Green Tips

Food

Becoming a vegetarian will reduce climate change emissions by ~20 tons and save you ~$5,000 over 10 years.

Becoming a vegan will reduce climate change emissions by ~3 tons and save you over $600 per year.

Eating meat just one less day per week saves ~¼ ton of CO₂ and ~$100 per year.

Transportation

A 10 MPG improvement in vehicle efficiency saves ~2 tons of CO₂ and over $500 per year.

Telecommuting to work once a week saves ~1 ton of CO₂ and over $500 per year.

Carpooling to work every day can save over 2 tons of CO₂ and $2,000 per year.

Reducing your highway speed from 70 to 65 MPH and avoiding rapid acceleration can save over 1 ton of CO₂ and $300 per year.

Keeping your tires properly inflated and changing air filters can save ~1 ton CO₂ and $200 per year.

Riding your bike instead of driving is a great way to keep fit + can save over 1.5 tons of CO₂ and $400 per year.

Home

Replacing standard light bulbs with CFLs and LEDs can save you 1 ton of CO₂ and over $100 per year.

Turning down your winter thermostat 5° can save ⅓ of a ton of CO₂ and over $75 per year.

Turning up your summer thermostat 5° can save ⅓ of a ton of CO₂ and over $50 per year.

Reducing your daily shower time by 10 minutes can save over 3 tons of CO₂ and nearly $500 per year.

Switching off the lights when you leave the room can save 1 ton of CO₂ and over $100 per year.