winniesdapooh
11-18-2006, 03:50 PM
ok so i am starting a club that will help save the earth, and i have a few examples. i will add new ways when i see them, so if you know a way to save the earth post it and i will add it! :)
Here are some examples:
Here's How:
15. Use a push mower to cut your lawn instead of a power mower.
CO2 reduction = 80 lbs/year
14. Buy food and other products with less packaging, or reusable /recyclable packaging instead of those in non-recyclable packaging.
CO2 reduction = 230 lbs/year
13. Replace your current washing machine with a low-energy, low-water-use machine.
CO2 reduction = 440 lbs/year
Wash clothes in cold water, not hot.
CO2 reduction (for two loads a week) = 500 lbs/year
12. Turn down your water heater thermostat; 120 degrees is usually hot enough.
CO2 reduction (for each 10-degree adjustment) = 500 lbs/year
11. Buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs for your most-used lights.
CO2 reduction (by replacing one frequently used bulb) = 500 lbs/year
10. Install a solar water heater system to help provide your hot water.
CO2 reduction = 720 lbs/year
9. Recycle all of your home's waste newsprint, cardboard, glass, and metal.
CO2 reduction = 850 lbs/year
8. Wrap your water heater in an insulating jacket.
CO2 reduction = up to 1000 lbs/year
7. Caulk and weather-strip around doors and windows to plug air leaks.
CO2 reduction = up to 1000 lbs/year
6. Leave your car at home two days a week (walk, bike or take public transportation to work instead)
CO2 reduction = 1,590 lbs/year
5. Ask your utility company for a home energy audit to find out where your home is poorly insulated or energy-inefficient.
CO2 reduction = potentially 1000's of lbs/year
4. Insulate your home, tune up your furnace, and install energy-efficient shower heads
CO2 reduction = 2,480 lbs/year
3. Drive a fuel-efficient car (rated up to 32 mpg or more).
CO2 reduction (fuel-efficient car)= 5,600 lbs/year
or buy a new hybrid gasoline electric vehicle which gets 50 to 70 mpg
If your family did all of the items above, you could cut CO2 emissions by more than 15,000 lbs/year! (Visit the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and consider investing in green energy to help offset your C02 footprint).
2. Tell your representatives climate protection is important to you. Your elected officials make critical decisions in your name that either hurt or help the fight against global warming. In the US Congress and in the statehouse, your representatives need to hear that you want action!
Here are some examples:
Here's How:
15. Use a push mower to cut your lawn instead of a power mower.
CO2 reduction = 80 lbs/year
14. Buy food and other products with less packaging, or reusable /recyclable packaging instead of those in non-recyclable packaging.
CO2 reduction = 230 lbs/year
13. Replace your current washing machine with a low-energy, low-water-use machine.
CO2 reduction = 440 lbs/year
Wash clothes in cold water, not hot.
CO2 reduction (for two loads a week) = 500 lbs/year
12. Turn down your water heater thermostat; 120 degrees is usually hot enough.
CO2 reduction (for each 10-degree adjustment) = 500 lbs/year
11. Buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs for your most-used lights.
CO2 reduction (by replacing one frequently used bulb) = 500 lbs/year
10. Install a solar water heater system to help provide your hot water.
CO2 reduction = 720 lbs/year
9. Recycle all of your home's waste newsprint, cardboard, glass, and metal.
CO2 reduction = 850 lbs/year
8. Wrap your water heater in an insulating jacket.
CO2 reduction = up to 1000 lbs/year
7. Caulk and weather-strip around doors and windows to plug air leaks.
CO2 reduction = up to 1000 lbs/year
6. Leave your car at home two days a week (walk, bike or take public transportation to work instead)
CO2 reduction = 1,590 lbs/year
5. Ask your utility company for a home energy audit to find out where your home is poorly insulated or energy-inefficient.
CO2 reduction = potentially 1000's of lbs/year
4. Insulate your home, tune up your furnace, and install energy-efficient shower heads
CO2 reduction = 2,480 lbs/year
3. Drive a fuel-efficient car (rated up to 32 mpg or more).
CO2 reduction (fuel-efficient car)= 5,600 lbs/year
or buy a new hybrid gasoline electric vehicle which gets 50 to 70 mpg
If your family did all of the items above, you could cut CO2 emissions by more than 15,000 lbs/year! (Visit the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and consider investing in green energy to help offset your C02 footprint).
2. Tell your representatives climate protection is important to you. Your elected officials make critical decisions in your name that either hurt or help the fight against global warming. In the US Congress and in the statehouse, your representatives need to hear that you want action!