Together we can still fight global warming. Spread the word. Encourage your friends to watch the movie or buy the book/DVD — Incovenient Truth. Here is a list of 10 quick things you can do to help keep greenhouse gases more managable, or grab the adobe acrobat file here (size: 1MB).
- Change a light
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluroscent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. - Drive Less
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. you’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive! - Recycle More
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste. - Check your tyres
Keeping your tyres inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline(petrol) saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere! - Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year). - Avoid products with a lot of packaging
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%. - Adjust your thermostat
Moving your thermostat just 2° in winter and up 2° in summer you could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment. - Plant a tree
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. - Turn off electronic devices
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo and computer when you’re not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Reference: Climate control
Related: 50 ways to help the Planet.
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I agree that people need to push the Government into action as they have this issue placed in the too hard basket.
I had recently spoken to a new electricity billing company who had agents making visits to residents in my area. I was shocked and disappointed to find out that only 4 people out of approx. 90 had signed up for Green Energy with this retailer. The cost was a mere $1.50 inc! As the new price was actually lower than my then current provider, it did not cost much more than I was already paying.
I think that we need to be more pro-active making time to find ways of making a difference and to let these bodies know that we are serious about finding ways of reducing carbon dioxide ommissions sooner rather than later.
I have also recently seen the movie “An inconvenient Truth” and it was definately an eye opener. I suggest and recommend it’s viewing to everyone.
Hi,
we have recently launched a new free online map-based carpooling service for Australia.
Your opinion and comments are very welcome as well as enquiries regarding possible implementation of this service for other countries (or organisations/corporates).
The address is http://www.carpoolone.com.au/
Thanks
Ginni
P.S. a bit off topic, but perhaps still handy might be http://www.motorcyclefuelconsumption.com/ guide for motorcycle fuel consumption figures that are usually missing in the factory specs.