May 20 2008
Today’s Green Tips.
Today’s green tips come from The Environment Equation: 100 Factors That Can Add To or Subtract From Your Total Carbon Footprint by Alex Shimo-Barry.
1. Did you know that microwave ovens use a third less energy than conventional ovens? If you do a quarter of your cooking in the microwave, you can reduce your annual carbon emissions by 55 pounds.
2. Downsize! Adding only 500 square feet to the size of your living space can add more than 3,600 pounds to your carbon footprint.
3. Switch to washable diapers. In the United States alone, the production of disposable diapers uses 3.5 billion gallons of oil a year, which is about 60 times more waste than cloth diapers.
4. Public transportation and close-knit living quarters available in city life reduces your carbon footprint, to the tune of 6,174 pounds a year.
5. Don’t listen to the myth: don’t let the car engine idle. Shutting it off and turning it back on will NOT use more gasoline.
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