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Article #62Re: A simple, cost-free way to cut your annual household CO2 emissions by tonnes.
From: John Henderson
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:03
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:03
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hot frog wrote: > Here is a simple, cost-free method most households can use to > reduce their CO2 emissions, literally by tonnes. > > Step 1. Replace any incandescent light bulbs in your home, > that are left on for several hours a night, with compact > fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs). > > Step 2. Use the money you save on electricity to purchase > accredited green energy. That's excellent advice. I replaced my household incandescent bulbs with CFLs back in the late 1980s, when they first came out (they were heavy, with iron-core electromagnetic ballasts back then). One of those first CFCs (Philips SL13) is still in daily operation. About 15 years ago, I started having cold showers instead of warm (all year). This saves water as well a truly enormous amount of energy/electricity/gas, as there's no incentive to linger too long. And I've never been healthier - no infections requiring antibiotics since then. Transportation is another major energy consumer for most of us. http://envirofuel.com.au/ is a good site for information. John
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