One of the many small ways that every individual can do to contribute to the Earth is by turning off household appliances when they are not in use. Every household could also switch to using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL’s) instead of the regular incandescent light bulbs which use up twice as much energy as CFL’s. Since cars release harmful gases to our atmosphere, we can learn to walk or bike to nearby destinations, carpool or take public transportation. Even small things such as planting a tree once in a while or participating in Earth hour will help our environment. Though planting one tree once in awhile may not replace all the trees being cut down by deforestation, it gives a chance for more trees to grow. There are also many organizations which focus on issues that involve the Earth; we can contribute our time, money and effort in order to help them in their journey to encouraging every individual to do their part in saving the Earth.