Climate Crisis Solutions

Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.

Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)

Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)

Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.

Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.

Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.

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Climate Crisis Solutions

11:01 AM Mountain Standard Time on Monday, March 24, 2008

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At Home

Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) last up to 10 times longer than traditional bulbs and use only a fraction of the energy, saving you money over their lifespan.
If a million people each replaced just 1 incandescent bulb with a Compact Fluorescent (CFL), we could eliminate more than 200,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
If just 1 million homes switched entirely to solar power, we’d cut yearly CO2 emissions by 7 million tons.
If just 1 million homes switched entirely to solar power, we’d cut yearly CO2 emissions by 7 million tons.

On The Job

Computers use up to 70% less electricity when you put them to sleep instead of using a screensaver.
Paper represents more than 70% of office waste. Print and copy on both sides of the page before taking it to the recycling bin.
If just 1 million people shut down their office PCs overnight, we could eliminate up to 45,000 tons of CO2 per year.

Shopping

Globally, we use as many as 1 million new plastic bags every MINUTE at a cost of 2.2 billion gallons of oil a year. Go reusable whenever, wherever.
By purchasing digital music online you can help conserve the oil consumed in transporting CDs to and from the store.
Over 25% of your daily household waste consists of excessive packaging used to ship your purchases to the shelf. Next time you’re at the market, shop around for less packaging.

Transportation

The most fuel-efficient gasoline cars on the road today get 35-40 miles per gallon with hybrids topping out at 50-60. Next time you’re in the market for a new car or truck, buy more efficiency & less CO2 output.
If just 1 million people replaced a 5 mile car trip once a week with a bike ride, we could reduce CO2 emissions by about 100,000 tons a year.

Community

Talk to your friends and neighbors about your concerns and interests in the environment; you may be surprised to learn you’re not alone.
Encourage your city to install LED traffic lights which consume 80% less energy than traditional lights and can save a large city millions of dollars a year.

For more tips on how you can help the environment, liveearth.org.

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