Today's Oprah Winfrey Show featured some great environmental friendly tips for Earth Day. I had no idea that plastic bags were creating such a huge environmental hazard not to mention all of the other plastic garbage that ends up in the ocean.
Throughout
the show there were a few disturbing graphic pictures shown to
illustrate the extent of the massive amounts of waste that people are
creating.
Oprah's Earth Day guests shed some light on the reality of where all of our trash goes and how when we pour chemicals down the drain they harm the environment and eventually they will harm us.
Even Small Changes Can Help
After seeing today's show I am definitely going to switch to Reusable Shopping Bags
for all of my shopping outings and I am going to stop using cleaning chemicals and switch to all natural homemade cleaners.
Not only will making green changes like giving up paper towels and chemical cleaners help the environment but it can also save you money. Energy efficient light bulbs and weather stripping were just some of the money saving "green" ideas featured on the show. You'll find more green money savers on Oprah.com.
Fabien Cousteau Works To Save The World's Polluted Oceans
Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jaque Cousteau was a special guest on today's show. Fabien has been sharing his ocean knowledge to raise awareness on the dangers of careless living in the hopes that people will begin to take action to help the planet:
Check Out These Earth Day Links
There is a lot of great "going green" information on Oprah.com so if you're ready to make some environmentally friendly changes then check out the following links:
11 Things You Can Do Today To Help Save The Planet
Downloadable Earth Day Coupons
Green Cleaning Product Recipes
Helpful Recycling Information