Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.
Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)
Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)
Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.
Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.
Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.
Earth Day Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Earth day Charlotte turned out to be quite a success at Ray’s Splash Planet last Saturday. There were games, crafts and plenty of giveaways.
“They’ve managed to touch on almost everything. Right now our biggest concern is our lawn and they have water barrels you can store water in,” said festival goer Rick Yoder.
Forty exhibiters including WCNC’s Storm Chaser and the First Warn Storm Team were on hand to share with people how one minor change in your home can go a long way to protect mother earth.
“There’s lots of thing you can do. Anything from changing out light bulbs to making sure only water goes down the storm drain. Even something as simple as recycling,” said Jennifer Krupowicz, Water Quality Educator with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services.
This was the fourth annual Earth Day Charlotte. Organizers plan on having a fifth annual event and want to make sure you make every day Earth Day.
