Of all the carbon-based fuels, coal is the worst for the environment as a heavy contributor to acid rain and global warming. As for nuclear power, by the year 2000 we will have created a quarter of a million tons of high-level radioactive waste that will be passed down to our children for at least the next 100,000 years. Besides reducing, reusing, and recycling, we must become politically involved in environmentally-sound energy initiatives and inform ourselves and others. Responsible use and sustainability are lifestyles. We must adopt these lifestyles if we want the future generations of tnis country and world to live in an ecologically sound world.
All life depends on water.
The typical American home uses 300 gallons of water a day. Install toilet dams, available at most hardware stores. A shower head uses 5-7 gallons per minute. A bath can use 40-50 gallons of water.