One Day Action Tip – Week 3

SWITCH TO ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING
Take one day this week to replace the most used light bulbs in your home with compact fluorescent light bulbs (those twisty ones).
Did you know almost 90% of the energy used by a conventional light bulb (incandescent light bulb) is not even used to produce light but is wasted as heat? Halogen torchiere lamps are even more inefficient, releasing so much heat they could be a fire hazard if an object comes in contact with the bulb.
Compact fluorescents use one-sixth of the energy of incandescents and last up to 10 times longer.

DON’T SIT IDLING
Be idle-free! Turn off your car when you will be parked (not in traffic) for more than 10 seconds. If you are in a friend’s car that is idling – let them know.
Did you know that idling for more than 10 seconds wastes more fuel than restarting your car? Check out idlefree.ca for more information, including the myths, about idling.
One Day is about taking small steps to reduce energy use, at home and on the road, to make Vancouver the cleanest, greenest, healthiest city in the world.