how can i reduce my carbon footprint chris conlon period 4
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What else I can do inside. Not use hot water as long. Recycle all my plastics or just use a re-useable water bottle rather than buying water bottles. Cleaning the filters of the furnace to get more heat out of it.TRANSCRIPT
How can I reduce my Carbon Footprint Chris ConlonPeriod 4
What I can do myself•Use fluorescent light bulbs around my
house to save on my energy bills. •Using ENERGY STAR, you can save 30
dollars over the life of the and pays for itself for 6 months. It can use 75% less energy and lasts 10 times longer.
What else I can do inside.•Not use hot water as long.•Recycle all my plastics or just use a re-
useable water bottle rather than buying water bottles.
•Cleaning the filters of the furnace to get more heat out of it.
What I can do outside•Walk or ride a bike more often instead of
driving everywhere. •Buy a more gas efficient car or convert my
car to biodiesel.•Car pool •Take the bus or use transportation that use
renewable resources such as electric powered trains.
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iybs_eVndhs
When I’m working•Turn off as many appliances that aren’t
being used to cut down on power bill.•Recycle papers instead of burning or
throwing them out.•Buy more energy efficient appliances at
my place of business.
Work Cited•http://
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=LB
•http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djames/bottledWater/unrecycledWaterBottles2005_845BPS_large.jpg