| How to Prevent Global Warming
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| | can make sure that the appliances plugged
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| You want to know how to prevent global
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| | into your surge protectors are drawing no
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| warming?
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| | electricity at all.
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| There are actually many ways and I've
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| | 1. Prevent global warming with more
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| included four below that are simple and
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| | efficient light bulbs!
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| easy for you to implement right away. All
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| | One of the simplest ways to prevent
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| four of these recommendations focus on
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| | global warming is by using more efficient
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| reducing your energy consumption in order
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| | light bulbs. The Union of Concerned
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| to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases
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| | Scientists tell us that if every American
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| you are personally responsible for
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| | household replaced just one incandescent
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| generating. When you look at this list
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| | light bulb with a compact fluorescent
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| you may think to yourself that these
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| | one, then over the life of the bulbs 90
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| things don't have a big impact. If that's
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| | billion pounds of CO2 emission would be
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| what you think, then you need to
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| | prevented from going into the atmosphere.
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| understand...
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| | This is like taking 6.3 million cars off
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| If you only pay attention to your own
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| | the road!
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| actions, then you are not going to be
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| | 1. Prevent global warming by turning down
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| effective in preventing global warming!
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| | your hot water heater.
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| If you are the only person to implement
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| | Most of us have our hot water heaters
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| the following recommendations, you'd be
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| | turned up too high. If you turn down your
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| right; your actions wouldn't have a big
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| | hot water thermostat just 10 degrees
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| impact. But, by making these simple
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| | Fahrenheit, you reduce 3% to 5% of your
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| changes you show the people around you
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| | energy consumption. You'll have plenty of
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| how to prevent global warming by leading
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| | hot water if you set your water heater
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| by example.
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| | between 110-120°F.
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| By being the change you wish to see, you
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| | These four simple ways to prevent global
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| greatly increase your credibility in the
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| | warming can be implemented quickly,
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| eyes of your peers, which makes it much
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| | easily, and with little to no expense.
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| easier for you to enroll them in helping
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| | If the potential effects of global
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| to prevent global warming with you.
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| | warming are really scary to you, then you
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| So, don't underestimate the power of
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| | should implement these changes in your
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| these four easy ways to prevent global
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| | life today, but don't stop there!
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| warming!
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| | Once you've implemented these solutions,
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| 1. Prevent global warming by minimizing
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| | share this article with your friends, and
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| drafts in your home.
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| | explain to your friends how you've made
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| One of the simplest and easiest ways to
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| | these simple changes. Be sure to offer
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| prevent global warming is to make sure
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| | your friends help and support in making
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| all your windows and doors are draft
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| | these changes themselves to make it extra
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| free. Small gaps in your windows and
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| | easy for them to prevent global warming
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| doors can cause you to consume a lot more
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| | with you.
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| energy than you really need to in order
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| | Also, when you tell your friends about
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| to heat and cool your home. To make your
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| | this article and the changes you've made,
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| home free from drafts wait until a cold
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| | be sure to explain all the benefits
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| day, then hold your hand along the edges
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| | you've received from doing so. Help your
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| of your doors and windows feeling for
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| | friends feel how these four simple
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| cold air. If you detect drafts, buy
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| | solutions have helped give you more hope,
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| weather stripping from your local
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| | save you money, etc! The more your
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| hardware store and install it wherever it
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| | friends can feel the emotional and
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| is needed.
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| | financial benefits you've experienced
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| 1. Prevent global warming by reducing
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| | from preventing global warming, they more
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| your waste electricity use.
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| | likely they are to join you!
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| Amazingly about 11% of residential
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| | Lead by example, and help others to do
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| electricity consumption is used by
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| | the same!
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| "phantom loads." A phantom load is caused
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| | The cumulative effect will be significant
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| when an electrical appliance draws
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| | if you put dedicated effort into changing
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| electricity when it isn't in use. For
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| | yourself while supporting those around
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| example, a DVD player has an electrically
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| | you to do the same.
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| lighted display that stays on even when
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| | So don't delay, be the change you wish to
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| you turn the power off. An easy way to
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| | see.
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| eliminate these phantom loads is to plug
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| | Implement these four recommendations so
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| your computers, printers, scanners, DVD
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| | you can help in preventing global warming
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| players, televisions, etc. into
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| | today, and then get others to join you in
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| multi-plug electrical surge protectors.
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| | your efforts!
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| Then, with one flick of the switch, you
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