| Why Are Trees So Important? | | | | Landscaping Systemso Use Environmentally Sound |
| The Tree is the Lifegiver | | | | Air Filterso Change Air Filters In Your Home Often |
| Trees are the highest form of life on our planet. | | | | And Dispose Of Safelyo Use Water Filters |
| How do they live in the Light? They serve as our | | | | Attached To Your Water System Instead Of |
| connector between the Light of the Sun and the | | | | Buying Bottled Water. If You Must Buy Bottled |
| strength of the Earth Itself. The tree reaches its | | | | Water, Use Larger Containers And Refill Small |
| trunk and its light energizing leaves into the sky. It | | | | Containers From The Larger Oneo Use Only |
| pulls down the light with its cells in an excited | | | | Natural Perfumes Made From Organic Essential |
| state of exultation. How does the tree serve as | | | | Oilso Use Shade Grown Coffee Instead Of Sun |
| the energy bridge between all life on Earth and | | | | Growno Use Tree Free Paper Instead Of Tree |
| the cosmos? The Tree Is The Bridge Of Energy! | | | | Based Papero Use Full Specturm Lights And |
| The tree is the bridge of energy. The leaves of | | | | Lighting Systemo Use Natural Pet Care Productso |
| trees, reaching into the skies, pull down the light | | | | Grow And Use Organic Vegetableso Use Natural |
| of the Sun, our only source of life on Earth. Within | | | | Cosmetics That Were Not Tested On Animals Or |
| its leaves, cells receive the light of the Sun. A | | | | Made With Petroleum Solventso Use Organic |
| special molecule called chlorophyll experiences an | | | | Cottons And Other Antural Fiber Based Fiberso |
| exultation by the Light. Molecules of chlorophyll | | | | Use Colored Cottons,o Use Natural Herbs |
| have their electrons excited. In the leaf the | | | | SOME OTHER IDEAS FOR PROTECTING THE |
| electrons surrounding the atom are moved into a | | | | ENVIRONMENTo Purchase as many cloth or mesh |
| higher plane of existence for a moment - an | | | | bags as you normally use to get groceries. Keep |
| excited state. | | | | them in your car. Take them with you to grocery |
| The Excited State - The Basis Of Life On Earth | | | | stores, convenience stores, the mall, etc. Do not |
| This moment of excitement or exultation is | | | | accept a paper or plastic bag.o Never ever use |
| extremely short, but it is being experienced by | | | | Styrofoam - purchase glass or plastic dishware |
| thousands of leaves at the same time. The | | | | and wash them by hand and carry your own |
| electron then drops down to its proper orbit. But | | | | drink cup for beverages.o Use both sides of |
| when it drops back, all the energy, all of life on | | | | every sheet of paper - use the back of |
| Earth, is renewed. This energy is released when | | | | envelopes for phone messages - cut up one sided |
| the electron drops back to drive the process of | | | | letters for scratch papero Invest in resealable |
| photosynthesis or the generation of food from | | | | containers for storing leftovers. Avoid the use of |
| carbon dioxide and water. So this excitement or | | | | disposable wrappers and storage bags.o If you |
| exultation creates all food on the earth. The tree | | | | must use them, wash and reuse all plastic storage |
| produces food in its leaves and through its | | | | bags, just like you would wash your disheso Use |
| circulatory system, carries this food down to its | | | | the air dryer instead of paper towels in |
| roots. | | | | restrooms and cut down on the length of paper |
| The Roots Ground The Truth And Connect It To | | | | towels that you use, if no air dryers are availableo |
| The Earth's Own Energy Flow | | | | Recycle -recycle-recycleo Limit air conditioners |
| Ah! roots - The roots are the force that binds the | | | | ruse to the hottest dayso Use cloth diaperso |
| Light to our Earth. Through the living conduit of | | | | Encourage adoptiono Plant treeso Don't smokeo |
| the tree, Light is brought down from the leaves, | | | | Discourage huntingo Buy an old house instead of |
| is stabilized and anchored to our Earth. This | | | | clearing land for a new oneo Make a compost pile. |
| incredible feat of creating the food we animals | | | | Have worms eat your organic garbage.o Never |
| digest is the most important | | | | never release balloons into the air. They will |
| The Problem Of Forest Destruction | | | | probably end up choking the birds or sea animals |
| I have spent my entire life watching great trees | | | | that eat them.o Minimize the use of paper towels |
| being destroyed by Exploiters. First when I was 8 | | | | and paper napkins. Invest in cloth napkins for |
| years old, the Crossett Lumber company used | | | | everyday use,. Use a wiping cloth or towel rather |
| decided to gain control of hundreds of acres of | | | | than paper towels for cleansing. And use a plate |
