How to be Energy Aware

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By MeganK
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Saving energy not only saves the Earth but can also save you money.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Do an energy audit of your house. You can hire someone to do this for you but you can do a basic audit yourself. Go from room to room and see if there is anything you can do to conserve energy.
Step 2

Use power strips to plug in multiple energy wasters and shut off the entire strip when you leave a room. Even gadgets that are turned off are still using energy.
Step 3

Use weather stripping to seal cracks and gaps in doorways and windows. This will help with the heating and cooling.
Step 4

Give your dryer a break and hang your clothes outside to dry. You can even install a clothesline in your basement for year-round line drying.
Step 5

Try growing a garden. Not only will your food taste better you’ll save energy by reducing the amount of energy needed to ship food to a store. Plus you’ll save energy by lowering your driving for shopping trips.
Step 6

Drive less. Take a bus, ride a bike or walk. If you don’t have mass transit try grouping your errands together to get it all done in one trip instead of several smaller trips.
Step 7

And of course, reduce, reuse and recycle!

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