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6 Things You Can Do Today To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Tomorrow

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Reducing your carbon footprint is something that everyone
should strive for but what if you don't have a lot of money
to buy eco friendly appliances and hybrid cars? Here are 6
easy things that you can do right now to help reduce your
carbon footprint. These won't cost you a dime and might
even save you some money!


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6 Things You Can Do Today To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Tomorrow
Copyright (c) 2011 Lee Dobbins
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You’ve probably heard that lowering your carbon footprint is the
“green” thing to do but you might not know why or even how to do
that. At first glance, it seems like doing so could be really
expensive or cause you to make some significant lifestyle changes
that you might not be ready for. The truth is, that there are
quite a few little things you can do to reduce your carbon
footprint that won’t cost a thing or impact your lifestyle.

But first, why even bother? I mean, surely any little thing you
can do would be so miniscule that it wouldn’t matter much, right?
Wrong! The truth is that even little things can have a big impact
over time and if each one of us just makes a few little changes
the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere would be
much lower and the planet much “greener”.

Sure, a lot of the things you can do require expensive purchases
and a bit of planning, but here are 6 things you can do right
now, without having to buy a thing!

6 Things You Can Do Today To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

1. Adjust Your Heating / Air Conditioner Settings

One thing you can do without causing yourself too much discomfort
and which will actually save you money is to keep your house a
little cooler in winter and a little warmer in summer. Just a
couple of degrees can save almost 2000 pounds of carbon dioxide
from going into the air and can also save you around $100 a year
in your heating or electric bill. When you think of it, 2 degrees
warmer or colder really isn’t that much and will barely impact
your comfort level.

2. Don’t Use So Much Hot Water

It takes a lot of energy to heat the hot water you use for
showers, laundry and the dishwasher so using less of it will help
reduce carbon gasses because it will reduce the amount of energy
you use. Instead of using hot water for your laundry, why not
switch to cold? Taking shorter showers or installing a low flow
shower head will help conserve hot water in the shower. Making
sure you don’t run your dishwasher unless it is full will help
you conserve even more hot water. And guess what, all of these
efforts will also save you a little bit of money each year too!

3. Unplug

If your house is anything like mine, you probably have a ton of
electronic devices plugged in that draw just a little bit of
energy to keep their led’s lit all day long. Things like
chargers, VCR’s, stereos and even your electric toothbrush are
using a little energy even when the device itself is not in use,
but if you unplug them they won’t be using any. The thing is that
even though this may be a small amount, it can add up especially
when multiplied by all the households that have these devices –
if everyone turned theirs off that would make a big impact.

4. Recycle

These days, recycling is super easy. Just get a few bins that you
can sort your glass and plastics into and make it a habit to
dispose of them accordingly instead of throwing everything in the
trash. I think most towns have a recycling station now a days so
it will merely take a weekly trip to the dump to make sure your
recyclables get put to proper use.

5. Make Sure Your Tires Are Properly Inflated

Did you know that you will get better gas mileage if your tires
are inflated properly? And getting better gas mileage means you
will use less gas which will reduce your carbon footprint. Not to
mention that it’s safer and better for your car to have proper
tire inflation. A quick trip to the gas station periodically will
ensure that your tires have just the right amount of air and
might even save you a few bucks in gas.

6. Make Your Fridge More Efficient

Everyone knows that an energy star fridge will use less energy
but not everyone has the money to go out and buy a new fridge.
Luckly, there are a few things you can do with your current
fridge that can help it use less electricity. One of these is to
vacuum the coils underneath the fridge to keep the condenser
working efficiently. This should be done every 3 months. Also,
make sure you have the fridge set at 37 degrees Fahrenheit and
the freezer set at 5 degrees farenheight as these are the most
efficient settings.

These 6 things are easy to do, won’t take but a few minutes and
won’t cost you a dime but they can help reduce your carbon
footprint and even save you some money over the year to come.
While they might not seem like a big deal, if everyone took these
little steps we could drastically cut down on greenhouse gasses
flowing into our atmosphere. Won’t you do your part today?




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