04.09.07
Tips to Combat Global Warming
TIPS FROM http://www.stopglobalwarming.org
Replace 3 frequently used lightbulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $60 per year.
Run your dishwasher only with a full load. Save 200 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $40 per year.
Keep the tires on your car adequately inflated. Check them monthly. Save 250 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $840 per year.
Move your heater thermostat down two degrees in winter and up two degrees in the summer. Save 2000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $98 per year.
Instead of turning up the heat in your home, put on a sweater. Save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $250 per year.
Keep your water heater thermostat no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Save 500 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $30 per year.
Take shorter showers. Save 350 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $99 per year.
Install a low-flow showerhead to use less hot water. Save 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $150 per year.
Air conditioner check. Save 175 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $150 per year.
Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5 lbs. of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.
Plant a tree native to your region. Save 5,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year. Trees suck up carbon dioxide and make clean air for us to breathe.
Keep your water heater insulated and save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $40 per year.
Replace old inefficient appliances. Save hundreds of lbs. of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.
Weatherize your home. Save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $274 per year.
Turn off un-used electronic devices. Save over 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $256 per year. Yourelectronic devices use a lot of energy. When you’re not using them, turn them off. Also, even when they are “off” and plugged in, your electronic devices still use energy. So, be sure to unplug those devices.
Switch to a tankless water heater. Save 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $390 per year.
Switch out your windows to doublepane. Save 10,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $436 per year.
Make sure your walls and ceilings are insulated. Save 2,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $245 per year.
Weatherize your home. Caulk and weather-strip your doorways and windows.Save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $274 per year.
