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1 You Are Never Too Young To Go-Green!
Cornelia M. Cain Walden University Summer 2009 Thought you were too young to go-green? Well think again! Hi my name is Cornelia Cain and I want to tell you are never too young to go green. I want to share with you some simple ways to go green. You will explore how every little bit can help all to be green. You Are Never Too Young To Go-Green!

2 What Does It Mean To Go-Green?
To wear green on St. Patrick’s Day To wear your favorite green shirt No! To wear green lipstick To eat only green foods What does it mean to go green? Does it mean any of the things listed above? Wearing green lipstick may be cute but it does not mean going green. To drink green kool-aid To kiss green frogs To dye your hair green

3 EARTH TAKING CARE Going Green Means … OF THE
Going green means to take care of the earth. Doing your part to make sure that earth is around for many years to come. EARTH

4 GoInG gReEn OuTcOmEs Explore information on going-green
Explore ways of going-green Explore the effects of going-green Explore web resources for going-green Some goals of going green would be to know what to do and how to do it. Also thinking about the effects of not going green.

5 Basic Green Knowing the three R’s is the key to going-green… Reduce
Reuse Recycle The basic green components are learning to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

6 How To REDUCE! Unplug hair dryers and curling irons Try Composting
Refill water bottles Turn water off while brushing teeth Take quick showers instead of baths Some ways to reduce as you learn and begin going green would be to take showers instead of baths and refilling water bottles after one use. Make sure trash is really trash Turns lights off when leaving the room

7 How To Reuse! Find a second use for things
Reuse plastic grocery bags for trash liners Make Art Ways to reuse would be to find another use for something already made like making art with objects instead of throwing it a way. An example would be making an egg carton waste basket. Make jewelry

8 How To Recycle! If it is paper, recycle it
If it is cardboard, recycle it If it is plastic, recycle it Collect aluminum cans Recycling materials so that they can be made into something new by companies. Examples would be recycled paper and soda cans.

9 What Else Can I Do To Go-Green?
Want the latest in fashion but you cannot afford to buy it? Have clothes that you are not going to wear again? Join swapstyle.com for free! Swapstyle is an online fashion swap party where you can swap clothes, accessories and lots more with people from all around the world at any time, day or night Have you ever thought about clothes swapping instead of just throwing your old clothes away? This way another man’s trash can become another’s man treasure.

10 Try Going-Green With Music!
Find affordable music online. You do not have to wait to hear some of your favorite tunes. Join Swapacd.com There you will find just what you are looking for. Swap CDs with other members and get the music mailed to you What about swapping cds for less money so that you can listen to your favorite music without having to pay the full price for it or letting it gather dust on the shelf.

11 My Part Of Going-Green Listening to music with friends while sharing the latest sounds Sharing the latest fashion from around the world for free Just by doing these simple things, you can do your part to go green. By sharing what we already have, you are cutting down on the energy that is needed to make new items like cds and clothes .The positive effect of not being wasteful or as wasteful makes going-green a lasting experience.

12 Swap a cd. Retrieved July 15, 2009 from www.swapacd.com.
Bibliography Swap a cd. Retrieved July 15, 2009 from Swap Style. Retrieved July 12, 2009 from Here are two websites to check out as you begin your journey. Remember, you are never too young to Go-Green! Thanks for your attention.

13 Think about your part! Thanks for listening!


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