6 Totally Easy, No-Hassle Things You Can Do to Stop Global Warming!!!!!
If it only took you a few minutes, literally, would you take the steps that will absolutely help stop Global Warming? I promise you, these 6 steps will make a huge impact if more and more people commit to the following:
Use Clean Energy for your Home and Office:
Make a simple phone call to PSE&G here in NJ and ask them to convert your energy source to their Clean Energy Program. That's it. From now on, your energy will be purchased from companies that do not produce CO2, like solar and wind power. It costs only a few dollars more a month but makes a huge difference. Not only are you not polluting BUT you are lending supprt to the growth of clean energy.
Go to njcleanpower.com/html or call 1-800-515-5353
If you live in a different state, just call your local energy provider. In New York State that's Con Edison.
Offset Your Carbon Footprint:
Your carbon footprint is the amount of CO2 your household emits via power consumption in numerous ways. Go online and caluculate your CO2 emmisions and then make a monthly payment (it's so cheap) to offset your footprint. Again, the monies go to support clean energy.
Go to any of these:
www.Carbonfund.org www.nativeenergy.com www.carbonneutral.com
Buy Reusable Shopping Bags:
Again, so easy. A plastic bag takes nearly 1000 years to biodegrade. Buy reusable bags, keep them in your car or wherever and use them when you shop, especially at the grocery store. If you don't have to use a bag when you go into a drug store or small store, don't! Stuff it in your purse.
Don't Buy Small Bottled Waters:
Thousands, millions of plastic bottles are used everyday. Most tap water is fine for drinking but you can also get a large water cooler and have large containers delivered. Or buy a Brita purifier and put it in the refrigerator. Try a sink purifier. Buy reusable plastic bottles for each family member.
Recycle Like Crazy:
Recycle as much as you possibly can. Call your town and find out exactly what is recyclable in your area.
Use CFBs (Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs) instead of teh standard bulbs.
They last anywhere from 7-10 years and use 80% less energy. A single 60 watt conversion will stop 450 lbs of CO2 from reaching the air! If every household in the USA changed one incandescent bulb to a CFB the effect on CO2 releaswe would be equivalent to removing approximately 1 million cars from the road. Think about it.
For more simple ways to fight Glocal Warming just contqact me at shelleystile@changecoachshelley.com.
Use Clean Energy for your Home and Office:
Make a simple phone call to PSE&G here in NJ and ask them to convert your energy source to their Clean Energy Program. That's it. From now on, your energy will be purchased from companies that do not produce CO2, like solar and wind power. It costs only a few dollars more a month but makes a huge difference. Not only are you not polluting BUT you are lending supprt to the growth of clean energy.
Go to njcleanpower.com/html or call 1-800-515-5353
If you live in a different state, just call your local energy provider. In New York State that's Con Edison.
Offset Your Carbon Footprint:
Your carbon footprint is the amount of CO2 your household emits via power consumption in numerous ways. Go online and caluculate your CO2 emmisions and then make a monthly payment (it's so cheap) to offset your footprint. Again, the monies go to support clean energy.
Go to any of these:
www.Carbonfund.org www.nativeenergy.com www.carbonneutral.com
Buy Reusable Shopping Bags:
Again, so easy. A plastic bag takes nearly 1000 years to biodegrade. Buy reusable bags, keep them in your car or wherever and use them when you shop, especially at the grocery store. If you don't have to use a bag when you go into a drug store or small store, don't! Stuff it in your purse.
Don't Buy Small Bottled Waters:
Thousands, millions of plastic bottles are used everyday. Most tap water is fine for drinking but you can also get a large water cooler and have large containers delivered. Or buy a Brita purifier and put it in the refrigerator. Try a sink purifier. Buy reusable plastic bottles for each family member.
Recycle Like Crazy:
Recycle as much as you possibly can. Call your town and find out exactly what is recyclable in your area.
Use CFBs (Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs) instead of teh standard bulbs.
They last anywhere from 7-10 years and use 80% less energy. A single 60 watt conversion will stop 450 lbs of CO2 from reaching the air! If every household in the USA changed one incandescent bulb to a CFB the effect on CO2 releaswe would be equivalent to removing approximately 1 million cars from the road. Think about it.
For more simple ways to fight Glocal Warming just contqact me at shelleystile@changecoachshelley.com.
Shelley, I'm so impressed with NJ for having a clean energy program that residents can subscribe to. I don't think we have that yet in Ca but I'll check now. This is revolutionary. Also, I wanted to reiterate that fluorescents have come a long way even from the curly design some people don't like. GE has recently come out with a bulb that looks like a traditional incandescent or even the decorative sphere shape for fixtures that use exposed bulbs. I was blown away by the great quality of WARM light that they give off. I also actually really like how they fad to come on. It is a softer start compared to the annoying flickering people associate with fluorescents. This is well received in the mornings when you turn on your bathroom light to help your eyes adjust. You should be able to buy these at any hardware store by now. Enjoy!
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