| my family's land in Arkansas. They went over this | | | | at times when you would have reached for a |
| land, and girdled thousands of oak tress, many | | | | paper napkin or paper towel plates can be |
| over 500 years old. They didn't even use them. | | | | washedo Limit single person car us by car-pooling |
| They just girdled them. Eventually they burned | | | | whenever possible - walk, bicycle or use mass |
| them adding to carbon emissions. | | | | transit insteado Eliminate the junk mail that your |
| Two years ago in Arkansas, they logged this land | | | | receive. Write organizations to have your name |
| again. They used skidders in the rain, making ruts | | | | removed from their lists., If it is a magazine that |
| 4 to five feet deep. I had to leave Arkansas | | | | you can read a the local library, do not have it |
| because I was photographing this desecration, | | | | sent to your home. Write to Mail Preference |
| planning to expose this desecration of the land | | | | Service, Direct Marketing Association, 11 West |
| and the trees. The hard disk on which these | | | | 42nd St, P O Box 3861, New York, NY |
| photographs was being kept was stolen from a | | | | 10163-3861 - they will stop your name from being |
| safety deposit box. The forest despoilers have | | | | sold to large mailing list companies, reducing your |
| deep pockets and can buy anyone. | | | | junk mail up to 75%.o Choose foods that are |
| I am happy that here in Your community I can | | | | lower on the food chain, such as grains and |
| join in the active movement to replant lands that | | | | vegetables - they are much better for your |
| are deforested and have become useless. There | | | | health, and are less destructive to the |
| are millions of acres in the tropics that can be | | | | environmental than the burgers that you pick up |
| replanted to trees. Land standing idle, covered | | | | at fast food chains.o Become involved,. Check into |
| with useless grasses, devastated lands. lands | | | | what organizations are environmentally-minded, |
| where soil erosion has taken away all the topsoil. | | | | then commit yourself to obtaining information and |
| Topsoil can be rebuilt. Tree can be replanted. And | | | | taking action by spreading the word among your |
| we can renew the lungs of our planets. And since | | | | families, friends and co-workerso Shop for |
| the air in the world is in global circulation, planting a | | | | products that have as little packaging as possible., |
| tree in Brazil can affect the weather in Your | | | | Buy the largest size package or a concentrate at |
| community. The world is one. | | | | the store and then at home, mix or refill in |
| The Problem Of Carbon Emissions | | | | another containerso Buy products that use |
| Every time you breathe, eat, use your car, use | | | | recycled materials in their manufacturing or |
| any product manufactured in a factory you are | | | | packagingo Never use cleaners that contain |
| emitting carbon dioxide into the air. You re | | | | chlorine bleach (ion most of the ones in your |
| contributing to greenhouse gases and global | | | | cupboards!) Not only is the bleach not good for |
| warming. As an American you put 25 to thirty | | | | you, it also washes right on down your drains and |
| tons of carbon ANNUALLY into the atmosphere, | | | | proceeds to contaminate the water supply and |
| the largest percent of any nation in the world. | | | | anything that drinks from it. Use home-made |
| You owe a tremendous carbon debt. | | | | household cleansers including non-chlorine bleach, |
| But your carbon debt is not just the CO2 you | | | | vinegar and baking soda.o Patronize shops that |
| give off when you breathe. It's your share of the | | | | are environmentally minded. Shop at a second |
| carbon emissions into the atmosphere when:o you | | | | hand stores, garage sales, and thrift stores |
| operate your careo you use electricity generated | | | | instead of the mall.o Evaluate the amount of stuff |
| by utilitieso when you use heavy equipment when | | | | that you need to live with. If you get new stuff, |
| you ride on road produced by heavy equipmento | | | | give away a like amount of old stuff.o Never |
| when you use your hot water heater, your iron, | | | | every buy or use general Electric products. In |
| your VCR, your computer, all your household | | | | addition to making your light bulbs and appliances, |
| applianceso Use public services such as municipal | | | | they also generate nuclear weaponry that has |
| water, street clears, garbage pickup all | | | | already claimed thousands of lives and devastated |
| government vehicleso Any product you use has | | | | the environment through its production and |
| been grown with the use of tractors, shipped by | | | | secretive testing.o Limit the purchase of all |
