• Air dry your clothes – Drying clothes on a clothesline outside can save 700 lbs of carbon dioxide per year.

• Change light bulbs to fluorescent light bulbs • Replacing just three frequently used bulbs in your home

can save 300 pounds of carbon dioxide and $60 a year.

• Fluorescent light bulbs use 66% less energy than regular light bulbs.

• Keeping a water heater thermostat at no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit saves money and reduces emissions.

• Switching to a tankless water heater save 300 lbs of carbon dioxide and $390 per year.

• Showering is two thirds of all water heating bills. • If you shorten your shower time you could save up to 350 lbs of co2

per year.• Installing a low-flow shower head also will save another 350 lbs of

co2 per year.• Unplug appliances - Even when a plugged in electronic appliance is

turned off, it still uses energy. • If you unplug them when not in use it will save more than 1,000

pounds of carbon dioxide and $256 a year. • Adjust the thermostat - Just two degrees up in summer and two

degrees down in winter can save a 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide and $98 a year.

Buy Organic and Local Foods and Plant Trees

• The chemicals used in much of modern agriculture pollute the water supply and require energy to produce.

• Local foods also reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to the store.

• Plant a tree• Trees help suck up the carbon dioxide, provide

cleaner air, and save 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

• Get a hybrid car• The average hybrid driver could save 16,000 pounds of

carbon dioxide a year and also save $3,750 in gas money per year.

• Inflate car tires and change the air filter monthly. • Tires that aren't properly inflated can waste as much as

250 pounds of carbon dioxide a year and $840 in gas money.

• A bad air filter can also waste 800 pounds of carbon dioxide and $130 a year.