Tom Verrigni
It takes 17 million barrels of oil to produce all the plastic needed for bottled water. Bottled Water also produces 1.5 million tons of plastic waste a year. You can help reduce this by buying reusable water bottles and by installing filters for your tap water. waVwk
Replace Your Light bulbs By replacing traditional light bulbs with a fluorescent bulb will save up to 150 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.
By car pooling, walking or riding a bike places, you can save up to 1 pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive.
By cutting down your garbage by 10% you can save up to 1200 pounds of carbon per year
A tree can absorb over 1 ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade that is provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10-15%
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