A few things we can do to keep the "stage" alive and kicking.
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact
fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of
carbon dioxide a year.
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more
often. You'll save one pound of carbon dioxide
for every mile you don't drive!
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide
per year by recycling just half of your household
waste.
Keeping your tires inflated properly can
improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every
gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of
carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less
hot water by installing a low-flow showerhead
(350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and
washing your clothes in cold or warm water
(500 pounds saved per year).
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if
you cut down your garbage by 10%.
The simple adjustment of moving your
thermostat down just 2 degrees in winter and
up 2 degrees in summer could save you about
2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon
dioxide over its lifetime.
Simply turning off your television, DVD player,
stereo and computer when you're not using
them will save you thousands of pounds of
carbon dioxide a year.
Skipping meat one day per week would help
save over 35,000 gallons of water. Cutting meat
out of your diet entirely would help save 5,000
lbs of carbon emissions per year.
Unplugging hair dryers, phone charges, toaster
ovens and power cords when not in use can
save up to 20% on home energy use.
