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By Morgan Fonda. Reducing Your Footprint @ Home. Conserving water ; shorter showers, turning water off when brushing your teeth. Electrical conservation ; turning off lights and energy sources when not in use, using energy efficient light bulbs. Reducing Your Footprint With Travel.
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Reducing Your Footprint @ Home Conserving water; shorter showers, turning water off when brushing your teeth Electrical conservation; turning off lights and energy sources when not in use, using energy efficient light bulbs
Reducing Your Footprint With Travel • Car pool to work or use public transportation • Use Public transportation more than your car • Walk or ride a bike for short trips
Reducing Carbon Footprint For College Students • Laptop > Desktop - Laptops only us 15-25 watts of energy during regular use. Desktops use 150 watts on average. • Turn off your computer -you’ll save an average of $90/year. • 968,073: Pounds of CO2 Tulane could save annually by creating Energy Star dorm rooms across campus
Works Cited • "5 Ways to Save Energy in an Eco Lifestyle | Greenstudentu.com." GreenStudentU: Green Students, Environmental Education, & Eco-Lifestyles. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 May 2012. http://www.greenstudentu.com/eco_lifestyle.aspx. • "Global Carbon Emissions | CO2 Now | Current CO2." CO2 Now | CO2 Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2012. http://co2now.org/Current-CO2/CO2-Now/global-carbon-emissions.html • "How to Go Green: Dorm Rooms : TreeHugger." TreeHugger. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 May 2012. http://www.treehugger.com/htgg/how-to-go-green-dorm-rooms.html#tips • "Reducing My Carbon Footprint at Home." Reducing My Carbon Footprint at Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2012. http://www.reducingmycarbonfootprintathome.com.