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Environment Friendly Campaigns can no longer be on our wish list, they must find a place on our action list at home, in schools, in offices & in government & industry plans.

As I changed my incandescent bulbs to CFL bulbs, the maths on savings indicates I will save approx $50/year & help reduce the carbon emissions by a few grams. Has anyone worked the reductions in carbon emissions for each 1 KW of electricity power generated?
If you are already using CFL bulbs, must know how to dispose them & how to handle the broken CFL bulbs. These bulbs contain mercury & must be handled with care. Watch the video embedded in this post.

I have also fished out few youtube.com videos that will give you tips in energy savings in addition tio 5 tips to save money & take some action for saving the environment. As the energy saving drives go global, these small actions at global level will have a very significant impact on environment.

If you are an energy saving enthusiast, please submit your comments how you saved energy or participated in an environment friendly project.

An inteliigent programmable thermostat is now available that can help you save on your energy bills. You will recover the cost of investment in less than a year. In addition you will be helping the planet earth by saving energy while saving money. You can save up to $120 to $200+ a year by installing a programmable thermostat that controls the temperature of your home while you’re at work or asleep.

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Changing your incandescent bulbs to CFLs is easy and does not require big investment. If you have not done it already, do it today or this week. But make sure you understand the extra care that is needed to dispose of these bulbs. Do not use them till you familiar with how to dispose off CFL bulbs.

World could save close to $50 billion & America could save approx $8 billion in energy costs by replacing 3 to 5 most frequently used incandescent bulbs with CFL bulbs. CFL Bulbs use only 10 percent electricity to give the same light as an incandescent bulb. Talk to your CFL vendor, he will tell you about many options in CFL bulbs.

Energy Star gadgets/appliances may be a little costlier, but you will recover more than the extra cost in approx 6 months - 12 months of operations. Plus you will have the satisfaction of saving the environment by replacing standard appliances with Energy star qualified appliances & save 10-50 percent energy.

Install a storm door. Storm doors can help conserve energy by keeping cold
air out during the winter and heat out during the summer..

This is a must-look-into energy saving action. Explore all the options for updating windows in your house. Energy Star quality windows can reduce your energy
costs by Approx $100-$500 per year when replacing single-pane windows or approx.
$20-$120 a year when replacing double-pane windows. Adding heat control window film to your windows can save 50 percent on your cooling costs in summer.

Get ready for Solar Energy in future with this new breakthrough technololgy for manufacturing solar cells.

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