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Earth Day is the day designated to assess the environment of the Earth and awareness of the problems besetting it. The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson, U.S. Senator, to incorporate environmental issues into the national political agenda. Earth Day is observed in 175 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit organization Earth Day Network. Earth Day celebrates its 40th anniversary this year on April 22.

In recognition of Earth Day, here are five things simple for beginners beginners to see that not only help to save the environment but put money in your pocket as well.

1. Use reusable water bottles

Americans buy more than half a billion bottles of water each week. Problems with bottled water are numerous:

• Oil is used to make the bottles;
• Around 27% of bottles are recycled, and the other 73% goes to landfills;
• The water, which is available from a tap, is transported to the location of the bottling shop and, finally, our homes causing greenhouse gas emissions along the way;
• The FDA only requires that bottled water is as good as tap water. One study estimates that 25% of bottled water NRDC is actually just tap water.

To save money and help the environment, buy a reusable water bottle and fill it with tap water good old days. If you do not trust tap water, use a filter is much better than buying bottled water.

2. Use reusable plastic bags

bags single use, particularly plastic, are very bad for the environment. Not only are made from oil and recycling rates low. Worldwatch Inst estimated 100 billion are used and discarded in the United States only at a cost of 12 million barrels of oil. Many of plastic bags going to landfill and some flow into the ocean and probably join the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating island of waste twice the estimated size of Texas where the rubber particles are more abundant than plankton.

You can find reusable bags in most retail stores these days. Invest in a pair and can save 300-700 plastic bags per year.

3. Unplug Vampires

Much power cords are sucking power even when turned off, either because the camera is in stand-by waiting to be activated with a remote control or an adapter, disconnect the device that is supposed to charge like a cell phone or laptop, continues to suck energy. This is known as a vampire or phantom energy can represent approximately 10% of the energy bill the residential sector. The EPA estimates that the average American household rose from $ 100 to power devices are years off. Nationally, hence power relief for more than 10 billion dollars in annual energy costs.

Using a power strip or unplug unneeded equipment and power cables can reduce their energy bills and save the environment environment.

4. Eat like a vegetarian once a week

Agriculture requires fossil fuels to make fertilizer, running tractors, food processing and transport. It needs calories as grain to make one calorie of meat, livestock and manure produce greenhouse gas emissions as methane and nitrous oxide. As a result, meat production emits greenhouse gas emissions more cultures. A 2006 report revealed that United Nations livestock sector "generates more emissions of greenhouse gases of all cars, trucks, trains, ships and aircraft worldwide.

Environmental defense budget: "If every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and replaced by a vegetarian meal, the savings in carbon dioxide would be the same as take more than half a million cars off the roads of the United States.

5. Smart Buy

Consumerism, the purchase and the constant elimination of the material, leading to many environmental issues, including mining, manufacturing, packaging, transportation and disposal of assets. Limit the purchase you really need, after all, is to reduce the first of the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

When you need to buy something to invoke the second R, reuse and save money by buying in thrift stores, online at Craigslist or eBay, or enjoy visiting garage sales.

Enjoy celebrating Earth Day 2010, and with these simple tips, save money and help save the planet too.