At Home

1. Buy green energy, it is generated by renewable resources and using just 100kWh block has the same environmental impact as not driving your car 2,400 miles, or even planting half an acre of trees.
2. Conserve energy by simply turning the thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two degrees in the summer, and save 2,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from being released each year.
3. Clean the lint trap in your dryer, and reduce the energy used by 30%.
4. Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, if every household in the U.S. did this it would prevent enough pollution to equal the removal of 1 Million cars from the road.
5. Always wash your clothes and dishes in full loads to conserve energy and water, this can save over 100 lbs of carbon dioxide per household and 3,400 gallons of water each year.
6. Switch to double pane windows to keep heat in your home so you use less energy heating it, and save 10,000 lbs of carbon dioxide.
7. Use water efficient technologies to reduce water waste. By installing low flow showerheads and faucets you can reduce water use by 50%.
8. Buy energy efficient electronics and appliances, if every household did, we would save over 25 Billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, which would be like taking over 3 million cars off of the road.

Personal Habits

1. Recycle glass bottles, 600 standard glass bottles recycled can save more than 2 cubic yards of landfill space.
2. Buy recycled paper products, one ream of 100% post consumer recycled paper can save 5 lbs of carbon dioxide.
3. Carry your own reusable water bottle in order to reduce waste, as only one in five plastic bottles are recycled of the nearly 3.3 million purchased every hour.
4. Recycle your old cell phone, and help reduce the 65,000 tons of potentially hazardous waste they help generate each year.
5. Dress for the weather and save more than 1,000 lbs of carbon dioxide each year generated from excess heating and cooling.
6. Use cloth or reusable grocery bags when going to the store, each year U.S. households consume 100 Billion plastic bags, 99% of which are not recycled.
7. Keep your vehicle well maintained to raise efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide pollution by more than 1,000 lbs each year.
8. Do less laundry by wearing clean clothes multiple times. If every household did this, enough water would be saved each year to fill nearly 7 Million swimming pools.
9. Recycle as much household waste as possible and save as much as 2,400 lbs of carbon dioxide of pollution each year.
10. Avoid buying products with a lot of wasteful packaging, and reduce your garbage by about 10%.
11. Turn off electronics when they are not being used and save thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide each year.
12. Buy products in packaging that you will be able to recycle, you will do more than reduce waste, and you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 1,200 lbs.
13. Buy reusable and long lasting products, and you can save nearly $1,000 each year.
14. Turn off water when it is not in use and save hundreds of gallons of water each year.
15. Buy organic foods, chemicals in non-organics can pollute the water supply and require greater amounts of energy to produce.