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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
One computer
left on all day results in the emission of 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide
in a year. It would take 100 to 500 trees to absorb that amount of extra
carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
Solution:
Turn off your computer or put it in sleep mode when not in use. ENERGY STAR has free software tools to help businesses, municipalities, colleges, and individuals enable sleep mode on their computer monitors. You
will save 20 watts or more by going into sleep mode when idle. This
is the equivalent of removing one in four cars from the road every year!
Plus, your hardware may actually last longer due to reduced heat stress
and mechanical wear. Turn off computer monitors. Screen savers are energy
HOGS.
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Join WindBuilderssm - Clean Air-Cool Planet's partnership with NativeEnergy.
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