Nowadays, going green is on everyone’s minds. If we are to have the resources necessary to provide for our children and our children’s children, we must all act now. Each step we take helps. Here are a variety of things you can do to start going green today.
Refrain from letting your car idle. This pumps tons and tons of carbon dioxide into our air each year. Instead of idling, roll your windows down and relax, enjoying the pleasant breeze. If idling with the a/c running is an absolute must, try doing it in rotations. For example, you could go with 10 minutes on and then 10 minutes off. This will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide you are pumping into the atmosphere.
Another alternative is to purchase a hybrid. Many hybrids will simply turn the gasoline engine off while idling, using only electric energy.
If everyone everywhere shut off their PC and their laptops every night we would be doing a great deal to conserve energy. On the back end of this will be a savings on your next month’s electric bill. This will also preserve their life, and in the laptop’s case, its battery, making them last longer.
In the hot summer months, and cold winter months, set your temperature two or three degrees less comfortable than you normally would. It is approximated that for every one degree of temperature change, you will save about five percent on your bill. This two to three degrees will make a huge difference when it comes to energy use, and as such, a huge difference when it comes to your bill.
Doing laundry in cold water is another way you can save on energy bills and be more eco-friendly. Many garments actually wash better in cold water. As an added bonus, it is less likely your clothes will shrink if washed in cold water. Once again, you will not only be helping the environment, but you will also be helping yourself as you save on your water heating bill.
Many companies now offer you the ability to go paperless and pay all your bills online. You no longer will have to go to the post office, buy stamps, or pollute the air with your car by driving to the post office. Imagine the thousands of envelopes and papers we save as a world by doing everything bill related online. Imagine the tons of trash that will not be at a landfill. Going paperless and paying bills online is the eco-friendly thing to do.
Saving energy does not have to be a hassle. And if everyone does their part, even if it is just little things like paying bills online, our planet will reap the rewards. In the process of saving energy you will find an added bonus. This is that you too will be saving something green: the dollar bills in your wallet. It is not only a good thing to do, but the right thing to do for the generations which will come after us.
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