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February 5, 2016
Take your own re-usable container to the restaurant for the leftovers.  The leftovers get eaten and one less Styrofoam container goes to the landfill. 

February 6, 2016
Read the owner’s manuals for your appliances.   Many of the manuals have maintenance and operation tips that will increase the life or energy efficiency of the appliance. 

February 7, 2016
When you are heating water in a teakettle on the stove, fill the teakettle only as full as required to get the hot water you need right then. Heating more water than you need takes longer and uses more energy.

February 8, 2016
When you start a baking project, don’t automatically start pre-heating the oven as the first step in the project.  Wait until you are about 5 minutes from putting your baking in the oven to start pre-heating.   For some types of baking projects, you can turn the oven off 5 minutes or more before it’s time to take the baking out of the oven.  If you haven’t opened the oven door, there will be plenty of residual heat to finish.

February 10, 2016
Many times I walk by a conference room in the office and notice that the lights are still on even though the room is empty. I take just a few seconds to turn the lights off. It doesn’t matter who pays the electric bill, less electricity use is a good thing for the planet.

February 12, 2016
You may not be able to change the number of miles you commute each day to work, but you may be able to change the length of time you spend in traffic with your car’s engine running. Try leaving home or work a little earlier or later to see if traffic is lighter at those times. My commute can last 15 to 20 minutes longer each way if I travel during peak traffic times. I prefer to leave home earlier and save both my gas and my time.