Save Your Energy: 10 Simple Things You Can Do
- Use your desktop lamp; why light a tennis court to read a sheet of paper?
- Use compact fluorescent lamps to save energy and cut pollution.
- For three copies or less, use the printer; for more, use the copier.
- Laser printers use 300 watts; inkjets use only 10, for similar quality.
- Using the "stand-by" button on your copier will lighten your energy load by 70%.
- A computer monitor uses 60 watts of power; turn it off if you leave for more than 10 minutes.
- Recycling paper reduces water use by 60%, energy by 70%, and cuts pollution in half.
- Relax and take mass transit; use 25 times less energy.
- Burn carbohydrates not hydrocarbons: ride your bike to work.
- Airplanes burn 70 gallons of fuel a minute. Travel by a real super-saver-teleconference.