What you can do to stop global warming

• Exchange one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb.
• Drive less. Walk, bike, or carpool.
• Recycle more. Buy recycled and recyclable products.
• Check your tires. Properly inflated tires can improve gas mileage by more than 3%.
• Use less hot water. A lot of energy is used to hear water.
• Avoid products with a lot of packaging.
• Adjust your thermostat.
• Plant a tree.
• Turn off electronic devices when you aren’t using them.
• The next time you buy a car, choose one that is highly fuel efficient
• The next time you buy an appliance, purchase a highly efficient model. You can tell by looking for the Energy Star, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency.

·   Develop a plan to reduce daily electricity use around your home. Ask each member of your household to take responsibility for a different electricity-saving action.

Encourage Community Action

• Make sure that public buildings are models of energy efficiency and encourage the incorporation of passive-solar techniques in community construction or remodeling projects.
• Urge your local library, businesses, and church or synagogue to install bike racks.
• Promote community carpooling plans and the construction of bike lanes.
• Work to change local zoning ordinances and other regulations that involve energy use.
• Encourage your local electric utilities to promote energy efficiency and the use of clean, renewable energy sources.

Influence US Action

• Write to your local newspaper about the significance of the global warming threat and the need for US leadership.
• Monitor your newspaper's coverage of this issue and write in response to any stories or letters that dismiss global warming.
• Write or call President Bush to let him know that you expect him to be an international leader on this issue.
• Ask your governors, state legislators, and public utility regulators to promote energy efficiency, nonpolluting transportation alternatives, and the development of clean, renewable sources of energy -- like solar and wind power.
• Tell government officials that you want them to push industry to protect the future health of the environment by reducing carbon emissions.

15. Use a push mower to cut your lawn instead of a power mower.
CO2 reduction = 80 lbs/year

14. Buy food and other products with less packaging, or reusable /recyclable packaging instead of those in non-recyclable packaging.
CO2 reduction = 230 lbs/year