Tag Archive for carbon

Ride an Elephant

For each mile you walk, jog, skip, bike, skateboard, or ride a horse, donkey, or elephant (you get tie idea) instead of driving, you keep one pound of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.

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Love your AC

The hot weather is upon us.  Now’s the time to show your AC (plus the earth and your budget) a little love.  Clean or change the filter, saving as much as 350 pounds of carbon dioxide and $150 per year. Leaf 6

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Impact of Holidays Past

The last (I hope) of my holiday bills are paid.  They brought pleasant memories of decorations, Thanksgiving turkey, family gatherings, and a funny novelty gift I received.  Then I ran across something I’d overlooked in my emails.  Maybe if I’d seen in in early November I might have done some things differently.  How about you?

 

How Much this Season Costs the Earth

Every year at this time, the U.S. creates an extra 5 million tons of waste, or 3.5 million metric tons of CO2.  Take a look at these numbers from www.terrapass.com.