Save Energy - Tips from the EPA
Reduce your carbon footprint! Leaving your car at home twice a week can cut
greenhouse gas emissions by 1,600 pounds per year. Save up errands and shopping
trips so you need to drive fewer times. If you commute to work, ask if you can
work from home at least some days, and you'll reduce air pollution and traffic
congestion - and save money.
Reduce greenhouse gases
on the road.
Don't idle! Remind your school system to turn off bus engines when buses are
parked. Exhaust from idling school buses can pollute air in and around the bus,
and can enter school buildings through air intakes, doors, and open windows.
Constant idling also wastes fuel and money, and school bus engines really need
only a few minutes to warm up.
More about reducing
engine idling.
It's electric! You can check how much of your electricity comes from
renewable "green" power sources, such as wind or solar. Green power produces
less carbon emissions, reduces air pollution, and helps protect against future
costs or scarcity of fossil fuels. If green power is a consumer option, check
price differences from suppliers before you buy.
The green
power locator.
Tread lightly! Use public transportation, carpool, walk, or bike whenever
possible to reduce air pollution and save on fuel costs. Leaving your car at
home just two days a week will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of
1,600 pounds per year. If you can work from home, you'll reduce air pollution
and traffic congestion - and save money.
Reduce your carbon
footprint.
Make your home an Energy Star! When you do home maintenance, also do a home
energy audit to find out how you can save money by making your home more energy
efficiency. And if every American home replaced just one conventional light bulb
with a compact fluorescent light bulb, we would save enough energy to light more
than 3 million homes a year.
Find more energy
savings.
eCycle it! Take your old computer, DVD player, or other electronics to an
electronics recycling center. Reusing and recycling materials like copper, gold,
and others saves natural resources and reduces mining and processing. eCycling
also helps avoid land, air, and water pollution by capturing and reusing
hazardous substances such as lead or chromium.
Find
eCycling centers near you.
Everyone can make a difference! High school students can study links between
everyday actions at their high school, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate
change. Become a "climate ambassador" leader in your school or neighborhood and
motivate friends, schools, and community leaders. Talk to you friends - help
spread the word!
Learn more at
school.