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Here are suggested actions, tools, models, and guidelines to help solve the problems that threaten the well-being of the Earth and all its inhabitants. You will find some solutions below that you can practice on your own, while others may require you to join an organization or start one yourself. You can group the solutions to see which ones are best suited to be applied at personal, local, regional, national, or global levels.   Sort by: Solution - User Rating - Editor's Picks - Date Posted Group by: Solution Type - Solution Level   Environmental action   Campaigning to save endangered species   Challenging the culture of the automobile   Conducting a home energy audit   Design of sustainable wastewater management systems   Developing appropriate technology   Disposing of household hazardous wastes correctly   Distributing handouts to friends   Eating organically-grown foods   Energy conservation   Finding inspiration in nature   Food banks, food kitchens   Fuel cells (hydrogen power)   Fuel-efficient vehicles   Green building design and construction   Green power marketing and pricing programs   Halting the cutting of old growth trees   Historic preservation of buildings   Identifying all species of life on Earth   Import replacement   Installing compact fluorescent light bulbs and fixtures in your home   Integrated Pest Management (IPM)   Interfaith dialogue   Land use reform   Land value taxation   Local collection programs for recycled materials   Manufacturing with recycled glass   Manufacturing with recycled metals   Manufacturing with recycled paper   Manufacturing with recycled plastics   Organic farming   Planting heirloom seeds   Planting trees   Pledge of Interdependence   Practicing birth control   Preservation of folk arts   Preservation of indigineous skills - crafts   Preservation of language   Preventing non-point source (NPS) pollution   Reducing and eventually eliminating industrial and commercial waste through recycling, re-use, and the re-engineering of industrial processes   Reducing, reusing, and recycling household materials   Reduction of packaging   Regulating the discharge of wastes into the environment   Requiring fully-shielded outdoor lighting   Research in the cognitive sciences   Restoration of damaged ecosystems   Returnable containers   Re-use of grey water   Riding a bicycle   Solar power   Sustainable agriculture   Sustainable development   Sustainable management of coral reefs   Sustainable management of fresh water resources   Using public transportation   Using substitutes for toxic products   Using utility investments to finance energy conservation   Voluntary sharing of intellectual property   Voluntary simplicity/reduced consumption   Water conservation   Weatherization   The Wedge Approach to Climate Change   Wind power   Economic action   Buying from locally-owned businesses   Buying lumber from certified sustainable sources   Buying organically-grown foods   Buying recycled products   Buying Third World products through fair trade programs   Carbon tax   Eco-tourism   Energy tax   Environmentally-friendly product labeling   Limiting patents on genes   Local currencies   Participating in a green power program, if offered by your electric utility   Plugging the leaks in our local economies   Progressive taxation   Reclaiming public ownership of all natural resources as a common trust   Socially-responsible investing   Educational action   Birth control education   Creating metaphors and slogans which convey new ideas   Displaying an Earth flag   Envisioning alternative futures   Peace vigils   Public education campaigns   Storytelling   Writing a letter   Political action   Campaign finance reform, clean election laws   Campaigning to pass a local or state ballot measure   Civil disobedience   Civilian-based defense   Community organizing   Consumer protection legislation   Creating national parks and protected wilderness reserves   Culture jamming   Elimination of "corporate welfare" and government subsidies to special interests   Enacting legislation   Exercising moral leadership in foreign diplomacy, rather than defending economic or military advantage   International cooperation to end illicit trade in art and cultural artifacts   International treaties   Legal action   Limiting scientific research and development of technologies that present significant dangers to the human race and the environment   Lobbying the President and members of Congress   Local activism   Non-violent conflict resolution   Nonviolent direct action   Peaceful efforts of nationalist movements to overthrow authoritarian regimes   Redefining the political spectrum   Restoring citizen authority over corporations   Running for office   Serving on a local government board or committee   Vaccine research and development   Vote   Voter registration drives   Social action   Adapting to rapid technological change   Community policing   Community service   Developing ethical codes   Emphasizing common values   Government regulation to protect children   Hope   Humor   Industry self-regulation   International aid to relieve hunger in developing countries   Networking with other people   Regulation of food industry advertising in favor of better nutrition   Working toward a global ethos   Design guidelines   Design and construction of low-cost shelter   Design of sustainable cities   Ecological design   Geodesic dome   A Pattern Language   Analytical tools   2005 Environmental Sustainability Index   Concept mapping   Game theory   Making diagrams   Statistics   System dynamics   Information gathering tools   The Capacity Inventory   Data collection and monitoring   Making maps   Inventions and innovations   Direct seeding   Rolling out long-life mosquito nets: Africa's challenge   Organizational models   Community development corporation (CDC)   Community land trusts   Community-supported agriculture (CSA)   Food co-op   Intentional communities   Labor unions   Land trusts   Non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), charitable organizations   Organizing over the Internet   Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

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