[NOTE]: Earth Day 2015

22 April 2015 - Earth Day

 

 

On Wednesday the 22nd of April, it's Earth Day. A day dedicated to raising awareness of environmental issues!

 

Here are a few of my easy tip on how to celebrate Earth Day:

 

♥ Plant a tree! Why not in the beautiful Platbos Forest? ps: check out this post on why I have a special place in my heart for this Forest

 

♥ Recycle, Reuse & Reduce

 

♥ Switch off unnecessary lights and appliances and unplug your charges from the wall sockets!

 

♥ Try save water whenever you can, here is a post with some great water saving tips

 

♥ Support Cruelty Free brands

 

♥ Choose natural and organic whenever you can

 

What are you doing this year for Earth Day?

 

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

 

 

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GGG Tip: 5 Ways To Celebrate Earth Day 2014

Let's Make Everyday Earth Day!

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On Tuesday the 22nd of April it's Earth Day! What is Earth Day all about you may ask? Back in 2012 I wrote a blog post on the history of Earth Day and some tips - go check it out :)

I don't want to overwhelm you with so many tips on going green that you get tired just reading them so here I'm going to give you 5 tips on how you can celebrate Earth Day by helping our beautiful planet, I have however linked them to other posts if you're looking for more information:

1. My fundamental rule of going green is learning your 3 R's 

RECYCLE
REUSE
REDUCE

Here are the links to some old recycling posts - Recycling 101 & Recycling Facts

2. Try and save water whenever you can! Here are some tips for you.

3. Switch off all unnecessary lights and electrical appliances - buy saving 1 KW of power, you are essentially saving 1.2 liters of water!

4. Try to switching your beauty products over to natural and organic products. Also, try and make a conscious decision to buy cruelty free products.

5. Offset your carbon footprint by donating to projects like Greenpop that plant trees

I'd love to hear what you're doing for Earth Day on Tuesday the 22nd? Even if you switch off your lights for an hour, you'll be helping! Let's try our best to make it a memorable Earth Day!

PS: one last tip, throw away your plastic water bottle (and by that I mean, throw it into your recycling bin) and switch over to glass bottles - they are so much healthier for you and 100 times better for the environment! I'm obsessed with my Consol Grip & Go bottles and use one everyday! 

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Earth Day: 2013

Earth Day - 22 April - 2013

Today is EARTH DAY! Take a look at my Earth Day 2012 post to see what exactly Earth Day is all about!

Here are a few ideas for you for what you can do today:

© Start a recycling system at home - it's never too late to start

© Start a vegetable garden at home

© Go for a walk or hike today - stop and take a moment while being immersed in nature

© Set some goals on how you will become more Eco-conscious this year

© Practice daily or weekly Earth Hours - switch off and relax with some candles

© Start switching over to organic food - better for the environment and your health

© Start looking into organic beauty brands that are not only kind to the earth, but kind to your skin

© Switch off unnecessary lights

© Close unused taps

Each step towards becoming greener, is a step in the right direction!

Happy Earth Day everyone - make it count!

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Earth Day 2012

Earth Day 22 April 2012

I will be 100% honest with you, before I started The Glam Green Girl less than a year ago, I didn't even know about Earth Day. But that's the beauty of this blog - not only am I informing others, but I myself, am learning so much along this journey.

But lets get back to Earth Day - write it down in your diary - 22 April. 

". . . on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was held, one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of democracy. . . "  -American Heritage Magazine, October 1993

Earth day is a day dedicated each year to raising awareness about environmental issues. It began in the year 1970 and was created by Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin. Senator Nelson called for an environmental teach-in, or Earth Day, to be held on April 22, 1970. Over 20 million people participated that year, and this Earth Day is now observed on April 22 each year by more than 500 million people and several national governments in 175 countries. Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action which changes human behavior and provokes policy changes.

So what are you going to do to celebrate Earth Day?

Here are some ideas for you:

1) Take a walk, enjoy the beauty that nature has to offer while soaking up some free Vitamin D

2) Pick up a great green read. "The Lorax," "Seeds of Change," "The Giving Tree," "An Inconvenient Truth." (or download it on your Kindle to save paper)

3) Plant a garden: why not grow your own herbs? or your own vegetables? How great to know that they would be truly organic and grown with love?

4)Start recycling! Its never to late to start

5) Learn more about the environment. Earth Day is a good time to make a commitment to learning more about the environment and how you can help to protect it.

6) In the Southern Johannesburg area? Join Miss Earth South Africa as they clean up! check out their website here

7) Go through your closet: swap clothes with friends. See what you can add to clothes, like buttons to update its look. Or give to those who are in need

8)  In Palm Beach, Florida? Why not stop by Norton Museum of Art and check out the Garbage Gone Glam Eco Fashion Show? click here for more details

Hope that this inspires you to do something for Earth Day. However, don't restrict yourself to only one day a year - Make everyday Earth Day!

                     

Leave a comment saying what you're doing for Earth day, I would love to know :)

Wishing you all a Glam and Green Earth Day 

xXx

The Glam Green Girl

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