Choices that will Save the World

A lot of change can be made through little changes.

Greatest Impact -$ immediate cost savings
 * neither cost savings nor expenditure
 $ cost associated with the change is recovered within 5 years 

 

Ø Lower your thermostat in the winter and raise it in the summer  -$
Ø Avoid purchasing materials and packaging which requires high amounts of energy to produce (buy glass containers rather than plastic or aluminum)  *
Ø Insulate your house and install double pane windows  $
Ø Walk -- bike -- bus -- or carpool  -$
Ø Add a greenhouse to the south face of your home  $
Ø Buy less  -$

Good Impact

Ø Use local plants to landscape your property (cost depends on many factors)
Ø Add deciduous plants on the south and west side along with evergreens on the north side of your house.  $
Ø Buy organic or plant a garden   $
Ø Read a book rather than watch TV   -$
Ø Add appropriate overhangs to your house  $
Ø Incorporate light shelves in south and west facing windows  $
Ø Use natural materials in your building projects (for example use natural Cedar rather than arsenic- impregnated pressure treated wood)  $
Ø Use rain barrels (cost depends on system)
Ø Occupy multi-family dwellings (occupied rooms on the other side of your wall means less heat loss)  *
Ø Repair rather than replace items  -$
Ø If you have a large yard, build a bio-swale to catch rainwater on the property  $
Ø Buy recycled items  *

Moderate Impact

Ø Use cold/lukewarm water for washing dishes and clothes  -$
Ø Dry clothes on a clothes rack  -$
Ø Go for a walk  *
Ø Place a bench in front of your house  
Ø Use nightlights in corridors to avoid the need to turn on lights simply to travel down the hallway  $
Ø Use low flow faucets and shower heads  $

 

More simple choices

 

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