Things You Can Do Everyday Top ways to help frogs (and the planet) every day Go Organic! Amphibians drink and breathe through their skin, which makes them super sensitive to toxins. Reduce the pesticides you use in your garden and buy more organic produce and products (e.g. cotton) to help keep them (and us) healthy. Drink from the tap! Did you know it takes more water to make a water bottle than it does to fill it? Drought can cause big problems for moisture-loving amphibians, so fill your water bottle from the tap (it's just as clean!) to save water, money and amphibian habitat!

Paul Crump

Rule your thermostat

Energy production consumes amphibian habitat in Alberta and around the world. Turning your thermostat down 2ºC in the winter and up 2ºC in the summer makes a big energy-saving difference.

Unplug your 'energy vampires'

Appliances can draw power even when they're 'off', wasting up to 20% of our electricity. Climate change is linked to disease outbreaks that are driving many amphibians towards extinction, so unplug laptops and chargers when not in use.

BYOB (Bring your own bag)

Making plastic takes oil, energy and water, and produces toxins that can be harmful to wildlife - bring your own bag instead!

BYOM (Bring your own mug)

They spill less, keep your drink warmer, and save a lot of garbage! Plus many retailers offer discounts if you bring your own mug.

Buy less stuff

Ask yourself, do I really need a new one? Reducing what you buy also reduces the energy, water, and pollution it takes to make it. Buy one higher quality item that won't need replacing, instead of cheaper items that break more easily.

Fly less

Airplanes use even more fuel per person than private cars! Because planes use most of their fuel taking off, especially avoid short flights that are easily replaced by bus or train trips and flights with unnecessary connections.

If you have to drive, don't idle your car

Idling your car for more than 10 seconds uses more fuel than turning off and restarting the engine, unnecessarily polluting the habitat of amphibians and humans!

Want to do more? Great! There are tonnes of websites that can help you help the planet. Searching for 'reduce my ecological footprint' or 'stop climate change' will give you some great places to start.
Or check out these sites:

http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/

www.davidsuzuki.org/Take_Action/

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/

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