Easy Ideas
- Open your curtains on sunny days during the winter to heat your house.
- Make sure the fridge isn't too cold- not only does it use more energy, it's bad for the food!
- Buy energy star appliances- they're certified to use less energy.
- Ask your parents to install energy-efficient windows- they keep cold/hot air out so your heat/AC doesn't work as hard.
- Take cold showers- this saves the energy your water heater uses.
- Switch to green power! Ask your landlord or power company to make the change.
- Start a club to green up your school!
- Go to city hall and get them to start printing on recycled paper. Enlist family and friends to help!
- Send an e-blast to your family and friends with information and tips about recycling.
- Sign an online petition- one more voice means one more step in the right direction.
- Take your own cloth or canvas bag when you go shopping- groceries, clothes, whatever!
- Change the settings on your computer to hibernate or sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity.
- Let your computer go to sleep- this saves the energy it takes to run the display.
- Unplug your power strips. If you're not using the appliance, unplug it.
- Wash your laundry in cold water whenever you can.
- Turn off the heat/AC/water heater when you go on vacation.
- Only turn your lights on when there's no sunlight coming through the windows, and turn lights off as you leave the room.
- Dry your clothes outside on a rack or a clothesline instead of in the dryer.
- Switch to compact flourescent bulbs and reduce CO2 emissions.
- Drive 100 fewer miles per week and reduce CO2 by 4.11%.
- Turn your thermostat 2 degrees lower than you normally keep it in the winter, and reduce CO2 by 0.62%.
- Turn off the light when you leave the room, even if you will be right back.
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