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CHANGE: YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT | THE CLIMATE | PEOPLE'S MINDS | YOUR MONITOR'S WALLPAPER
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CHANGE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) you generate during daily activities. Every time you turn on a light or watch TV, you use electricity, which in Wisconsin, is produced primarily by coal-burning power plants. To heat your home, you may also be burning natural gas or propane. And when you start your car or take a plane flight, you burn gasoline. Every time one of your daily activities relies on the burning of a fossil fuel, your carbon footprint gets a little bigger.
Switching to ENERGY STAR® light bulbs is a great first step toward reducing your carbon footprint. But there are lots of changes you can make to reduce your energy use and the pollution you create. With every change you make, your footprint gets a little smaller, too.
Choose ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, lighting and fixtures and electronics and energy efficient heating and cooling equipment.
Make your home more energy efficient with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR.
Build an energy efficient home, from the ground up, with Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes.
Tap into solar and wind power for electricity, heat and hot water both at home and work. Visit the solar home to see how solar hot water and solar electric systems work.
Find ways to make your small business, farm or large company more energy efficient by conducting an energy audit.
Take the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Pledge at energystar.gov/changetheworld. Join millions who are using products and practices that save energy, money and protect the environment. Together, we can all make a difference.
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CHANGE THE CLIMATE
When we burn fossil fuels to create electricity, heat our homes and power our cars, that process emits carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 is the greenhouse gas that traps heat within our atmosphere—contributing to global warming and climate change.
Use the Savings Calculator and see how switching to CFLs can save our environment pounds of harmful CO2 emissions.
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CHANGE PEOPLE’S MINDS
Print your own Change a Light ’08 stickers onto sticker paper, cut them out and give them to friends. It may spark a conversation—and maybe even a change. Click on the image of the sticker you'd like to download:
Tell your friends why you changed a light, and maybe they will, too. Click here to send them a fun, informative Change a Light '08 email.
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CHANGE YOUR MONITOR'S WALLPAPER
Click on your browser size below the image to download this Change a Light '08 wallpaper for your desktop.
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