50 WAYS TO GO GREEN

TRIVIA
The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970 and over 20 million people participated that year.

Earth Day is celebrated now by over 500 million people in 175 countries.

Earth Day falls on or around the birthdays of several environmental spokespersons

Originally celebrations coincided with the vernal equinox

First celebrated in San Francisco, California

First suggested by peace activist John McConnell to be held on March 21, the day of the March equinox

Later suggested by Senator Gaylord Nelson, to be celebrated on April 22

Saint Francis is the patron saint of ecologists

World Environment Day also held on June 6

A 16-year-old high school student, Betsy Vogel, an environmental advocate and social activist that enjoyed sewing costumes and unique gifts, made a 4 x 6-foot (1.8 m) green and white "theta" ecology flag to commemorate the first Earth Day, while she was still in high school. (shown in photo)

Americans use five times the amount of water that Europeans use.

To flush a toilet we use 7.5 to 26.5 litres (2 to 7 gallons) of water.

It takes one million years for glass to decompose in a landfill.

In a five-minute shower we use 95 to 190 litres (25 to 50 gallons) of water.

To brush your teeth you use 7.5 litres (2 gallons) of water.

For an automatic dishwasher 35 to 45 litres (9 to 12 gallons) of water is used.

Every hour, Americans discard 2.5 million plastic bottles.

If all the world's water were fit into a gallon jug, the fresh water available for us to use would equal only about one tablespoon.

If every American household switched to compact florescent light bulbs, the energy saved could power an entire city.

Each day the sun evaporates a trillion tons of water.

A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water. If a human does not absorb enough water dehydration is the result.

More than 2 billion people on earth do not have a safe supply of water.

A quarter of the world's population is without safe drinking water.

Air quality has improved since 1970, with the main pollutant levels, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, lead and particulates like soot and smoke, falling by 64 percent.

Water is the only substance that is found naturally on earth in three forms: liquid, gas, solid.

RECIPES:

For HomeMade Laundry Detergent:
1 Gourmet Bar
1 Cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1 Cup 20 Muleteam Borax ( for liquid soap use only 1/2 cup of the borax.)
5 Gallon Bucket
3 Gallons 4 cups Water
2 quart sauce pan
Large spoon

Place 4 cups of water into 2 quart sauce pan set on medium/high heat (be careful not to let water boil over)
Grate the bella bar using potato peeler or other device and add to the heating water gradually
You want the bella bar to be completely melted in the water leaving no clumps.

Fill 5 gallon bucket with 3 gallons of hot water, 20 mule team and Washing Soda
Stir with large spoon
Once the bella bar mixture is ready add it to the 5 gallon bucket and stir
Place lid on bucket and let sit for 24 hours

This process takes about 15-20 minutes and you have saved money and gone more green by using your own product from your own business.

Use 1 cup for each load of laundry
(will be adding more as I come across them)