1. Use compact fluorescent bulbs. If you replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs it saves 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $60 per year.
2. Inflate Your Tires. Keep the tires on your car adequately inflated. Check them monthly because this saves 250 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $840 per year.
3. Check your air filters because you can save 800 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $130 per year.
4. Buy a Hybrid Car!
5. Buy a fuel efficient car. It can get you a few extra miles per gallon makes a difference. Saves lots of money and thousands of lbs. of CO2 per year.
6. Buy minimally packaged goods because less packaging could reduce your garbage by about 10%.
7. Carpool when you can or walk.
8. Reduce your amount of garbage.
9. Plant a Tree! Trees suck up carbon dioxide and make the clean air for us to breathe.
10. Use push mowers. This also saves carbon dioxide.
11. Instead of turning up the heat in your home wear a sweater.
12. Air dry your clothing instead of using a dryer.
13. Buy Organic food.
14. Bring cloth bags to the market so you don’t have to use plastic or paper bags. Less garbage!
15. Unplug un-used electronics. When electronics are turned off they are still using energy in your home.
Almost all of these tips saves carbon dioxide as well as saves you money. I believe if we all put a little effort into saving the earth’s atmosphere would we have a clearer and safer environment to live in. This are tips that everyone can do in there ever day life.
During one day think about everything you do to pollute the earth’s atmosphere. You would be shocked how much we are doing to the earth. You will want to take the effort to change!
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