On a personal level, they could try to cut down on the amount they waste at home, by choosing products with the minimum packaging, and recycling wherever possible, for example using bottle banks and making garden compost. In addition to this, they could start buying energy efficient household appliances, insulating their homes properly to use less heating, and investigating the use of solar power in order to cut down on the amount of waste at home. This will help by not using up all of the earth’s resources, and will help to decrease sea pollution and atmospheric pollution. For example, if a Christian recycled their waste paper, then they could minimize the number of trees that are to be cut down, and therefore the Christian will be helping to save the habitat of creatures and also will be saving the trees. Also, Christians could stop themselves using up so much fuel by either getting more public transport, or perhaps getting to places via a bicycle or simply even walking.
To involve others, a Christian could organise car-sharing, or walk or cycle to work with friends and neighbours, to reduce the number of cars on the road and the energy consumption and pollution that result from too much traffic. They could also become involved in other’s efforts by becoming involved in protests about environmental issues, taking part in marches and participating in demonstrations. IN an additional manner of protest, a Christian could involve the government, by using their vote in favour of candidates who show concern for environmental issues, or writing to their existing MP’s, telling of ways in which they could help the environment.
On a larger scale, a Christian could join an organisation which works to promote conservation of the earth. There are many organisations in existence which work to help the environment.
Christians could join organisations such as Friends of the Earth, which is the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 70 national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent. With over 2 million members and supporters around the world, they campaign on today's most urgent environmental and social issues. They challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.
Christians could also join organisations such as Greenpeace. This group stands for positive change through action, and they defend the natural world and promote peace. They investigate, expose and confront environmental abuse by governments and corporations around the world, and also champion environmentally responsible and socially just solutions, including scientific and technical innovation. Their goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity, and to do this they organise many public campaigns: for preventing by ending our addiction to polluting fuels and promoting clean, renewable and efficient energy; for the protection of and ; for the elimination of ; against the release of into nature; for and an end to contamination.
On a smaller scale, Christians could join a group like the CEL (The Christian Ecology Link). The CEL offers believe that people are responsible for their own impact on God's creation as a whole, and they helps members to understand and relate these responsibilities to their faith. Members can then encourage others in their local church to think seriously about these issues.
Even though only one of these organisations has its basis in Christianity, a Christians might choose to support ant one of them, or one of the many others campaigns, as a way of putting into practice their beliefs about stewardship and concern for others, including future generations.
