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As part of our responsibility to take care of the garden, we offer you these tips on how to cut back on your energy consumption. These tips can help save you money while reducing your need on foreign oil and lowering pollution created by electrical generating plants. First, a few facts from government agencies:

1. The number one cause of air pollution is the family car.
2. The number one source of home energy consumption is the kitchen.
3. The number one cause of home energy consumption is its lack of insulation in the ceiling, walls, windows, and floors.

Most of all, remember that the number one cause of global warming is carbon-dioxide emissions and that all of these suggestions reduce such emissions either directly or indirectly.

To reduce transportation-created energy consumption:

1. Inflate car tires properly and keep your car well maintained.
2. Replace short-distance driving with biking or walking.
3. Take public transportation to work or school instead of driving.
4. Carpool to work, school, or shopping centers.
5. Buy a fuel efficient vehicle as your next car purchase.

Zero-cost ways to reduce home-created energy consumption:

1. Use a "power strip" to switch off your entire entertainment system (TV, VCR, DVD, satellite, etc.) with one master switch to eliminate parasitic power draw. Look for other items with "standby lights" and do the same for them when not in use.
2. Turn off lights and appliances when not in use.
3. Use your computer's sleep mode and use a "power strip" to turn all components (printer, monitor, PC, etc.) when not in use.
4. Disable "instant on" or "standby" features in all TVs and appliances.
5. Wash and dry dishes by hand.
6. Open the dishwasher and air dry dishes, and run only full loads.
7. Wash clothes on cold cycle with cold-water detergents and wash only full loads.
8. Do your clothes washing and drying at night or when it's cooler.
9. Dry laundry on a clothesline whenever possible.
10. Turn down your hot water heater to 120°F.
11. Shorten showers by a few minutes.
12. Adjust your thermostat by 1°F cooler in winter and 1°F warmer in summer.
13. Adjust your thermostat when you leave the house by 10°F cooler in winter, 10°F warmer in summer.
14. Keep your furnace and air conditioner well maintained and replace air filters regularly.
15. Cook more efficiently - cover pots, use a pressure cooker when appropriate, keep burners clean, cook several dishes at a time in the oven, use microwave to heat food.
16. Eat cold-preparation meals in the summer (salads and sandwiches).
17. Shorten your pool cycles by one hour per day.
18. Shorten your grass watering cycles by 5 minutes per day.
19. Keep drapes or blinds closed at night in winter and day time in summer.
20. Clean refrigerator coil every 4-6 months.
21. Prune lower branches of existing trees to allow breezes through.
22. Make smaller meals.
23. Eat one less beef meal per week.

Low-cost ways to reduce home-created energy consumption:

1. Replace halogen bulbs with lower-heat generation types.
2. Buy a flat-panel computer display.
3. Buy a gas clothes dryer when your electric dryer needs replacement.
4. Install flow-restrictors in showers and faucets.
5. Replace or repair exterior door seals (including garage doors).
6. Caulk around the exterior of windows and doors to reduce drafts.
7. Insulate your hot water heater and pipes.
8. Plant trees to shade your house during the hottest part of the day.
9. Add awnings to south windows.
10. Replace your water bed with an air bed.
11. Replace your lawn and garden with low-water low-maintenance styles.
12. Re-insulate your hot tub or spa with higher-tech insulation.
13. Use insulating paints when repainting your exterior walls or recoating your roof.
14. Install low-E windows or storm windows.

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