| trucks or train or boato Any product placed in the | | | | appliances, especially those containing cfcs. Take |
| stores, with workers who are emitting carbon into | | | | caution when disposing of CFC containing |
| the airo any food or other items produce din a | | | | appliances, and when getting your car's air |
| processing plant, the packaging plant the forests | | | | condition check, as these gases escape into the |
| cut down to provide the paper, the pulp and | | | | atmosphere and are depleting the ozone layer.o |
| paper millso The company that produced the | | | | Use a low phosphate or phosphate free |
| shelving in the store | | | | detergent, And use a little less detergent as |
| ALL OF THESE GAVE OFF CARBON | | | | manufacturer always recommend more detergent |
| EMISSIONSand let's not forget the trash carryout, | | | | than necessaryo Reuse lumber for constructiono |
| the landfills giving off methane gas as the result | | | | Check your car's tire pressure at least every |
| of your waste. Your share of these carbon | | | | other time the gas tank is filled, and maintain the |
| emission in the US is what generated most of the | | | | recommended pressure.o More than 200 million |
| carbon emission on our planet that are causing | | | | tires are discarded each year, usually due to |
| Global warming, Every American is probably | | | | improper maintenance.o Stop illuminating the entire |
| putting into the environment a total of 25-40 tons | | | | building. Turn all off unnecessary lighting except in |
| of carbon per year.Because each American is | | | | your immediate space.o Perform a toxic cleansers |
| probably putting 30 plus tons of carbon into our | | | | and household hazardous wastes audit in your |
| planets atmosphere in the US we need to take | | | | homeo Before you toss the holders from 6 packs |
| responsibility for paying this carbon debt. Tree | | | | of beverages, snip each circle with a pair of |
| planting, as well as lowering our energy use are | | | | scissors. They are sure killer of garbage sump |
| ways we can effect this. And of course we can | | | | cats and marine animals as they get the rings |
| plant trees | | | | caught around their neck.o Ask the local utility |
| WHAT YOU CAN DO TO CLEANSE AND | | | | company to do an energy audit and provide |
| PRESERVE YOUR LOCAL S ENVIRONMENTo | | | | suggestions on ways to conserve energy in your |
| Plant More Indoor Plantso Plant Trees And Shrubs | | | | home and workplace.o Do not waste water by |
| In Our Yardso Use Ecofriendly Cleansing Products, | | | | running the faucet unnecessarily.o Do not leave |
| To Avoid Putting Toxic Wastes In Our Water | | | | the television on unless a program is being |
| Supply.o Use Ecofriendly Products, To Prevent | | | | watched.o Spread the word at fast-food |
| The Toxic Residues From Touching Our Children's | | | | restaurant by commenting to managers about |
| Hands And Then Having Them Put Them In The | | | | good/bad environmental habits., Let personnel |
| Children Mouthso Clean Our Floors With Nontoxic | | | | know that you appreciate environmentally |
| Cleanses To Prevent Our Children And Pets From | | | | conscientious franchisees.o Use rechargeable |
| Being Exposed To Toxic Fumes And Residueso | | | | (Nickel-cadmium) batteries they are more |
| Use Ecofriendly Cleansing Products To Prevent | | | | expensive that carbon-zinc batteries, but are a |
| The Release Of Toxic Fumeso Use Products That | | | | better value because they last longer, thus |
| Are Biodegradable, To Lower Our Landfill Burden.o | | | | contributing t little less to our hazardous waste |
| Sponsor Trees To Be Planted In A Tropical | | | | problems.o Join an environmental organisations |
| Country, To Help Halt Global Warming.o Share | | | | such as Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society, |
| This Information With A Family Member, A Friend | | | | World Wildlife Fund, National Wildlife Federation, |
| Or Group To Enable Someone We Care For To | | | | Sierra Club.o If you are a Christian get involved |
| Be Made More Safe.o Do Everything We Can In | | | | with your church's environmental movement. If |
| Homes, Our Yards, Our Communities To Combat | | | | you are Presbyterian, contact Presbyterians for |
| The Buildup Of Greenhouse Gases And The | | | | Restoring creation.o Recruit at least one other |
| Subsequent Global Warming.o Do Not Burn Leaves | | | | persons to join your environmental efforts- and |
| Or Send Them To The Landfill. Compost Them | | | | encourage them to do the same. |
| To Fertilize Your Yardo Lower Your Personal | | | | If we do our job right, we can regenerate our |
| Carbon Emissions By Conserving Energy And | | | | environment and halt global warming. |
| Automobile Useo Use Water Conserving | | | | |