE TAX ON GAS, MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE TO DRIVE USING REGULAR GASOLINE. USE THE EXTRA MONEY TO FUND OTHER FUEL SOURCES ( A TOUGH PILL).

(E6) REPLACE CONVENTIONAL CHAIN BOAT MOORING SYSTEMS, WHICH CREATES LARGE KILL AREAS AROUND THE MOORING, WITH  ECO-FRIENDLY ELASTIC SYSTEMS.

(E7) ALL AUTO COMMERCIALS AND ADS SHOULD SHOW THE MILES PER GALLON OF THE CARS IN THE AD.

(E8) PUT SOLAR PANELS ON LAMP POSTS AND TELEPHONE POLES, ADDING ELECTRICITY TO THE POWER GRID.

(E9) IS ETHANOL THE ANSWER TO OUR OIL PROBLEMS? DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT AT HOME?

(E10) UTILIZE SOLAR OR WIND TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY. CAMOUFLAGE THE TOWERS AS BIRDS, BOATS, TREES, CLOUDS, ETC.. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS A TOWER IN NEW YORK DRESSED UP LIKE A PINE TREE.

(E11) HARNESS WATER POWER IN RIVERS AND THE TIDES IN THE OCEAN TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY.

(E12) SOLAR PANELS COULD BE USED TO POWER STREET LIGHTS. ONE PANEL PER LIGHT, SAVING ELECTRICITY FROM THE POWER GRID. 

(E13) EVERYONE SHOULD PLANT A TREE TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING.

CAR

(C1) WHERE THERE IS TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON HIGHWAYS, FOR EXAMPLE THE CONNECTICUT TURNPIKE (I95), ALOT CAN BE DONE, CHEAPLY AND QUICKLY, BY INSTALLING ENTRANCE TRAFFIC CONTROLS, I.E. STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT OPERATE DURING RUSH HOUR.

(C2) REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAYS BACK TO 55 MPH TO OPTIMIZE THE MILES PER GALLON OF OUR CARS.

(C3) DRIVE SMOOTHLY, DON'T SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES OR ACCELERATE WILDLY.

(C4) CLEAN OUT YOUR TRUNK OR BACK OF CAR, TO LESSEN THE WEIGHT OF YOUR CAR. EXTRA WEIGHT WILL REDUCE GAS MILEAGE.

(C5) REPLACE A DIRTY AIR FILTER WITH A CLEAN ONE.

(C6) KEEP THE ENGINE TUNED AND OIL CHANGED ON SCHEDULE.

(C7) INFLATE TIRES PROPERLY.

(C8) KEEP A MINIMUM OF TWO GALLONS OF GAS IN YOUR GAS TANK, THE ENGINE RUNS LESS EFFICIENTLY WHEN THE TANK IS NEAR EMPTY.

(C9) DON'T FILL YOUR TANK COMPLETELY. GASOLINE WEIGHTS OVER 7 POUNDS PER GALLON, ADDING TO THE WEIGHT OF YOUR CAR.

(C10) TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP, OR REPLACE A LOOSE ONE (YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY COME ON), GASOLINE EVAPORATES EASILY.

GARDEN

(G1) PLANT A TREE. PLANT GRASS. VEGETATION IS NATURES WAY TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.

(G2) START A COMPOST PILE.

HOUSE

(H1) BUY A NEW FRONT LOADING WASHING MACHINE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. WE DID AND IT SAVES ON WATER, ELECTRICITY, AND DETERGENT.

(H2) USE COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS WHERE EVER POSSIBLE TO SAVE UP TO 66% LESS ENERGY.

(H3) TURN YOUR HOT WATER HEATER DOWN TO 105 DEGREES TO SAVE ELECTRICITY.

(H4) USE ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES,TO USE LESS ENERGY, SAVING YOU MONEY AND HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

(H5) TURN YOUR THERMOSTAT DOWN IN THE WINTER AND UP IN THE SUMMER.

(H6) OPEN YOUR WINDOWS, INSTEAD OF TURNING ON YOUR AIR CONDITIONER. 

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF MY LIST. COMMENTS? PLEASE PROMOTE  THESE ITEMS WHERE EVER POSSIBLE.