Ways of reducing your carbon footprint

By Charles Ganley

Reducing it at home

• Don’t buy bottled water, use one water bottle and refill it don’t buy a cheap plastic water bottle case

• Don’t use the microwave, the radiation from your microwave is bad for both you and the environment

• Unplug appliances when you are not using them directly

• Switch out the light bulbs with energy efficient light bulbs

Ways to reduce at work

• Tell last people who leave the office to turn off the lights

• Unplug your computer when finished for the day

• Don’t use plasma screens in the office they are • Turn off the air conditioning during the cold

months

Ways to reduce carbon footprint at school

• If the school is in walking distance have your kids walk to school. Its good exercise and saves gas on the buses

• Have your kids use lunch boxes instead of paper bags or use that instead of school lunches, its healthy for them and the paper bags don’t pollute the earth

Reducing carbon footprint at college

• When driving with friends car pool instead of using individual cars

• Use a rug if you have a wooden or tile floor it keeps the heat in and saves heat in the dorm

• Use a laptop verses using a desktop unit. Its easier to transport and it doesn’t require anywhere near as much energy as a desktop

• When eating make sure that the food is organic instead of the fatty foods

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