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Remove all possible excess weight from your car. Those license plate frames weigh 1 lb, the difference of energy required over time matters
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Brennan Novak
Leave the car at home for the whole day!
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Roz Savage
Choose an e-book or audiobook rather than hardcopy.
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Roz Savage
Made a donation to 1Sky.org to support their work for a greener, cleaner USA
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Roz Savage
Road my bike instead of driving to work 30 miles.
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Jason Blaschka
Join a team for the Group Health Commute Challenge.
http://www.cbcef.org/btw/cc.html
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Jaxon Ravens - Peace
Take a bus to your after work meeting or event then hitch a ride home with someone.
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Jaxon Ravens - Peace
Throwing a party? Encourage friends to come by foot, bike or public transportation.
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Jaxon Ravens - Peace
Have a fun event to bring your friends and neighbors together. Good time to build relationships and collaborate.
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Doug Grandt
Don't fly -- or fly less -- to cut airline CO2 emissions.
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Doug Grandt
Read
http://j.mp/PrezSaysSR26DOA
& thank Obama 202-456-1111 for protecting the Clean Air Act
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Doug Grandt
WATCH
http://j.mp/GreenDreamMovie
& LIKE
http://j.mp/YoungVoicesCC
then TALK WITH your friends!
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Doug Grandt
WATCH
http://j.mp/CallOfLife
& SHARE with friends: "We're sawing off the limb we're sitting on"
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Doug Grandt
Learn about alternative fuels so we can have cool cars when we grow up.
http://j.mp/AltFuels
and
http://j.mp/ElectriCar
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Doug Grandt
GENTLY: Give Encouragement Now To Leaders Youthful -
http://j.mp/YouthLead
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Doug Grandt
Have fun helping scientists study birds, it's ornithology and it's
http://j.mp/ForTheBirds
really! Fabulous photos at
http://j.mp/NatGeoPix
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Doug Grandt
Visualize where you would stack your
http://j.mp/CapitaCO2emissions
if packaged one ton/pallet?
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Doug Grandt
http://j.mp/BillGetMad
"We need art & music, and disciplined nonviolent, but very real anger."
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Doug Grandt
Take public transportation! Ride the bus!
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Erica Robinson
Walk to School instead of get a ride.
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Luci x
Took the bus instead of driving!
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Kelsey josund
Carpooled with several friends
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Kelsey josund
Walked to the grocery store.
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Kelsey josund
Used Google Maps to look up the most direct route to take when running errands.
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Kelsey josund
Find fun things to do in the neighborhood.
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Kelsey josund
Walk around the city instead of taking buses in the "ride free" zone.
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Kelsey josund
Even though you can drive, take public transportation a lot.
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Kelsey josund
I turn off my engine when ever I'm stopped at a drawbridge.
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Heidi Hackler
Took the bus instead of driving.
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Jamie
When driving take it easy, no reason to rush, wastes gas and adds more pollution to our air.
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Bobby Borszich
Check that TV and computers turned off at night.
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Debbie
Closed blinds and curtains to keep cool air inside and prevent sun from heating up house, instead of turning on air conditioning.
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Eric R.
shared a cab from the airport
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Ward Carpenter
carpooled 1/2 way accross washington
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Jem
walked to my piano lessons
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Jem
Built an electric bicycle 26th December 2009. Used it almost exclusively for travel to date. E-Cycled 2200kms.
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David Tangye
Operate my consulting business "paperless" by printing out only those documents that must be signed.
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Stan Miller
Switch your most used incandescent light bulbs to CFL's. This will save the average household about 0.5 kwh of electricity per day.
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Stan Miller
On trips lower your highway driving speed by 5 mph (55 instead of 60). You will increase your gas mileage by 5% - 10%.
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Stan Miller
Replace an appliance or electronic device not green-star rated with one that is.
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Stan Miller
When you use a car, plan trips to include several stops so you only need to make one trip per day.
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Stan Miller
When doing home fix-up projects use only low VOC / toxicity paints and sealers.
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Stan Miller
Close the heating/cooling vents or use other means to control heating and cooling in rooms when they are not in use.
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Stan Miller
Get top gas mileage by properly maintaining your vehicle. Check tire pressure at least monthly, change oil regularly, etc.
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Stan Miller
This summer do more human powered recreation. Park the power boat, paddle a canoe, take a bike trip or take a hike.
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Stan Miller
Buy cloths that don't need dry cleaning. For those you have that need dry cleaning find a cleaner that uses non-chlorinated solvents.
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Stan Miller
For fuel powered recreational "vehicles," boats etc., be sure to keep them in top running order so they produce minimum emissions.
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Stan Miller
environmentally friendly dispatch for postal delivery by
http://www.dp-dhl-gogreen.de/en/responsibility-online_report_2010/environment.html
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Cornelia Feller
cycled to school about 20 miles
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Cornelia Feller
bought a propane powered string trimmer to replace a broken gas one.
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Mary Dionne
Walked home
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ManateeLover
Walked around camp even though I was exhausted
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ManateeLover
carpooled
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ManateeLover
drove my electric vehicle rather than a gasser
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patrick
Walked the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
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Dances With Fish
Used a bicycle to get around instead of a motorised vehicle
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Su Yin
Use public transport instead of car.
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Nico
I do all my commuting and shopping by bike
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Andrew
Take the bus to meet friends
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Russell
My family is part of AmerenUE's Pure Power program to support wind and other renewable energy sources.
