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Try 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.
- 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
Since the ENERGY STAR label has become available for homes in 1995, these efficient homes have kept 225 million pounds of global warming gases out of the atmosphere and have saved consumers $15 million in energy costs.
Solution:
Replace old appliances with
more efficient models. Though buying a new appliance isn't cheap, replacing
an old dishwasher—or an old refrigerator, washing machine, or
furnace—with a new, energy-efficient model saves some energy and
money by reducing operating costs. Look for the ENERGY STAR label. In fact, ENERGY STAR goes beyond appliances—there are over 35 product categories that bear the ENERGY STAR.
Choose 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.
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