I have started to realize that people have been tagging websites with hippygreen on del.icio.us. I figured I need to start using them in some of the blogs and get more people to post links to del.icio.us with the tag hippygreen.
I got this link from Steve Cavrak via kyero. They posted 20 tips to lowing your home’s carbon footprint, below are some highlights that I found useful.
Your home carbon footprint can be pretty big dependent on the size of your house and different types of energy used in it. Adding a solar hot water heater can reduce the electricity needed to heat water, but even a quick fix like lowering your hot water heater by a few degrees can make a huge difference.
Use energy-efficient light bulbs. Changing to a energy efficient light bulb can be as simple as picking one up when one dies. This way you are not hit with a huge cost of replacing working ones, but also save electricity and lower your carbon footprint over time. Antics posted about the hazard with your energy footprint a while back showing how CF bulbs and the proper disposal methods for these types of light bulbs.
Some of the other tips require a bit more work then changing a light bulb, but you should start to think more your carbon footprint and how a little change can make a big difference.
antics says 6th May @ 19:15
That’s awesome that you’ve got a tag on del.icio.us! I broke a CF bulb the other day :-(. Not sure if I have mercury poisoning now but it made me think about the impact of using CF bulbs again. Still worth it…