The Good Earth
Reduce your carbon footprint
Use public transportation, carpool, walk, or bike whenever possible
to avoid using your car. It will reduce your carbon footprint.
Unplug equipment once fully charged
Unplug equipment once fully charged. Mobile phones, shavers and
electric products keep drawing electricity even when the battery is
full.
Use blank screen saver
If you're using screen saver, use a blank (black) screen. Animated
screen savers consume extra power.
Use energy-efficient appliances
Refrigerators and freezer account for one-sixth of a home's energy
consumption. Go for energy-efficient models when buying
replacements.
Use reusable towels over tissue products
Choose washable, reusable towels over tissue products like paper
towels.
Go veg to save the world
Go vegetarian. To produce a kilogram of beef, it takes, on average,
10 kg of grain and 680 litres of water.
Conserve plants and animals
Every week about 20 species of plants & animals become extinct.
Save them.
Buy minimally packaged goods
Buy minimally packaged goods and reduce garbage by up to 30
percent.
Travel light for environment
Pack lighter suitcases. It says that world savings would be 2
million tonnes a year if every airline passenger cut the weight of
baggage to below 20 kg and bought duty free goods on arrival.
Use recycled paper
Use recycled paper. Making a ton of paper from recycled stock saves
up to 17 trees and uses 50 per cent less water.
Avoid short car journey
Avoid short car journeys. A cold engine uses almost twice as much
fuel as a warmer one. Use public transport, ride a bicycle or
walk
Fix the leak
Catching a toilet leak at its earliest stage can save a lot of
water. Even a silent leak can waste from 30 to 500 gallons of water
per day.
Keep your refrigerator door shut
Don't open fridge door regularly. Each minute a fridge door is open
it can take three minutes for it to cool down again. Similarly, it
can take half an hour for a freezer to regain its temperature once
a door has been opened for just 60 seconds.
Drive smarter
Drive less aggressively. Aggressive driving decrease fuel
effeciency by as much as 33% on the highway and 5% in city.
Heat water in electric kettle
Use an electric kettle to heat water. It's more energy efficient
and consumes half the energy your stove takes.
Buy energy electrical appliances
Buy energy efficient electrical appliances. One of the easiest ways
to save money on your electricity bills whilst being
environmentally friendly.
Avoid screen savers
Screen savers are a big energy spend. But turning computers off and
on does not take extra energy so don't hesitate in switching off
every time you finish using them.
Small is beautiful
Drive small car. A small car will produce less pollution than a
gas-guzzling big car. It will also cheaper to run.
Jog in the park
Why not jog in a park instead of going on the treadmill? The
calories spent are the same and you also get to save energy and,
thus, the environment.
Stop Idling!
Experts have estimated that a vehicle that idles for three minutes
with the air-conditioner on, burns fuel required for travelling one
km.
Switch to paperless bills
Many companies now offer online billing. Save paper by switching to
it and save trees.
Drive with the windows up
Drive your car with windows up. This reduces drag, thus increasing
fuel consumption efficiency and lowering carbon emissions.
Keep your freezer full to save energy
Keep your freezer full. It takes less energy to keep a full freezer
cool than it does an empty one. If you don't have enough food to
fill it, use plastic bottles filled with water .
Train eco friendly than car
Take a train rather than a car for daily commuting of 8 km. It
saves 1.7 kg CO2 a day.
Green up gift wrap
Instead of spending money wrapping paper that ends up in a
landfill, make your own wrapping from newspaper, magazines, or
catalogs. It will save environment.
Don't waste, just compost it
When properly composted, kitchen wastes can become natural soil
additives for lawns, gardens, and even house plants.
Drive your car judiciously
A car that gives a mileage of 10 kilometers per liter of petrol
leaves 232 grams of CO2 per km.
Protection benefit
Planting and protecting a tree can contribute to environmental
benefits worth Rs 900,000.
Use your comp carefully
The total fossil fuels used to make one desktop computer weigh over
240 kg, some ten times the weight of the computer itself. So don't
dump your computer in a hurry.
Pull the plug and save
Battery chargers, such as those for laptops, cell phones and
digital cameras, draw power whenever they are plugged in.
Cut down on air travel
Air travel produces around three times more CO2 per passenger as
compared to train travel.
Cool it for the fridge
Let food cool and cover them before putting it in the refrigerator.
Refrigerator will use less energy and condensation will reduce.
Check your air conditioner filter regularly
A dirty air filter reduces airflow and may damage the unit. Clean
filters enable the unit to cool down quickly and use less energy.
Go for green buildings
Buildings, residential and commercial, account for 10 to 15 per
cent of all greenhouse gas emissions, including 70% carbon dioxide
and 25% methane.
Shut your computer
Shut your computer after the work. The worldwide internet usage
alone needs the equivalent of 14 power stations for the necessary
computers and servers.
Cover your cooking
Covering pans while cooking cuts down on energy spending by up to
90 per cent.
Gear up!
Shift to a higher gear at the right time. A vehicle travelling at
37 mph in third gear uses 25 per cent more fuel than it would at
the same speed in fifth gear.
Don't leave TV on standby
Electronic instruments waste energy even if they are in sleep-mode.
A TV if left on standby produces 30 kg C02 in a year.
Wind up
Use a wind-up alarm clock rather than an electric one. This saves
48 grams CO2 a day.
Toaster saves CO2
Heat bread rolls in a toaster rather than in the oven for 15
minutes. It saves 170 grams of CO2 each time.
Avoid 'carbon binges'
A return flight across the Atlantic is equivalent to running a car
for a year for each passenger.
Can you recycle?
The energy saved by recycling one cold drink can is enough to run a
TV for three hours.
Travel light to save carbon emissions
Pack lighter suitcases. The world will save 2 mn tonnes of carbon a
year if every airline passenger cut the weight of baggage to below
20 kg.
Power of one
Saving one unit of electricity can save about 500 grams of coal and
reduce significant amount of emissions.
Fancy gizmos guzzle energy
Watch out for fancy gizmos. They are energy consuming. Plasma TVs
burn over four times more energy than traditional analogue sets.
Save electricity on your refrigerator
Your refrigerator is the biggest energy user in the kitchen.
Don’t open refrigerator door regularly. Opening doors of
refrigerators 10 times a day consumes at least Rs 10 more than
normal power consumption.
Take a break, switch off
Even if you take a five minutes break always switch off your
computer and lights. It saves energy.
Keep air filter clean to save fuel
A clogged air filter will result in lower fuel economy and
increased engine wear. A dirty filter can reduce your fuel
efficiency up to 20 per cent.
Clean your bulbs
Dirty tube lights and bulbs reflect less light and can absorb 50
per cent of the light. Dust your tube lights and lamps regularly.
Use sunlight to save energy
Sunlight can be used in many ways to save energy. Use a solar water
heater instead of an electric geyser. A 100 litre solar water
heater can save around 1500 units of electricity every year.
