- Reduce, reuse, recycyle.
- Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl) CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. You can purchase CFLs online from the Energy Federation.
- Buy locally grown and produced foods - CSAand Farmers Markets- Eat , locally grown foods seasonally and buy food with less packaging.
- Carry a cloth bag for shopping- turn down the plastic bag.
- Buy your electricity from renewable providers. Buy Wind Power
- Choose Energy Star energy efficient appliances when purchasing appliances.
- Use less hot water - It takes a lot of energy to heat water.
- Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner
- Use clothes lines to dry your clothes- clothes dryers consume large amounts of electricity.
- Do you laundry and run your dishwasher at night- electric demands are highest during the day- use power at night instead of during the day- it will help us all.
- Get a home energy audit- NYSERDA can help you find an energy specialist.
- Walk and use public transportation.
- Compost- make dirt and lessen your contributions to landfills.
- Fly less- Air travel produces large amounts of emissions so reducing how much you fly by even one or two trips a year can reduce your emissions significantly.
- Vote for politicians who put protecting the environment as a leading issue.