Popsicle is Partnering with National Geographic Kids and Donating $25,000 To Help Slow the Melt

Popsicle® will donate $25,000 to the National Geographic Polar Fund to support research and exploration of the polar ice caps and global warming issues.

What can you do to help fight global warming? Make small changes every day with these tips, created for parents like you by National Geographic Kids™.

Remember—kids learn from watching what you do. By following these tips, you're not only teaching future generations how to take care of the world they live in, but also to care about what happens to it.

Take a reusable bag to the store instead of one made out of paper or plastic.

Create a lending library. Share items such as books, DVDs or video games with your friends and neighbors.

Set the thermostat to no lower than 78° F in the summer and no higher than 68° F in the winter.

Choose locally grown food. Transporting food long distances wastes fuel and creates extra CO₂.

Plug electronics into a power strip and flip off the switch when the gadgets aren't in use. (Make sure this won't mess up clocks and recordings.)

Turn off the car instead of letting it idle while you're waiting.

Reuse creatively! For instance, use empty yogurt containers as paint cups or plant pots.

Keep those fans buzzing in summer instead of turning on the air conditioner.

Wash only full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher.

Replace incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescent ones. They last up to ten times longer and can use a quarter of the energy.