Carbon Nation Action Items
carbon nation action items
Energy Efficiency
• Weatherize your house – if there’s a draft, there’s a leak.
• When your roof needs repairs, paint it white at the same time.
• Unplug DVD players, coffee makers, phone chargers – anything not in use.
• 5-minute showers are much better than baths.
• Raise your kid’s allowance if they help reduce utility bills.
Clean Energy
• Buy your utility’s green energy option.
• Solar Hot Water Heaters = huge CO2 reductions.
• Wind - can your home or office use a small turbine?
• Geothermal – can you install a home geothermal heat pump?
• Seek out community purchasing groups to buy & install solar panels in bulk,
like lbog.org.
Land Use
• Meatless Mondays – eat meat one day less a week.
• Eat local food, efficiently delivered.
• Use only Forest Stewardship wood products.
• Use a push lawn mower.
Leadership
• Elect clean energy public servants.
• Demand tough energy efficiency building standards.
• Take mass transit at least once a week.
• Video conference instead of travel.
• Invest in companies promoting clean energy.
• If you’re a student, become an engineer.
• Share all this great info with your family, friends and co-workers.
Energy Efficiency
• Weatherize your house – if there’s a draft, there’s a leak.
• When your roof needs repairs, paint it white at the same time.
• Unplug DVD players, coffee makers, phone chargers – anything not in use.
• 5-minute showers are much better than baths.
• Raise your kid’s allowance if they help reduce utility bills.
Clean Energy
• Buy your utility’s green energy option.
• Solar Hot Water Heaters = huge CO2 reductions.
• Wind - can your home or office use a small turbine?
• Geothermal – can you install a home geothermal heat pump?
• Seek out community purchasing groups to buy & install solar panels in bulk,
like lbog.org.
Land Use
• Meatless Mondays – eat meat one day less a week.
• Eat local food, efficiently delivered.
• Use only Forest Stewardship wood products.
• Use a push lawn mower.
Leadership
• Elect clean energy public servants.
• Demand tough energy efficiency building standards.
• Take mass transit at least once a week.
• Video conference instead of travel.
• Invest in companies promoting clean energy.
• If you’re a student, become an engineer.
• Share all this great info with your family, friends and co-workers.