BRING ONE DAY TO YOUR HOME OFFICE, WORK AND/OR SCHOOL
Turn computer monitors off when not being used. A PC and monitor left on continuously consume between $75 and $120 worth of electricity a year. In standby mode, this can be reduced to $15.
For PCs, go to the Start menu, select Settings, then choose Control Panel, click on Display, and then set the Energy Star settings under the Screen Saver tab. “Sleep” or stand-by is not the same as “off” though, as equipment in sleep mode still uses some electricity, so always turn your equipment off if it will not be in use for long periods of time. And don’t be fooled by screen savers! They are not an energy-efficient feature.

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CHECK YOUR TIRES
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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.

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