10 Ways You Can Help the Environment

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	"1. Change a light: Replace an incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent.  Annual carbon dioxide reduction: about 150 pounds."

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	"2. Drive less: If at all possible, walk, bike, carpool, or take mass transit.  Carbon dioxide reduction: one pound per mile you don't drive."

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	"3. Recycle more:  Before you trash packaging, check to see if it's recyclable in your municipality. Annual carbon dioxide reduction: 2,400 pounds in the average household that recycles half its trash."

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	"4. Check your tires: Keeping tires properly inflated can improve gas milage by more than 3%.  Carbon dioxide reduction: 20 pounds for every gallon of gasoline you save."

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	"6. Change to rechargeables: Keep toxins out of landfills by using rechargeable batteries in all your portable electronics."

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	"7. Adjust your thermostat: Move your thermostat down just two degrees in the winter and up just two degrees in the summer. Annual carbon dioxide reduction:  2,000 pounds in a typical home."

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	"8. Plant a tree: A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime."

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	"9. Turn off electronic devices: You can switch off a room's worth of appliances at once with a power strip (or a nifty "Squid.")  Even when equipment such as your stereo is off, display clocks and status lights continue to use energy."

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	"10. Invest in strong, reusable totes: Made from polyethylene, plastic shopping bags are not biodegradable and are making their way into our oceans and waterways."