How to help the planet.

[Billy]

I would like to create a list of the various ways in which we can help the planet.  I am sure that there will be some disagreements, but it is my hope that we can learn from and encourage one another to grow.  Helping the planet is helping ourselves.  I shall start us off:

• buy locally produced and organic food and/or grow your own
  
• recycle (soft plastics are recycled separately)
  
• compost
  
• walk and/or take public transport rather than driving (where applicable)
  
• go vegan
  
• buy and spend less
  
• buy second hand
  
• buy from ethically aligned organisations/companies (i.e. ethical.org.au)
  
• join a bank which doesn't participate in environmental destruction (they do exist)
  
• say no to plastic bags
  
• meditation
  
• chanting (lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu)
  
• live simply and minimally (look up minimalism)
  
• love self and other
  
• use less water (i.e. water efficient shower-head, take shorter showers)
  
• plant some trees
  

I am still working on a number of these myself.  It is my hope that I will be able to integrate them all sooner rather than later.  

Also, does anyone know if electricity is used when appliances are turned off but the power source is on?