Put An ‘X’ On Global Warming (Part II)
As I’ve promised you previously, I’ll be giving you more tips on what things we could do to battle global warming. Although some tips may seem quite simple, sometimes we need a little nudging to realize that we could do more to help out our Earth.
Anyhow, here are more tips starting off with what to do with dishwashers:
- Fill the Dishwasher: Run your dishwasher only with a full load. Save 100 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $40 per year.
- Use Recycled Paper: Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5 lbs. of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.
- Buy Products Locally: Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your store. The consumable products we all purchase represent over half of the average family’s carbon footprint!
- Spread the Word: There is a logo called CarbonCounted that companies can put on their products to communicate their carbon footprint. Look for products that have a low CarbonCounted footprint number.
- Buy Energy Certificates: Help spur the renewable energy market and cut global warming pollution by buying wind certificates and green tags.
- Buy Minimally Packaged Goods: Less packaging could reduce your garbage by about 10%. Save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide and $1,000 per year.
- Buy a Hybrid Car: The average driver could save 16,000 lbs. of CO2 and $3,750 per year driving a hybrid. Plug-in hybrids can save even more and give cash-back.
Last set of tips tomorrow.
[Via wikiHow]
[Image from CaterCentre]
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