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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Tally it Up

Calculator graphicTry out these fast and fun calculators! They’ll help you determine how much energy you, your home, vehicle or workplace uses and how much greenhouse gas pollution is being produced as a result.


Produce Less Carbon Pollution

  • Use Less Energy
    There are many everyday actions you can take to save energy, money and the climate.
  • Use Cleaner Energy
    In some areas of the Northeast, consumers have the ability to choose clean, renewable power sources from their electricity providers. Check out the Green-e site to determine what options are available to you.
    (If you live in Vermont and are a Green Mountain Power customer, check out the CoolHome program.)

Cool Facts About Climate Change and Related Solutions

If every U.S. home replaced four standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, we'd save as much in fossil fuels burned to make electricity as removing 7 million car tailpipes from the road.

light bulbSolution: Change incandescent bulbs in your house with compact fluorescent light bulbs. They will last 10 times longer and use 75% less electricity than standard bulbs. http://www.energystar.gov/changealight/

Solution: Turn off your lights, stereo, and television when not in use.


Offsetting your Carbon Pollution

Turbine photoChoose to support wind power, one of America's most effective and fast-growing forms of renewable energy.

Join WindBuilderssm - Clean Air-Cool Planet's partnership with NativeEnergy.

Want more?

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Volunteer for CA-CP by contacting .

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Check out the Carbon Coalition for non-partisan opportunities to shape our nation’s energy future.

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Watch for opportunities to attend the next Greenhouse Network Climate Education Project.

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