1. Get involved in local decisions
concerning the preservation of natural resources, the implementation of
zoning codes and ordinances, and the acquisition of green space.
2. Encourage community cleanup
and neighborhood beautification.
3. Urge polluting industries to
stop polluting.
4. Insist that pesticides and herbicides
are not used on public lands like parks, creeks, and schoolyards.
5. Compost your yard waste.
6. Avoid the use of synthetic chemicals
on your lawn and garden.
7. Protect and plant trees. They
cleanse the air and prevent soil erosion.
8. Participate in household hazardous
waste collection days.
9. Support city recycling programs.
10. Urge your elected officials
to apply the Precautionary Principle when
considering potential environmental hazards from polluting industries:
shift the burden of proof to the polluter to show that the emissions are
safe, rather than making citizens prove that emissions are harmful.