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Here’s how consumers can easily and comfortably lighten the power load in their own homes — and cut energy bills and pollution, too:

• Cooling puts the greatest stress on your family's energy bill and the power grid. Maintain your air conditioning equipment with a professional "tune-up" to save you the cost and inconvenience of a breakdown during the hottest days! Clean or replace filters monthly. For central air conditioning systems, make sure the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) is 12 or higher.

• Listen to your mother. ("What do you think — we own the electric company?!") Turn off everything not in use: lights, TVs, computers.

• To cut your utility bills by 30 percent, look for the Energy Star label, the symbol for energy efficiency, when shopping for room air conditioners, major appliances, lighting, windows, and home electronics. Find retailers near you at www.energystar.gov

• "4 for the Planet." Just replace your four most used 100-watt incandescent bulbs with four comparable 23-watt compact fluorescent bulbs to save $108 over three years. If all U.S. households did the same, we'd save as much energy as is produced by 30 power plants annually.

• About 15 percent of an average home energy bill goes to heating water. To save hot water, take five-minute showers instead of baths. Do only full loads when using the clothes washer or dishwasher. Use cold water for laundry and save up to $63 a year—detergents formulated for cold water get clothes just as clean.

• Only heat or cool the rooms you need—close vents and doors of unused rooms. Many more tips and much more detailed info can be found here.

 

How to manage our water resources more wisely and even save some money!

Ok so here are a few simple tips how you can save water:

• Have a plumber inspect your installations for leaks

• Don't showers longer then necessary

• Don't fill the bathtub all the way up

• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth

• Use a bucket to wash your car

• Put water in the kitchen sink to wash and rinse dishes

• Run dishwasher and washing machine only when they are full

Now you make think that's only a drop in the bucket what you save there. But consider this: Turning off the water while brushing your teeth can save up to 5 liters a minute! If the entire adult population of England and Wales did likewise, this could save a total of 180 mega liters a day enough to supply nearly 500,000 houses. So yes starting with small things can make a big difference! And now you multiply that to all the other instances where you can save some more water and our resources will last for much longer! More tips here at Ecotoolbox.com