Totoro Forest Project is an international charity effort to preserve Sayama Forest, also known as Totoro Forest. This endangered sanctuary on the outskirts of Tokyo is where director Hayao Miyazaki got the inspiration for his much loved character “Totoro.” Over 200 top international artists from animation, illustration, and comics are donating artwork especially created for this cause. On september 6th 2008 Pixar Animation Studios will be hosting an art auction event featuring all these fantastic pieces of art. All the proceeds of this fundraiser will benefit the Totoro Forest Foundation. On top of the auction we are producing a wonderful art book of the auction pieces and we’ve also managed to secure an exhibition at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.
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1. change your light
2. turn off computers at night
3. don’t rinse
4. do not pre-heat the oven
5. recycle glass
6. diaper with a conscience
7. hang dry
8. go vegetarian once a week
9. wash in cold or warm
10. use one less paper napkin
11. use both sides of paper
12. recycle newspaper
13. wrap creatively
14. rethink bottled water
15. ban bathtime!
16. brush without running
17. shower with your partner
18. take a shorter shower
19. plant a tree
20. use your cruise control
21. second-hand doesn’t mean second-best
22. buy local
23. adjust your thermostat
24. invest in your own coffee cup
25. batch errands
26. turn off lights
27. greener lawn care
28. picnic with a marker
29. recycle old cell phones
30. maintain your vehicle
31. recycle unwanted wire hangers
32. recycle aluminum and glass
33. telecommute
34. keep your fireplace damper closed
35. cut down on junk mail
36. choose matches over lighters
37. let your fingers do the walking—online
38. give it away
39. go to a car wash
40. plastic bags suck
41. fly with an e-ticket
42. download your software
43. stop your answering machine
44. skip the coffee stirrer
45. find a better way to break the ice
46. use cotton swabs with a paperboard spindle
47. pay bills online
48. stop paper bank statements
49. use rechargeable batteries
50. share!
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