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25 Ways You Can Improve the World

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    Conduct an energy audit of your home or business.
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    Replace your lightbulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.
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    Buy or rent a hybrid car.
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    Buy a flex-fuel car and fill your tank with ethanol.

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    Buy energy-efficient appliances.
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    Update your company's energy management system with smart metering.
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    Walk, bike, or carpool to work.
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    Calculate your carbon footprint, reduce your energy use, and offset the rest with investments in clean energy.
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    Implement a model workplace health and wellness program to generate awareness among your neighbors.
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    Teach children about diet and exercise to prevent chronic disease.
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    Get an annual physical.
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    Deploy MBAs in developing countries to build local health management.
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    Donate water sanitation equipment to organizations dedicated to clean-water initiatives in developing areas.
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    Walk or ride a bicycle to work to keep fit. Encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same.
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    Contribute medical equipment to developing world clinics.
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    Donate leftover bulk food to a local shelter
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    Brew Fair Trade coffee in the workplace and buy Fair Trade products.

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    Donate used computers to schools or start-up companies in need, locally or internationally.
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    Launch a workplace program to raise funds for an effective NGO.
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    Invest in income-generating agriculture projects in developing areas.
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    Sponsor a child with a scholarship to attend school.
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    Donate funds to buy a school uniform or supplies for a child.
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    Start a club at your school or in your community to support education for children.
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    Donate to a school lunch or feeding program to create incentives for parents to send their children to school.
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    Host a fund-raiser to support an NGO helping children in developing countries go to school.
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    For more ways you can make a difference and to learn about the Clinton Global Initiative, please visit clintonglobalinitiative.org.
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