* Turn down theramastat during winter & raise AC thermastat degrees in summer. * Cook with a slow cooker or a toaster oven (or even a solar oven!) * Switch to a laptop instead of using a
desktop computer; turn off the laptop at the end of the day. * Switch to cold water washing for laundry. * Hang dry your clothes. * Plug anything that can be powered by a remote control or that has a power cube transformer (little blackbox) into a power strip, & turn it off, &/or unplug, when not in use. * Turn off the lights when you aren’t using them. * Stop using heat-producing halogen lamps; install occupancy or motion sensors on outdoor lights. * Switch to compact fluorescent from regular incandescent bulbs. * Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket.Insulate your hot waterpipes. * Use public transportation whenever possible, carpool, shop locally & ideally switch to a hybrid or energy-efficient car. * Keep your tires inflated to improve gas mileage.
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