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Article #5: How To Prevent Global Warming

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






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