buy a power strip: 25% of your energy bill comes from phantom power. by turning off the strip at night you can save this 25% in cost and energy.
buy energy star appliances. most of these really do conserve energy. it’s worth the research and the extra money.
replace conventional light-bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs: if you switched one bulb it would be the equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the road. imagine if you switched them all! plus you’ll save about $50/bulb in energy costs.
recycle!!! whether you pay for it through your trash service or if you can take it to your city recycling center this is an easy one.
don’t forget about your plastic bags!! many of us already try to reuse these as trash bags, etc. but an even better thing to do is to recycle these through a service or many grocery stores have bins you can bring your old bags to. also, try not using them at all! invest in some cloth, re-usable bags - many grocery stores give a small discount per bag that you use. often grocery stores will have these bags for sale.
share rides. take the bus. walk. do anything to cut down on gas & energy waste.
help save paper by reducing the amount of junk mail you receive, click here to get off the lists!
more ideas:
for more ideas & resources & thoughts for the refuge community, contact christa and paul romig-leavitt
actressgirlleavitt@yahoo.com
1 ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water and enough energy to heat a home for 6 months.
recycling aluminum requires 95% less energy than making new aluminum.
vehicle Maintenance: if every american would keep their tires filled properly it would save 4 million gallons of gas a day.
americans consume 26 billion liters of bottled water per year. can you drink tap water? can you invest in a reusable water bottle?
online resources:
www.localharvest.com - this website lists local markets and other ways to buy food locally.
www.treehugger.com - this website is a more detailed website that offers plenty of food for thought and keeps you up to date on environmental info from around the globe.
www.gdiaper.com - one disposable diaper takes up to 500 years to completely decompose.
www.javaforjustice.com- premium, gourmet handcrafted coffees while supporting our coffee-producing partners who are leaders in sustainable development and environmental preservation.
www.floresta.com
www.eartheasy.com - Eartheasy strives to: help us reduce our impact on the earth's resources, help reduce our contribution to global warming, bring more simplicity to our lives, bring us closer to nature
