| Author(s): Scenic Spring
Date: 07 April 08 C9. Go to http://www.infinitepower.org/calculators.htm and determine your personal energy use.
Make a written plan to improve. Set a time frame and begin carrying out your
goal. (This need not be finished before the challenge ends.)
My Energy Calculations Household Energy - 5.85 Vehicle Travel- .46 Air Travel- .00 Waste - 1.16 Total- 7.46 Your Footprint 7.0 Country Avg.- 18.58 *results are measured in tonnes of CO2.
What I can change to help For 6 months I am going to work on changing my energy use. I am going to do this by doing the following items. After 6 months when the season changes I will re-evaluate my progress, create a new list, and implement needed changes.
Household Energy * Cut down on my use of water in the Kitchen and Bathroom. * Run the sink less often. * Take more showers then baths. * Carefully measure water in pans for what is needed. * Start paying attention to what burners I use. * Looking at the size of the pan and the burners and choosing the most sensible one. * Place the energy efficient bulbs in the ones that still have regular bulbs. * Turn lights off in rooms when I’m not using them. * Turn TV off when no one is watching. * Turn radio off when no one is listening. * Pay attention to my heating controls for accurate heating. * Check all controls periodically and adjust as needed.
Vehicle travel * Walk more often to close designations * In bad weather take public transportation instead of driving or riding in a car. * Limit my car transportation to essential times. * Performing proper car maintenance.
Air Travel * No change--keep doing what I’m doing
Waste * Recycle a large variety of trash. * Creating crafts out of some of my trash. * Cashing in bottles and cans. * Place plastic cartons, aluminum cans, and paper in recycling for pick up. * Grow some of my own food. * Buy local foods instead of imported. * Use products with as little packaging as possible
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