World Environment Day Awareness

Most Americans aren't aware that there is a World Environment Day. June 5 of every year since 1972 it has had a different theme. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition. WED of 2005 focused on green cities and included some tips for kids.
Six really important Things I can do as a kid to help the environment
1.Shop locally: Walk to a store near your house, Go to one store for every need instead of driving all around town for 2 different items, if a store like that is to far away then ride a bike or a skateboard etc., By doing these you will already be saving the earth and tons of $.
2.Reduce Recycle Reuse: Reduce the amount of thrash by buying stuff with less packaging. Recycle used plastic, paper, aluminum, and Styrofoam. Reuse old leather, clothing etc.
3. Use less energy you will save Money and the earth: Turn off appliances when you are not using them. It might not make sense to a kid to turn off every light in their house before they leave their house, This is the biggest money saver of all 12, and by turning off all of the lights you will save the earth the sun and us.
4.Eating: If you learn to cook yourself a meal you will be reducing the amount of pollution in the world. Why, because most people in America buy fast food every day and half the people who buy fast food throw the thrash on the ground.
5.Saving trees: Use Sunday comics as wrapping paper
6.Put rotten food in the Compost. Also if you don’t have a compost don’t buy one make one.

Mexico, a country at the crossroads of the Green Economy and one increasingly in the centre of regional and global affairs will host the international 2009 World Environment Day celebrations. The theme chosen by the UN Environment Programme, which coordinates the day on 5 June on behalf of the UN system and the peoples of the world, will be 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'.

I encourage everyone to participate by doing any simple thing and raise awareness for World Environment Day. If each person contributes a little then we can all make a difference. =)