I agree with “Planet in Peril”…now what???? How can I save the planet? 60 Practical Ways
What are we to do with a “Planet In Peril?” Here are 9 suggestions for personal action from Dr. Matthew Sleeth:
• Set up a recycling program at my workplace, church, or school.
• Cut way back on the Christmas frenzy.
• Give away or sell anything and everything that is cluttering my life. Donate the proceeds to charity.
• Use no pesticides or chemicals on my lawn or garden.
• Instead of a birthday gift or flowers for a funeral, send a donation to charity.
• Start a study group on what the Bible says about caring for creation.
• Ask my utility company to conduct an energy audit on my home and follow up on their advice, and do the same for my church.
• Follow our grandmother’s advice: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”
Want to save the planet? Dr. Matthew Sleeth suggests finding information about energy conservation at Energy Star as well as at the Serve God Save the Planet website where he suggests Time Magazines 51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment. Finally, you might like my a couple of my 25+ suggestions for saving the environment from Blog Action Day. Finally, you might also check out I Need to Change or 43Things.
Thoughts? What did you think of CNN’s “Planet in Peril”?
thanks to Ari Hahn for the flickr photo
Hi, my name is Dustin and I work with Christians in Conservation: A Rocha USA. I saw your post about Dr. Matthew Sleeth in your post, and I thought that you might like to know that he has recently become the president of our organization. We would love for you to check us out at our website, en.arocha.org/usa.
After checking our your site, it sounds like you have a great organization.
Thanks for stopping by. Look forward to hearing from you again!
On a side note, that reminds me that the free Rob Bell-Mars Hill podcast on iTunes has a great summary of some of the principles that Sleeth discusses in his book.. Great resource and personal narrative that Sleeth tells.