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Eco-Tips
Move your heater thermostat down two degrees in winter and up two degrees in the summer. ($98 per year)
Switch to double pane windows. Double pane windows keep more heat inside your home so you use less energy. Save 10,000 lbs of carbon dioxide and $436 per year.
Buy products locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your store.
Keep your water heater thermostat no higher than 120 Degree Far. Save 550 lbs of carbon dioxide and $30 per year.
Fill the dishwasher. Run your dishwasher only with a full load. Save 100 lbs of carbon dioxide and $40 per year.
Bring cloth bags to the market.
Be a meat reducer. The average American diet contributes an extra 1.5 tons of greenhouse gases per year compared with a vegetarian diet. Eliminating meat and dairy intake one day a week can make a big difference.
Install a low-flow showerhead and/or take shorter showers. Showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs.
Caulk and weather-strip your doorways and windows and save 1700lbs of carbon dioxide and $274 per year. Insulate wall and ceilings for another 2,000 lbs of carbon dioxide and $245 of savings per year.
Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5 lbs of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.
Air-dry your clothes. Line-dry your clothes in the spring and summer instead of using the dryer. Save 700 lbs of carbon dioxide and $75 per year.
Buy a hybrid car. The average driver could save 16,000 lbs of carbon dioxide and $3,750 per year driving a hybrid.
Make A Difference!
Reduce garbage, buy products with less packaging and recycle paper, plastic and glass and save 2,000 lbs of carbon dioxide per year.
Change old-style incandescent bulbs for more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300 lbs of carbon dioxide and $60 per year. If every American household changed three bulbs, it would be the equivalent of taking 3.5 million cars off the road.
Ditch the plastic. 2.5 million individual plastic water bottles are thrown away every hour in the United States. Start using a reusable water bottle and just say no to plastic.
Plant a tree. Trees provide a microclimate and sustained moisture for you. Trees suck up carbon dioxide and make clean air to breathe. Save 2,000 lbs of carbon dioxide each year.