If you unplug your microwave oven at home, you will save more than 65 pounds of CO2 a year
Leave messages for family members/roommates on a reusable message board
if you print documents, print on once-used paper and/or bleach-free, recycled paper with the highest post-consumer waste content available
If you plant a tree, it will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
Don´t hand wash the dishes, If you use a dishwasher instead, you will save 50% more water
If you recycle at least half of your waste at home, you will save 2,000 pounds of CO2 a year.
While shopping, if you only buy a few products skip the shopping bag. For larger purchases, bring your own.
If possible, grow your own fruits and vegetables using organic gardening practices.
Take public transportation, carpool, walk or use your bike. Every galllon of gasoline burned releases 20 pounds of CO2 into de atmosphere
Buy compact fluorescent light bulbs. They use 70% less energy than common bulbs,