| By Making This Personal Choice... |
One Person can... |
A Community Can (Based On 2,000 People) |
The Nation Can...(Based on 270 Million People) |
The Earth & Us Can...(Based On 5.5 Billion People) |
| Driving your car one less day per week (substitute bus, bike,
carpool, walk, telecommute). |
Reduce mileage on personal car by 21 miles/week (average)
1,092 miles/year.
Reduce 24 lbs./week carbon dioxide emission.
Save $110 year in operation and maintenance costs (based
on .10 a mile).
Improve health if walking or biking to work!
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Reduce rush hour congestion by 20%.
Reduce air pollution by 515,000 lbs./year (hydrocarbons,
nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide.)
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Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.6 million tons/year.
Reduce air pollution load by 13.7 million tons/year.
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Reduce foreign oil dependence by 128 million barrels/year
(at 19mpg avg.)
IF this example is set by the US and followed by other industrialized
countries, then carbondioxide emissions could be reduced by
app. 2.8 million tons/year.
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| Reducing household electrical consumption compact flourescents,
hang one load of laundry to dry once a week, turn thermostat
down 4 degrees in winter or up in summer. |
Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2,561 lb/year.
Save $163 year in electrical costs.
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Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25,600 tons per year. |
Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 147 million tons/year.
Reduce pressure on fish habitats by reducing need for hydroelectric
power.
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| Reducing water consumption (fix leaks, install low-flow shower
heads, take 5 minute showers, install low-flow toilets). |
Save 60 gallons per day per household (compare to one person's
water use of 80 gallon per day average!)
Save 20% off your water and sewer bill.
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Reduce water use by 110 million gallons/year.
Reduce water supply and waste-water treatment facilities
operating costs for the community.
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Save potable water each year equivalent to 10% of the monthly
flow down the Columbia River.
Save $65 billion per year in water costs.
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Water conservation will be one of the most important ways
to protect water systems from weather changes cuased by global
warming.
Reduce stress on water-sensitive ecosystems.
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| Using reusable or recyclable products-cloth shopping bags,
refillable glass bottles, buying bulk foods using reusable plastic
containers. |
Reduce trash by 21 lbs./year(using cloth shopping bags.)
Reduce energy consumption by 1/3 gallons oil per year using
refillable glass bottles for milk.
Reduce plastic in solid waste stream by 4.07 lb/year using
refillable glass bottles for milk.
Reduce packaging waste by buying bulk foods and materials
in reusable containers.
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Reduce solid waste in landfills by 210 tons per year.
Reduce energy consumption by 1,600 gallons of oil per year.
Reduce solid waste (plastic) approximately 81, 500 lbs. per
year.
Reduce paper, foil and plastic waste going to landfills.
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Reduce landfill acreage by 36 acres/year.
Reduce energy consumption by 21.6 million gallons oil per
year.
Reduce solid waste (plastic) approximately 550,000 tons
per year.
Protect ground water quality if cattle feedlots (corraled
and grain-fed) are reduced.
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