There are many options to prevent or
slow the effects of global warming.
- Find the causes of global warming
and minimize their the usage.
- REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!
- Use energy wisely by turning off lights when you are not in the room.
- Unplug appliances when they are not in use.
- Walk or ride your bike to school.
- Carpool!
- Buy an electric or hybrid car.
- Plant a tree.
- One tree will save 2,000 pounds of CO2 in one year.
- Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact flourescent light bulb. (This uses 60% less energy)
- If every household replaced 5 light bulbs, it would save as much as taking 8 million cars off the road.
- Move your thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two in the summer.
- Take a shower instead of a bath, this takes up four times less energy.
- Use a clothesline instead of a dryer.
- Buy things with less packaging on them.
- Buy local foods.
- Eat organically!
- Use www.blackle.com instead of www.google.com. Black light uses less energy.
- Share the information you know with family and friends.
- Look for these symbols when buying
products:
 
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Hybrid Car:
Fluorescent Light Bulb:
The
following websites will help you gain more knowledge and solutions about global
warming:
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