Together Ideas
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Buy energy-efficient appliances
A fridge with the Energy Star rating uses 20 percent less energy than one without.
Wash your clothes with cold water
Nearly 90 percent of energy used when washing clothes comes from heating the water
Seal leaks and insulate your home
This can shave up to 10 percent off your annual energy bill and save you as much as $336 a year
Install a programmable thermostat
They make life easier and pay for themselves – saving as much as $150 a year.
Enable Energy Star power management features on your computer
This saves $15 a year and 160 pounds of greenhouse gas
Try walking or cycling for short trip
Avoiding driving just twice a week would reduce the average American fuel bill by $315 a year!
Recycle aluminium cans
Recycling uses just 5 percent of the energy required to make the same can from scratch
Switch to energy-saving (compact fluorescent) light bulbs
One of the easiest things you can do – and they use about one-fourth the energy
