1. Climate Change Action What can you do?

2. Can you think of any activity you do or can do that does not rely on ANY fossil fuels?

3. Tons of CO 2 produced per person, per year Australia – 18.9 USA – 17.5 Germany – 9.6 China – 5.3 India – 1.4 Cambodia – 0.3 Ethiopia – 0.1

4. What is 1 Ton CO 2 ?

5. Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Three CFBs will save 300 pounds of carbon dioxide and $60 per year! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kocZ-j- o3I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kocZ-j- o3I

6. Inflate Your Tires Keeping your tires adequately inflated can save you $840 per year and keep 250 lbs. of carbon dioxide out of the air! Check them monthly to be sure.

7. Fill the Dishwasher Run your dishwasher only when it's full. That'll save $40 and 100 lbs. of CO2 emission a year.

8. Use Recycled Paper Make sure your printer paper is 100% post- consumer recycled paper. That saves 5 lbs. of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.

9. Adjust Your Thermostat Move your thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two degrees in the summer. That can save up to $98 and 2000 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year.

10. Take Shorter Showers Did you know that showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs? So cut your shower short and save 350 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $99 per year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ek3v1RBEU&fe ature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ek3v1RBEU&fe ature=relmfu

11. Buy Products Locally Think about how much oil it takes to get a bottle of water to you from Fiji...

12. Buy Minimally Packaged Goods Less packaging reduces garbage by up to 30%. You can also save 1200 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $1,000 per year.

13. Carpool When You Can Carpooling with friends saves fuel, and you have the added perk of having all your peeps in one car. Even better, you can save 790 lbs. of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.

14. Don't Idle In the Car Idling wastes money and gas, and generates pollution and global warming-causing emissions. Turn your engine off if you have to wait for more than 15 seconds

15. Drive Less Walk, bike, carpool, or take mass transit. You'll save one pound of CO2 for every mile you don't drive! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQdXXkJD_8&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQdXXkJD_8&feature=relmfu

16. Reduce Garbage Recycle paper, plastic and glass, and buy products with less packaging. This can save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide a year.

17. Plant a Tree Trees suck up CO 2 and create clean air for us to breathe. A single tree will absorb a ton (that's 2000+ lbs.) of CO2 over its lifetime.

18. Use a Push Mower We all have chores. Some of us have to mow the lawn. When you do, use your muscles instead of fossil fuels. You'll save 80 lbs. of CO2 per year and you'll get some exercise!

19. Unplug Un-Used Electronics Even when electronic devices, like your stereo and phone charger, are turned off, they use energy, so unplug 'em and save over 1,000 lbs. of CO2 and $256 a year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNtX3m9UajQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNtX3m9UajQ

20. Wash your Clothes on the Cold Water Cycle You'll save energy because the water isn't being heated, and your clothes will last longer.

21. Air Dry Your Clothes If the weather permits, how about putting your laundry on the line to dry? You'll save 700 lbs. of CO2 and up to $75 a year. Plus, there's no better stain remover than the sun.

22. Bring Cloth Bags to the Market When the check-out person asks, "Paper or plastic?," say, "Neither." Using your own cloth bag reduces waste and requires no additional energy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBZdUA8zxJ0&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBZdUA8zxJ0&feature=relmfu

23. Turn Off Your Computer Shut it off when you're not using it and save 200 lbs. of CO2. Conserve energy by using your computer's "sleep mode" instead of a screensaver.

24. Eat Your Greens The average American diet is full of meat products and thus contributes an extra 1.5 tons (that's 2500+ lbs.) of greenhouse gases per year, compared with a vegetarian diet. Eating 20% less meat makes the same impact as switching to a hybrid car! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIforUNXrUQ

25. Ditch the Plastic 2.5 million individual plastic water bottles are thrown away every hour in the US alone! A plastic bottle thrown in a landfill will still be a plastic bottle in 200 years because plastic is not biodegradable!

26. Spread the Word Get out there and tell your friends and loved ones the small steps they can take to help Mother Earth. A little goes a long way!