CONSERVE IN MY HOME
     

 

      THE SEVEN C's:
  1. Commit to making a real difference
  2. Conserve in my home
  3. Consume consciously
  4. Challenge myself daily
  5. Connect in my community
  6. Communicate my interest and concerns
  7. Celebrate our Ocean

 

Conserve in your home

Make Your Home Ocean-friendly

Picture yourself enjoying a day swimming at the beach, a lake, or a local river. Now think about whether you'd like to go swimming in everything that gets poured down the drain or applied to your lawn and garden. Of all the everyday substances to which people are exposed, household cleaning products and yard pesticides rank among the most toxic.

Once considered a bottomless dump, we have proven that there are limits to what the ocean can safely absorb. Most sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants do not remove poisonous cleaners, and yard chemicals also make their way into local waterways, and, eventually, into our ocean, harming animals along the way. You wouldn't want to swim in those chemicals, and neither do the fish and the whales!

The future can be brighter! With just a few small changes, you can have a safe and clean home and beautiful yard while protecting your health, your family, and our ocean.

Online Home Conservation Resources

101 Things you can do by the Oregon Zoo
101 things you can do to help protect wildlife and wildlife habitat at home, on vacation, in your car, at work, when your shopping, and in your personal habits.

Be Different, Live Different, Buy Different
What you buy everyday makes a huge impact on the environment, including our ocean! You have the power to make the world a better place by choosing what you buy.

The Center for New American Dream
This site contains ways you can change the way you consume to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and promote social justice. It also includes a program that tracks the impact of changes individuals can make to reduce their dependency on natural resources. They also have starter kits, market guides, and parenting tips to help individuals make more informed decisions.

Climate Solutions
The Climate Solutions page offers practical and effective ways to reduce global warming locally and globally. Their Energy Outreach Center provides information and assistance in reducing energy use.

David Suzuki Foundation: Take the Nature Challenge
The David Suzuki Foundation researched the 10 most effective ways to conserve nature, and the Challenge requires participants to adopt any three of these measures for one year. The Foundation supports participants' efforts by sending monthly newsletters with tips to achieve these conservation goals.

Earth Day Network
The Earth Day Network offers you many ways to get involved. You can measure your 'ecological footprint,' conduct an ecological health assessment of your community, and get help planning a local earth day event. In addition, EDN offers educational resources specific to water that allow individuals to be better stewards of the resource."

Eco-Labels
This site, from the publishers of Consumer Reports magazine, helps consumers decipher the meaning and standards behind the many eco-labels. It tells you who and what are behind them all and how you can be an informed consumer.

EV Rental Cars
Ever wonder how these new low or no emission cars drive? Rent from the only environmental car rental company in the U.S. and find out. You can choose from seven kinds of hybrids, natural gas, electric, and other low emission cars. If you are interested, they also sell some of their used cars.

Redefining Progress
Redefining Progress creates policies and tools to encourage sustainable and socially equitable world. Through this site you can estimate your ecological footprint, learn about what it takes to create a more sustainable society, and participate in discussion about how best to shift our society towards greater responsibility.