Easy Ideas

  • Own a big vehicle? Carpool with friends to save fuel and cut your CO2 emission.
  • Buy products made or farmed locally.
  • Conserve energy by using your computer's "sleep mode" instead of a screensaver.
  • When you donate to an organization, find out where the money goes and make sure the organization supports your values.
  • Don't idle in the car. Idling wastes gas and money, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions.
  • Move your thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two degrees in the summer.
  • When washing your clothes, use cold water and make sure the washer is full.
  • Check your car's air filter once a month. You can keep 100 lbs. of CO2 from entering our atmosphere.
  • Make sure your printer paper is 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
  • Walk, bike, carpool, or take mass transit. You'll save one pound of CO2 for every mile you don't drive!
  • Install a low-flower shower head.
  • Play a video game that gives back: head to www.gamesthatgive.net
  • Buy organic food. It's better for you and our earth.
  • Try going vegetarian at least once a week. Eating 20% less meat makes the same impact as switching to a hybrid car!
  • Start reusing a reusable water bottle and just say no to plastic.
  • Open your curtains on sunny days during the winter to heat your house.
  • Having an event? A dance, a party, a get together? Provide a container for recyclables and others for trash.
  • Buy minimally packaged goods and reduce garbage by up to 30%.

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