What You Can Do

Want to do something to help stop global warming?
Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you'll save doing them.

1. Change a light
   Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
2. Drive less
   Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You'll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don't drive!
3. Recycle more
   You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.
4. Check your tires
   If you have a car, keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%.
5. Use less hot water
   It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow shower head (350 pounds of CO2 per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year).
6. Avoid products with a lot of packaging
   You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.
7. Adjust your thermostat
   Moving your thermostat just 2 degrees colder in the winter and warmer in the summer will save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide.
8. Plant a tree
   A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
9. Turn off electronic devices
   Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

These are just 10 things to do on a personal basis. Think about how this might apply to your organization. Imagine the waste generated from a single office building. What can you do to help?

Source: www.climatecrisis.org

More ideas: www.stopglobalwarming.org