Making Your Life Greener
Simple steps will take you a long way toward reducing your energy use and your monthly budget. Less
energy use means less dependence on the fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases and contribute to
global warming.
1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Choose reusable products instead of disposables. Buy products with minimal
packaging (including the economy size when that makes sense for you) will help to reduce waste.
2. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning - add insulation to walls and attic, install weather stripping or
caulking around doors and windows. These can lower your heating costs more than 25 percent. Setting
your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of
carbon dioxide each year.
3. Change a Light Bulb - Replace conventional bulbs in your 5 most frequently used light fixtures with bulbs
that have the ENERGY STAR to save money on energy bills. NOTE: If every household in the U.S. took
this one simple action we would prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from nearly 10
million cars.
4. Buy Energy-Efficient Products
5. Use Less Hot Water - Set your water heater at 120 degrees to save energy, and wrap it in an insulating
blanket.
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