Campaign Earth

A month ago today, I wrote about Campaign Earth. Their mission is to challenge individuals and business to get involved. Last month, the challenge was to reduce junk mail and catalogs. Here's this month's challege (quoted directly from their site):

Your challenge: Change a Light, Change the World

Campaign Earth is proud to announce this month's challenge is in partnership with the EPA. We are asking all members to change out 2 of their most used regular light bulbs to CFLs, compact fluorescent lightbulbs. It's a quick and easy way to make a BIG difference!
Here are some bright ideas on why this challenge is so important:

* trillion pounds of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
* Also with this model, the annual energy savings would be equivalent to the annual output of more than 21 power plants!
* Although CFLs cost more initially than traditional bulbs, the electricity savings and longer life more than justify the higher cost. CFLs last 6 to 10 times longer and use one-quarter to one-third the amount of energy of a traditional bulb. In other words, by paying $5 to $8 initially for a CFL, consumers can avoid buying ten ordinary bulbs and save about $45 in electricity costs over the life of the CFL.

Take the challege today. Make a difference. Click here now.

Campaign Earth

I'm in the habit of regularly searching for websites that support positive, environmental issues. Today's find was Campaign Earth. This website is educational and interactive. Taking the Campaign Earth monthly challenge provides individuals and businesses tips and strategies for getting involved. The action for this month is to reduce junk mail and catalogs. This topic is near and dear to me, and I've posted resources previously on this blog. (check out the archives to the right).

If you feel called to action, check out Campaign Earth here.

To quote directly from Campaign Earths's site:

The Monthly Challenge Program provides folks with one new thing to implement into their lives each month, slowly guiding them along a path toward sustainability.

To quote directly from Campaign Earth's monthly challenge:

Listed below are three actions you can take to lessen the mail you receive. Take a look at the list and do what you can. Remember, every action counts.

* Stop Those Unwanted Catalogs! Now, with the internet, we can do most of our mail order shopping online. Stack your unwanted catalogs in a pile and spend ten minutes a week calling to request that your name be removed from their mailing list.

* Receive Less Junk Mail! Send a short letter to: DMA Mail Preference Service, P.O. Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512. List your name, in all its infinite variations, and request that all of these names be removed from their national database. This removal lasts five years, so keep this address handy. For more information contact the DMA at 212-768-7277.

* Keep Your Catalogs and Magazines out of the Landfill! Many municipalities don't accept catalogs as part of their recycling program so find a second home for them. Keep them out of the landfill by dropping them off at a local hospital, assisted living home, senior residence facility or school (they use them for art classes and other projects). It's the next best thing.