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Bolton and Rochdale Methodist District Mission Committee invite you to consider:

 GREEN CHOICES

Join Campaigns

Influence Government and Business

Re-use

Recycle

Use less plastic

Use public transport

Walk or cycle

Cut car journeys

Cut air travel

Use eco-friendly products

Change to green energy suppliers

Install solar panels or green roofs

Use low-energy light bulbs

Draw curtains at dusk

Cook with lids on

Wash at lower temperatures

Switch off when not in use

Insulate homes and offices

Don’t waste water

Save paper

 

Green Info.

 

FLIGHTS by UK citizens already cause twice as much climate change as cars (2007)

AVIATION is the UK ’s fastest growing contributor to climate change

 

Wasteful use of ELECTRICITY produced by fossil fuels creates an average 6 tonnes of CO2 per house per year

 

 

Driving a CAR is the most polluting thing an average person in the UK does

 

A quarter of UK Carbon emissions comes from ROAD TRANSPORT

 

COMPUTERS use huge amounts of electricity.  Use a laptop rather than a desk top, and switch off when not in use

COMPUTER GAMES also use a great deal of electricity