Tips to Observe Earth Day "Every Day"
At home:
1. Make high fuel efficiency a major factor the next time you buy or lease a car.
2. Figure out if one day a week you can car-pool or take public transit.
3. Buy local produce at a local farmer’s market or buy direct from a local farm.
4. Conduct a home energy audit. Go to hes.lbl.gov on the Web to get started.

Around your town:
5. Ask your town council to conduct an energy audit of all municipal buildings and upgrade to the most energy efficient technologies.
6. Ask your town council to invest in wind and solar power as part of their energy use.
7. Ask your town council to promote local solar and wind power through a model town ordinance crafted by the Board of Public Utilities.

In New Jersey:
8. Call Gov. Jon Corzine at 609-292-6000 to tell him to fix his energy plan by putting more focus on conservation and clean energy.

In Washington, D.C.:
9. Look for a global warming stance by the Presidential candidates that endorse 15% to 20% reductions by 2020 and 80% reductions by 2050.
10. Call Sen. Bob Menendez and Sen. Frank Lautenberg at 202-224-3121 and urge them to strengthen the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill.

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