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Food
Encourage the growing of food in community gardens
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Travel
Car share if possible
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Home
Draw your curtains at duskHelp
Did you know: This will stop heat escaping through the windows when the temperature drops outside at night.
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Stuff
Use chemical-free laundry balls
sevans has pledged to ...
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Food
Get involved in community composting projects
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Travel
Don't replace your car unless it's beyond repair and buy second hand cars when you doHelp
Did you know: The production of new vehicles consumes lots of energy
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Home
Buy a rainwater buttHelp
Did you know: If properly positioned, this will let you collect rainwater runoff from your roof and guttering and will save you from using drinking quality tap water to water your plants in the drier months.
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Stuff
Buy, sell and swap onlineHelp
Why not get rid of your unwanted goods on Ebay or see if there is a Freecycle group near you. The Freecycle Network provides a virtual outlet to "recycle" unwanted items - furniture, bicycles, to old doors. And everything offered is free.
After all this, sevans will have a footprint of 1.61 planets, and a carbon footprint of 6.15 tonnes per annum