How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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Your carbon footprint is how many greenhouse gases you release in your daily activities. Be remembered by your good deeds, not your carbon emissions.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Deep concern for the future
Sense of personal responsibility

Step 1: Turn thermostat up/down

Turn your thermostat up in the summer or down in the winter by just two degrees, and you'll prevent hundreds of pounds of carbon dioxide from being released each year.

Tip: Close doors to rooms that you are not using to maximize heating and air conditioning. Insulate windows and doors to save even more heating costs.

Step 2: Unplug electronics

Turn off and unplug your computer, TV, and other electronics when you're not using them. Even electronics in sleep mode draw power.

Tip: Leaving your TV cable box on 24 hours a day uses about 65% as much energy as a standard refrigerator.

Step 3: Change bulbs

Change all the incandescent bulbs in your home to compact fluorescent bulbs, which use about 75% less energy.

Step 4: Do full loads of laundry/dishwashing

Do your laundry or run a dishwasher only when you have a full load. It saves water and it's an excuse not to clean.

Step 5: Eat local

Eat local: An organic out-of-season vegetable from the other side of the world may sound delicious, but it had to make that trip on a huge container ship.

Tip: Take a canvas tote with you shopping, so you have a ready -- and better -- answer to the question "paper or plastic?"

Step 6: Bring own coffee cup/mug

Bring your own cup or mug when you buy coffee and stop tossing an average of 20 pounds of disposable cups a year.

Step 7: Cut back on bottled water

Cut back on bottled water. Most tap water is perfectly safe to drink, and making the plastic and transporting the bottles uses huge quantities of fossil fuels.

Step 8: Plant a tree

Plant a tree. Trees help reduce greenhouse gases, and every one counts. Consider it a peace offering to the Earth.

Step 9: Consolidate car trips

Don't jump in your car every time you feel the urge to run an errand. Plan and consolidate your trips to cut down on gas.

Step 10: Carpool, public transportation, bike, or walk

When you can, carpool, use public transportation, or ride your bicycle. Or walk, proud to be treading lightly.

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[RaiteiKazuo]

That dude just stole those vegetables!

[CactusBobsWorld]

Why is there so much hate in these comments ? most of these things are common sense and will save you money . people bragging about how much gas there car burns up . most of this gas is comeing from people that hate us and want to kill us . why do you want them to have any money ? what is with this CFL thing . we have regular bulbs on dimmers , we only have 1or2 lights on a night and real dim , our bulbs last 10-20 years plus , i just dont get why we all need to go out and get these bright CFLs

[minteko]

@CactusBobsWorld CARBON DIOXIDE DOES NOT FLOAT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AS IT IS HEAVIER THAN AIR. hello? wake up.

[jamminstephens]

@ukpropaganda no one ever said you can't cook your food and giving helpful advise to those who search for it does not make someone an "eco-fascist"

[Tizbin2000]

@Tizbin2000 joker

[Tizbin2000]

init that guys deep pstole the veg then prob stole the cup aswell =)

[usr027]

Are you cutting down your carbon emissions? Well we are increasing ours. Lets see who will win. Will continue to use petrol, CFCs, non biodegradable plastics. Whatever that is cheaper on the wallet. Fuck the planet !

[Maxaker67]

lol i already do all of this I WIN FTW ME

[pwnstoohard]

They're disposable cups for a reason, you i can dispose of them LOL fuck this

[ukpropaganda]

Another bunch of green eco- fascists.

The patronising presentation is irritating at best.

If you want :

*To walk or cycle everywhere

*To Say goodbye to holidays abroad

*To Freeze in winter

*To eat cold food only

* To live in an unlit house

* To be a SLAVE to the New World Order

Carry on buying the climate change lies.....