Anyone with an IQ of 20 or more knows that global warming actually does exist and it’s actually doing a lot of harm to our environment. Something I’ve never been able to understand is how politicians, world leaders, my parents’ generation, and a few others refuse to believe that all of our carbon dioxide emissions are ruining this planet.

So, I came across a wonderful environmental site that I wanted to blog about. They have some really great advice and tips for the average person so that we all can do our part in saving our Earth. After all, we only live once. Here are a few tips that I found worthy of listing…

(Source: SEQL.org )

In Your Home – Conserve Energy

1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month.
2. If you have central air conditioning, do not close vents in unused rooms.
3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120.
4. Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time.
5. When using an oven, minimize door opening while it is in use; it reduces oven temperature by 25 to 30 every time you open the door.
6. Unplug seldom used appliances.
7. Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot.
8. Keep your thermostat at 68 in winter and 78 in summer.
9. Wash and dry only full loads of dishes.
10. Use ceramic coffee mugs (at work too) instead of disposable Styrofoam cups.

So, there you have it… these are very simple steps that ALL of us can do to help protect our world. It’s definitely going to be a resolution for me in 2008. Happy New Year!