To reduce your carbon footprint and minimize its effect on climate change, think Green when planning your trips, purchasing your appliances, ...
Don't Idle
Avoid vehicle idling at highway rest areas. Idling consumes gas and gets 0 miles per gallon.
CarPool
Use carpools and public transportation to reduce vehicle miles, emissions, congestion, and energy usage.
Inflate Tires
By properly inflating your vehicle tires, you can maximize your gas mileage by about 3.3 percent.
Recycle
Recycle materials including used engine oil, glass, plastics, paper, and metals to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. Recycling can protect the environment and save landfill space and energy.
Regular Maintenance
Regular maintenance of your vehicle reduces the amount of fuel, oil and fluids that drip onto the road. These pollutants are easily carried by stormwater into nearby streams where they harm aquatic life.
CFLs
Replace your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). CFLs save energy, last longer and result in reduced carbon emissions.
Slow Down
On average, for each 10 mph above 60 mph, your vehicle fuel economy decreases by about 4 mpg. You could save up to $0.74/gallon by not speeding on highways.
Turn Off Lights
Turn lights off when not in the room to save energy or install an activity sensor that will shut lights off automatically when no activity/movement is sensed.
Peter Dunleavy, Office Director- Office of Environment
