1. Reduce, reuse, recycyle.

2. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)  CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. You can purchase CFLs online from the Energy Federation.

3. Buy locally grown and produced foods - CSA and Farmers Markets- Eat , locally grown foods seasonally and buy food with less packaging.

4. Carry a cloth bag for shopping– turn down the plastic bag.

5. Buy your electricity from renewable providers.  Buy Wind Power

6. Choose Energy Star energy efficient appliances when purchasing appliances. 

7. Use less hot water - It takes a lot of energy to heat water.

8. Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner 

9. Use clothes lines to dry your clothes- clothes dryers consume large amounts of electricity.

10. Do you laundry and run your dishwasher at night- electric demands are highest during the day- use power at night instead of during the day- it will help us all.

11. Get a home energy audit- NYSERDA can help you find an energy specialist.

12. Walk and use public transportation.

13. Compost– make dirt and lesson your contributions to landfills.

14. Fly less- Air travel produces large amounts of emissions so reducing how much you fly by even one or two trips a year can reduce your emissions significantly. 

15. Vote for politicians who put protecting the environment as a leading issue.

 

 

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Things you can do to help keep the earth

                                       a clean and livable planet.

We have never had a choice before when it comes to electricity production.  We have always had to sign up for service with the electric company and that was that.  

Now we have a choice.  We can stop our purchase of fossil fuel and nuclear produced electric and switch to clean, green, renewable power.  Most electric customers in New England now have the option to choose green power through clean power programs offered by their electric company.

None of these programs require a contract nor is there any fee to switch.  You will continue to receive one bill from your electric company with a line item added that states you are buying green power.

The time to act is now.  We all use electric, but we do not need to burn coal, oil, gas, or uranium to do so.  

For more info, or to enroll in a clean power program, follow the appropriate link below-

 

NYC Area residents (ConEd, Orange and Rockland electric customers)

All other electric customers click here