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These small changes, the average family, will save:
• $ 114 annually through the heat even adjust three degrees Fahrenheit in the winter or down in the summer. In this way has prevented the release of 2,683 lbs of carbon Emissions from your home.
• 20% (approximately several hundred dollars or more) a year on home energy bills by leaks and add insulation seal. Nearly half of home energy costs come from heating and cooling, which sends 150 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
• $ 250 per year simply with the landscape smart. Planting trees and shrubs strategically to shade your home can reduce the ambient water temperatures during the hot summer could be months by as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit, and the reduction of wall and roof temperatures by 200 to 400 F, and reduce energy costs for carbon emissions and cooling home by 3,952 pounds per year.
• $ 884 annually when swapping your seat 20 mpg fuel-consuming family's 35 mpg, more gas efficient car instead. This idea reduces carbon emissions by 6.420 pounds per year.
• $ 798 annually when performing routine maintenance on your vehicle, to keep it running efficiency. Will be simple changes, such as tires properly inflated maintain 5,800 pounds carbon from the air each year enter.
• $ 580 annually when making your cleaning products is non-toxic and spare environment 40 pounds of toxic chemicals.
See also: Why unavoidable eco home and eco-friendly habits?
Total financial savings per year: $ 2.500 +
Total environmental savings per year: more than 14,000 tons of carbon emissions! Wow, Great!
Let's do it together for help our planet
