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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Home and Beyond

Discover practical ways to reduce your carbon footprint at home and while traveling. Start by conserving water with shorter showers and turning off taps while brushing your teeth. Save electricity by switching off lights and using energy-efficient bulbs. For travel, consider carpooling, public transportation, or biking for short distances. College students can lower energy usage significantly by opting for laptops over desktops and shutting down devices. Small changes can lead to substantial reductions in CO2 emissions, benefitting both personal finances and the planet.

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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Home and Beyond

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  1. By Morgan Fonda

  2. Reducing Your Footprint @ Home Conserving water; shorter showers, turning water off when brushing your teeth Electrical conservation; turning off lights and energy sources when not in use, using energy efficient light bulbs

  3. Reducing Your Footprint With Travel • Car pool to work or use public transportation • Use Public transportation more than your car • Walk or ride a bike for short trips

  4. Reducing Carbon Footprint For College Students • Laptop > Desktop - Laptops only us 15-25 watts of energy during regular use. Desktops use 150 watts on average. • Turn off your computer -you’ll save an average of $90/year. • 968,073: Pounds of CO2 Tulane could save annually by creating Energy Star dorm rooms across campus

  5. Works Cited • "5 Ways to Save Energy in an Eco Lifestyle | Greenstudentu.com." GreenStudentU: Green Students, Environmental Education, & Eco-Lifestyles. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 May 2012. http://www.greenstudentu.com/eco_lifestyle.aspx. • "Global Carbon Emissions | CO2 Now | Current CO2." CO2 Now | CO2 Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2012. http://co2now.org/Current-CO2/CO2-Now/global-carbon-emissions.html • "How to Go Green: Dorm Rooms : TreeHugger." TreeHugger. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 May 2012. http://www.treehugger.com/htgg/how-to-go-green-dorm-rooms.html#tips • "Reducing My Carbon Footprint at Home." Reducing My Carbon Footprint at Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2012. http://www.reducingmycarbonfootprintathome.com.

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