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So how does an individual give creation a day of rest from exploiting its resources. Remember you exploit natural resources when you operate machinery or equipment because you're using them for fuel. Either directly as a fossil fuel or biomass fuel or indirectly as electricity. If the electricity isn't being supplied from a clean renewable energy source then it's exploiting fossil and biomass fuels or nuclear material to generate it. Vehicles use the largest amount of natural resources. A standard car has a max power rating of ~190hp while a small 4cylinder suv is rated at ~280hp max. If we use half the max value for an average value estimate and convert it to electrical units in watts using: 1hp = 745.7watts....Then we get a standard car uses 70.8 kilowatts of power when being operated and a small suv uses 104.4 kilowatts of power when operating. Hvac systems and equipment that uses 220V/240V will usually also consume a lot of power. Equipment like clothes dryers and stoves. Try to refrain from using any equipment that day that has a max power rating of 1kilowatt(1000watts) or more of electrical power or uses fossil fuels or biomass fuels directly. You also exploit natural resources by harming them......so help heal and clean up your environment on that day.

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Lastly the idea of giving creation one day of rest was for when the earth was healthy and man was in balance with his environment. But the earth is not healthy now and we're out of balance with our environment. So when possible we need to rest from exploiting creation more than one day out of seven to help bring things back into balance.                         An Afterthought: Yes cleaner energy sources and limited use of resources are both good ways to reduce global warming. But they treat the symptoms. The root of the problem is a mindset that doesn't see the Earth as being alive and possessing both self-preservation and free will; which makes it worthy of Sabbath Day rest along with mankind and the animals. Trying to prove the Earth is alive using science and philosophy is not gonna work. This wisdom only comes from having a sense of fear and respect for the Word of God.
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In Exodus 23:10-12 and Leviticus 25:1-5 God instructs man to let the land rest from being farmed every 7th year. Furthermore man is instructed to let the animals rest as well as anyone in the household on the 7th day. So this covered a day of rest for man as well as a day of rest for creation from man's exploitation* of its resources (namely the land and animals). *exploitation-to utilize, consume, or harm resources             
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