Friday, July 20, 2007

A personal emissions reduction lifestyle guide

I enjoy seeing global warming related material on Clipmarks and other social networking sites. It's validation that there are a bunch of people out there that are conscious and care. Anyway, here's Lubaska's clip:

clipped from www.global-cool.com

Use and lose less energy by doing any or many of these easy things.

Turn your heating down
Turn your heating down

An average family can save 400kg of CO2 a year and a lot of money

Take a stand against standby

An average family can save 150kg of CO2 a year

Unplug that charger
Unplug that charger

An average family can save 7kg of CO2 a year

Don't boil over
Don't boil over

An average family can save 45 kg of CO2 a year

Try not to fly
Stay grounded

An average family can save 700kg of CO2 a year and a suitcase full of cash

Turn out the bright lights
(Don't) see the light

An average family can save 100kg of CO2 a year and a lot of money

Use better energy
Use better energy

An average family can save 1.7 tonnes of CO2 a year

Take a low-power shower
Take a low-power shower

An average family can save 290kg of CO2 a year and a lot of money

Buy better bulbs
Buy better bulbs

An average family can save 200kg of CO2 a year

Stuff the freezer
Stuff the freezer
Don't drive
Don't drive
Wrap up your home
Warm up your home
Lower your laundry
Lower your laundry
Buy local food
Buy local food

An average family can save 4 tonnes of CO2 a year

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