Log A Green Deed
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Turn your heating thermostat or air conditioner down!
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Attend a meeting to talk about informing, inspiring and/or connecting people to local community activist organizations.
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Cut your electricity bill by 25% as compared to usage a year ago. :-)
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If possible, in your office, work using natural light rather than overhead lights or a lamp. -
Heat only as much water as you require for drinks and cooking. -
Talk to your Representative about energy and climate issues -
Talk to your Senators about energy and climate issues -
Talk to your Mayor and City Council members about what your town can do to address energy, climate and environmental issues -
Tell a friend in another city about Financing Initiative for Renewable and Solar Technology aka Property Assessed Clean Energy -
Set cruise to 66 MPH (except to pass safely) and save 20% $$$ and 20% CO2 with 36 MPG -
Today, use no hot water to drink, wash, show, shave, for clothes or dishes. Burn no fossils.
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Reducing our personal carbon footprint is essential but insufficient. Collective action is required -
"Lead our leaders to lead." Work within our communities to demonstration leadership locally. -
Learn about community-owned district energy (DE) utilities -
Learn about Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) then tell your mayor you want CCA for your town. -
READ http://j.mp/WestWayLife then SHARE and PONDER what would be the INTELLIGENT thing to do. -
Do something IRONIC. Check out http://j.mp/OilApocalypse and http://j.mp/IronicHorror. -
SHOW & TELL friends, siblings, parents, children @ECO_HEROES. My grandkids were SHOWED & TOLD. -
TELL HILLARY "NO TAR OIL" http://j.mp/StateDeptKeystonePipeline. WHY? http://j.mp/1SkyKeystone
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http://j.mp/FuelHope will make you sad, then mad, angry, happy, hopeful, and move you to act. -
Wash hands with cold water. Leave the faucet handle in COLD position for the next person. -
Unplug cellphone charger when not in use and only charge when it actually needs it.
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Work with the light off when on the computer, since you don't need it to see the screen.
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walked 2/3 from the store
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walked to church
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If you live in an older home add insulation especially in the ceiling. This will save much more energy than adjusting the thermostat.
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Use a wood burning camp stove when hiking or camping. You can buy or make one for only a few $$ and never have to use fossil fuel again.
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Check for air leaks around all your windows and doors. Caulk around all those that leak and save significant heating and cooling energy.
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Support sustainability, better transit, energy use, programs proposed in your community. Contact local officials and urge their support too.
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Perform an energy audit of your home. You can do it yourself, http//hep.lbl.gov has a good tool. Or,have it done by the power co. for $$.
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Install a small solar system (40-60 watt) and use it to keep your electronic toys charged.
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If you live in a humid climate be sure to include a dehumidifier in your air conditioning scheme. Dry air feels cooler than humid air.
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use torches and candles for my backyard instead of electric lights
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Don't tip the window all day long to let some air in. Better leave it wide open only a few minutes and several times a day -
no Tv for almost a month -
Let natural light in all day until dark before turning on a light in the house. -
my best friend picked me up from the train station with his bike instead of car in order to balance 100 pounds of equipment to my place
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use a fan instead of air conditioning -
carpool to work if you can't ride a bike / use mass transit -
hitchhiked to fond du lac, wi from appleton, wi, then walked back...
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I finished my last graduate exam for my class Sustainable Development, taught by Jeffrey Sachs. -
i drank sustainable vino last night -
Switch over to 100% sustainable power by contacting your power provider.
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If the sun is up, my lights stay off.
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Dried my laundry using a drying rack and clothesline
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If you're too hot, create a portable AC... point a fan at yourself, and place wet washcloth on your head, chest, or back :) -
turn off the TV and meditate -
Put on a sweater instead of turning up the heat! (Or, change into shorts instead of turning up the air conditioner!)
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I keep my car's gas tank at least half full; I've read it gets me even better gas mileage. -
Have a staycation instead of a vacation trip. Less gas & pollution. Saves money too. There's plenty of interesting & relaxing stuff locally! -
Don't own a microwave. -
Turned off the power bar - they are phantom hydro users.
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Dont turn up the heating put on a jumper instead. Its easy you will be just as worm.
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do green deeds for the world not the medals
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don't use plastic plates & cutlery & if you do wash them after !!!
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Making the cats eat in the (semi) dark instead of leaving lights on just for their sake. Don't they have good "night" vision, anyway?
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Used the revolving door. It lets less outside air into the building so the heating/AC system can regulate the temperature more efficiently.
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Replacing our inefficient heating system with a more energy efficient heat pump.
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stopped people from burning garbage in the neighbourhood
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I don't use ice in drinks to save my freezer from having to use more electricity to cool down.
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Worked from home instead of driving to work.
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Turn your washing machine down to 30 degrees to save energy. -
Close the door when you have the air conditioning on, so you don't cool the outside.
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Used cold water for all loads, except whites - where I use warm instead of hot, unless really stained. Saves energy not to heat hot water!
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Replacing our very old unefficient boiler system with a new very efficient wood boiler for the whole property.
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Lit a candle instead of turned on the light switch.
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Went around my house and turned off all the lights that weren't being used.
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Instead of using the heater I made my family put on warm clothes.
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Only play games on the computer on weekends. That way the computer is off often and no electricity is wasted.
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Unplugged my electric blanket and just piled on more blankets.
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I took a cold shower today.
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On cold days when putting on extra clothes at home just isn't enough only heat the room you are working in not the whole house.
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Replace all light bulbs with energy saving ones.
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Don't throw away glass candle jars. Wash them out And re-use as votive candle holders.
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Didn't power on any house lights until nearly an hour after sunset. Our eyes got surprisingly used to the residual daylight and we saved $$$
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Hand-squeeze the morning orange juice instead of using the electric juicer
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use a solar water heater
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added an "on demand" water heater instead of a tank type heater. Used only when it's too cloudy for the solar water heater.
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Always cook with the lid on, if you have no pressure cooker then just place something heavy on the lid to keep steam in to minimize setting.
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Never misuse campfire
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Called local fire dept.making sure there was no fire ban in area,there wasn't but there was a smog alert fires are not recommended
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I eat McDonalds and throw away 100000000000 pounds of trashj into the sea everyday.
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