| Today the global warming situation has been | | | | and burning energy. Another way to reduce |
| getting a ton of media coverage. Many | | | | your global warming impact is to unplug the |
| scientists from all over the world have | | | | extra refrigerator or freezer you rarely use. |
| agreed that the planet has been getting | | | | This can reduce the typical carbon dioxide |
| warmer due to many environmental factors. | | | | emitted by a family by nearly ten percent. 6) |
| This article will show you a few ways in | | | | Wrap your water heater in insulation |
| which you can lower your impact on the | | | | material. You will save approximately one |
| environment. 1) Replace Regular Light bulbs. | | | | thousand pounds of carbon dioxide a year with |
| Replace a regular incandescent light bulb | | | | this simple action. You can save a lot more |
| with a compact fluorescent light bulb. These | | | | per year by setting the thermostat one degree |
| light bulbs use significantly less energy | | | | higher than normal during the winter. 7) Move |
| than a regular bulb. This simple switch will | | | | your refrigerator and freezer to another |
| save a couple thousand pounds of carbon | | | | location. Placing them next to the boiler |
| dioxide a year. Think about this, if every | | | | will consume much more energy than if they |
| household in the United States replaced one | | | | were standing on their own. If you put them |
| regular light bulb with an energy saving | | | | in a hot cellar room with a high temperature, |
| model, we could reduce global warming | | | | energy use is almost doubled and causes an |
| pollution by more than a couple billion | | | | extra amount of carbon dioxide emissions. 8) |
| pounds over the life of the bulbs. You will | | | | Defrost old refrigerators and freezers |
| be doing your share to cut back on heat | | | | continuously. An even better option is to |
| trapping pollution and save money on your | | | | replace them with newer models. These will |
| electric bills. 2) Install a manual | | | | have automatic defrost cycles and are |
| programmable thermostat. Programmable | | | | generally up to two times more energy |
| thermostats will automatically lower the heat | | | | efficient than their previous models. Not |
| or air conditioning at night and raise them | | | | only will you have a cleaner appliance, but |
| again in the morning. They can save you $100 | | | | the newer models will tend to use less |
| a year on your energy bill. A great tips is | | | | energy. 9) Replace single glazed windows with |
| to move your thermostat down 2° in winter | | | | double glazed ones. This requires a bit of |
| and up 2° in summer 3) Clean The Air | | | | money, but will reduce the energy lost |
| Conditioner. Clean and replace filters on | | | | through old windows and pay off in the long |
| your furnace and air conditioner. Cleaning a | | | | term. If you go for the best the market has |
| dirty air filter can save about 400 pounds of | | | | to offer, you can even save more than half of |
| carbon dioxide a year. 4) Choose energy | | | | the energy lost. 10) Cover your pots while |
| efficient appliances when making new | | | | cooking food. Doing this will not only save |
| purchases. Look for the Energy Star label on | | | | the energy used to cook the food, but can |
| new appliances to choose the most energy | | | | also keep the area cleaner. It has been shown |
| efficient products available. These | | | | that you can save over 70% of the energy used |
| particular products will help you to save | | | | on the stove doing this. Keep in mind that |
| energy on your bill and also help keep the | | | | global warming is based on many different |
| environment clean. One great point in if each | | | | factors. The sun has been getting hotter for |
| household in the United States replaced its | | | | the past hundred years and our neighboring |
| existing appliances with the most energy | | | | planets are experiencing this too. If |
| efficient models available, we would save | | | | everyone did their part to lower their impact |
| billions of dollars in energy costs and | | | | on global warming, we would all be better |
| eliminate a great deal of heat trapping | | | | off. God luck and keep the environment clean. |
| gases. 5) Stop leaving appliances on standby. | | | | |
| Use the on and off function on the machine by | | | | For more information visit these two |
| itself. A television that has been switched | | | | websites: Global Warming Articles and Living |
| on for many hours a day will use | | | | in Poverty. You can get more information on |
| significantly more of its energy in standby | | | | the global warming situation and world |
| mode. In standby mode, the item is still on | | | | poverty. |