Solutions to Stop Global Warming

Living Green at Home

There are many ways to help stop global warming, save money and give back to Mother Earth from your own home. Here are some examples:

Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.You'll save 300 lbs. of CO2 and $60/yr.

Adjust your thermostat. Move it down two degrees in winter, and up two degrees in summer. You'll save 2,000 lbs. of CO2 and $98/yr.

Install a low-flow shower head. Cuts down energy to heat the water, saving 350 lbs. of CO2 and $150/yr.

Unplug unused electronics. This includes computers. They still use energy while turned off. Saves 1,000s of pounds of C02 and $256/yr.

Cut back or stop meat consumption.Reducing meat from your diet at least two days a week will help decrease large amounts of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide gases.

Recycle paper, plastic, tin and glass. Cuts down on garbage, landfills, 100s of lbs. of nitrous oxide, and 1,000s of lbs. of CO2/yr.

Going Green Outside

There are also a variety of things you can do outside of the home to help care for our planet - and put extra money in your pocket!

Buy a fuel efficient car. Getting a few more miles per hour saves 1,000s of lbs. of CO2 and a lot of money per year.

Carpool or ride a bike when possible. You will get more exercise, plus save 1,000s of lbs. of CO2 and a bunch of money per year.

Don't keep your car idling. It wastes money, gas, and generates global warming emissions.

Keep your tires inflated. You'll save 250 lbs. of CO2 and $840/yr.

Take your own cloth bags to shop. Reduces energy to make store bags, saves trees, and decreases landfill waste that emits nitrous oxide.

Purchase organic food. Saves energy used to spray pesticides that pollute our waters.

Use a push mower. Instead of a using a ride mower, get some exercise with a push mower to save 80 lbs. of CO2 and 100s of dollars/yr.

Plant a tree! Trees clean the air for us, and just one will save 2,000 lbs. of CO2/yr.