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There are many things that you as an individual can do to help save and protect our environment. A first step is to figure out how much carbon dioxide emissions that are directly related to you, visit http://www.carbonchain.org.
Once you've figured out your impact, here are five simple steps that you can take to reduce your impact on the environment:
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Change out your regular, burn out all the time, light bulbs with long-lasting (CFL) compact fluorescent light bulbs. They may cost a bit more, but they will last up to 10 times longer and use at least 2/3 less energy than standard bulbs to provide the same light.
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Buy a more fuel efficient and less polluting vehicle. Over the average lifetime of an American car, a 40 mpg vehicle will save roughly $3,000 in fuel costs versus a 20 mpg vehicle.
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Purchase Green Tags to offset your individual carbon usage. You can offset the environmental damage caused by your home, travel, and business by choosing an equal amount of BEF Green Tags that come from wind, solar and other renewable, non-polluting sources. The average American household uses 11,256 kWh of electricity per year. It would take over 11 Green Tags to offset this amount. View our Green Tag deal.
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Look for Energy Star rated products, in particular when upgrading or replacing appliances.
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