| Efforts to prevent global warming or at least, | | | | Check your house for leaks and insulate every |
| reduce the effects of it are already being | | | | corner of the house properly to keep the cold air |
| conducted by the international community. But the | | | | out, especially during winter. |
| government can only do so much; we too have | | | | When Traveling |
| the responsibility and we have to make sure that | | | | Whenever we drive our vehicle, we contribute to |
| we contribute to this global effort in our own little | | | | carbon emission that is one of the main |
| way. Here is the list of simple, yet very effective | | | | contributors to global warming. While there is no |
| ways to prevent global warming; some are very | | | | way to travel long distance without taking our |
| easy; some are plain environment friendly; some | | | | vehicle, let us try to conserve gas as best as |
| require a little investment; while others help you | | | | possible by driving smart. Increase your gas |
| save a lot of money. | | | | mileage by keeping your car tuned up, keeping |
| At Home | | | | your acceleration gradual, and maintaining the |
| Replace incandescent bulbs with compact | | | | most fuel-efficient speed. If possible, walk, bike or |
| fluorescent light bulbs. Making your home | | | | carpool. The more fuel you save; the better for |
| earth-friendly can be as simple as removing your | | | | the environment and the better for your pockets. |
| power hungry yellow bulbs and replacing them | | | | If you are planning to buy a new car, choose |
| with low-watt white ones. | | | | from different fuel-efficient hybrid cars. |
| Install programmable thermostat in your house. | | | | Waste Management |
| This way, you will be able to automatically | | | | One of the best ways to reduce your carbon |
| regulate your house's temperature especially at | | | | footprints is by reducing the amount of waste |
| night. To conserve more energy, lower your | | | | you throw. |
| average temperature by 2 degrees during winter | | | | Bring your own bag every time you go to the |
| and increase it by 2 degrees in summer. | | | | grocery. Bring your own reusable bottle of water |
| Keep your furnace clean. With a clean furnace, | | | | every time you go out. |
| you don't have to dump hundreds of pounds of | | | | Segregate your waste. Separate the bio |
| unnecessary CO2 a year. | | | | degradable from non-bio degradable products. |
| Turn off all unused appliances instead of keeping | | | | Suggest that your local government should have |
| them on "standby" mode. | | | | proper waste management program to reuse |
| Invest on energy-efficient appliances. Look for | | | | waste products. |
| Energy Star seal whenever you are buying a new | | | | The keywords? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. |
| appliance. | | | | These are just some of ways to help ease the |
| Plant a tree... or many trees. If your property | | | | burden our Mother Nature experiences. Yes, all |
| permits, plant as many tree as you can to help | | | | these efforts may not account so much, but at |
| reduce carbon dioxide in the air. | | | | these times, every ounce of effort to save the |
| Insulate your home. Heat loss accounts to as | | | | environment is worth a lot, especially if done |
| much as 20% of your total energy consumption. | | | | collectively. |