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Nicole
Turned off & unplugged all household electronics while gone over the weekend
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Kevin Laxton
I biked to work
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Kevin Laxton
Do not own a car. I either bike or bus to my destination.
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Jonathan Bruneau
I caught the bus and then walked to work instead of driving.
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Rosie
i warm up my car engine about not more 10 minutes coz i know combustion from the car pollutes the air and ozone layer everyday...
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suria
Installed a solar powered attic fan.
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Mary Kay Petersen
I rode my bike to uni
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anna
Plugged all major electronics into power strips, which I turn off each night and workday.
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Thomas Pinkerton
Follow our Eco-Heroes's own Doug Grandt on Twitter @
Doug350
. (BTW, TNX Doug 4 the Murkowski Resolution coverage & RTs yesterday!)
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zofiamachnowski
Asked my friend to instead of driving me back home, walk me home. A LOT more enjoyable and lower C02 foot print.
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zofiamachnowski
Have green plants in the office.It improves air quality, absorbs toxic gases & maintains humidity + makes you happier.
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zofiamachnowski
Take public transportation to work every day.
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Ian Restall
Take public transport everyday to work
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Muhamad
Living with an open window instead of an Air Condition.
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Sydney Strnadl
Took public transportation to work and left the car at home.
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Kristian
Stop wasting paper by using an online calendaring system instead of the kind you hang on your wall.
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techwraith
I do all of my grocery shopping on foot.
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Ruthi
Started turning my laptop off at night and when I leave the house. Used to just leave it on. What a waste!
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Jadielady
instead of taking a car to the cottage this weekend, my friend Heather and I rode our bikes to her cottage by the beach near our home-town.
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Aidan
purchased a new rotary lawn mower (no gas, no batteries) 100% green.
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Joel
Buy your goods *locally made.* -- When you can, avoid cross-country delivery. (extra gas usage & pollution, blech)
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Willow
I took public transit to hear the SF Symphony. I saved paper by not taking a program.
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Willow
I donated some green money to downtown Oakland's only pedicab. The owner/cyclist sounds like a great dude. I hope to ride in it some day!
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Willow
Walked from one store to another to avoid driving my car another time.
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Evan
I managed to negociate 1 day home office a week! That's no car for 1 day!
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Laurens
Making bio-diesel and using it in my diesel Jetta.
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Francois D'aoust
use the stove less
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Alfa
carpool w- friends to get to school
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Alfa
Parked outside the city and rode my folding bicycle to work.
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Pete Boucher
I walked home from school today instead of driving home by car to help polution in the air
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bella
I walked to and from school yesterday!
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bella
picked up my friend's daughter from school by walking instead of driving a car.
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Rhona
Not using any electricity for 40 hours
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Emma
I walked to the shop and used my own bag.
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Robert McIntosh
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Anna
Instead of Polluting the earth by driving to places i ride my bike
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Kane Logsdon
Ride my bike instead of travilng by car
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Kane Logsdon
Walked in London instead of using the tube or a cab
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wizzard749
Drive the car keeping the consume under 3,5 liter per 100km.
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Kaptnuno
Paid a premium to have 1/2 of my monthly electricity come from wind generation
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Kevin
We do not use our car, we use our bikes to help god protect the earth.
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Niclas
Planted FREEDOM FROM OIL FLAG w/ SIERRA CLUB had wife and 2 sons & wives to do the same
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Tommy Thomas
I'm a 'champion' for Bicycle Benefits (see www.bicyclebenefits.org) in my hometown! Get it started in your town today!!!
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Matt
I ride my bike to class and the gym instead of my car or using a bus
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Gabe Andrews
I own a prius
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bill fiegener
Stop smoking cigarettes.
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Faith Hayes
I ride my bike to work. EVERYDAY.
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Jacob
Host an online radio show on sustainability and green living
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Gina Alzate
walked to the office
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Apple
This is an expensive option, but here it is. I upgraded my Oil burning furnace to an Electric one. Electricity in my area is from Hydro.
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Bruno
Relocated to be closer to my place of employment and family. Now driving only 7 miles each way to work instead of 25.
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Carol Page-Potter
I took a long-distance bus instead of taking a plane.
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Dana
Gave a lift to a fellow student from a course in Machynlleth to Shrewsbury to save her using her vehicle
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BIC
I scootered to all my errands today.
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McKenzie
Walked to WPS Walk instead of Driving
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bdlbug
Rode my bicycle to work. Hooray for human propulsion!
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Renee Marie
keep plants in your home to filter the air and reduce sickness.
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Jamye
ride electric bike
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Jamye
walk to school everyday
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ana maria
keep track of your cars fuel use on every trip with already installed meter/computer or install one in the car. develop your driving style.
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Jens Hede
If commuting to center of city, then get a bicycle rack for car. Park outside center of city and take bike to center, Saving on fuel.
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Jens Hede
Switch of TV and lights at home, turn of or turn down heating and walk, cycle or take public transport to the cinema.
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Jens Hede
Use a solar oven for cooking. Buy or make one yourself.
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Jens Hede
take the bus if you can not walk or bicycle.
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Flora Lamy
bicycle to town.
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Flora Lamy
Bought a house that is within walking distance to work, stores, restaurants, public library...then sold my car.
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Wendy van Monsjou
Using E-Cycle to near by areas! It's cheaper and safer!
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Shyam Sundar.K
don't use your car you can ride your bike or walk or use public transport it will save you money and you are save the environment
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Ben
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