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  1. Mevitha

    Mevitha New IL'ite

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    Hi friends,

    I wanted to share a few tips for saving energy in our homes.

    Some ideas:
    1) Iron most of the clothes at a time, so that the iron box doesnt take time or energy for heating up
    2) Use dishwasher and cloth dryer sparingly.
    3) Remove mobile charger or other electrical appliances when not in use.
    4) Turn off lights if you are not going back to the room in 20 mins.

    This serves a two fold purpose of reducing energy bills as well a lighter load for the earth. Please share ideas so that we all can do our part for saving the earth for our children. Thanks!
     
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  2. Mevitha

    Mevitha New IL'ite

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    Some more ideas for saving our earth.. Please implement them in your daily lives..Small efforts will count to huge changes for our planet...
    • <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Use a cloth/paper bag as an alternative to polythene bags <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">When packing food, put it in reusable containers <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Seek out products with minimal packaging
    • Do not let plastic litter the environment
    Some of the other options are:
    • <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Print only documents that need to be printed <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Recycle paper, plastics, cans, glass etc whenever possible <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Car pool with colleagues at least once or twice a week to start with <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Use public transportation whenever possible
    • Switch of lights in conference rooms when not used
     
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    Mevitha New IL'ite

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    orangesandlemon New IL'ite

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    we should save energy in the following ways

    1. write on both sides of the paper.
    2.cover short distances by walking instead of vehicles.
    3.use solar energy to cook food as it is inexhaustible
     
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    hi friends,
    all your tips are very usefull i will try to follow them
     
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    Mevitha New IL'ite

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    Thanks for your tips, orangesandlemon.!! I save printouts to write on their backsides.
    Another tip, if you have a clothstand, you can avoid the usage of the cloth dryer in the summer, as we have plentiful strong sun to dry the clothes.
     
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    SriVidya75 Platinum IL'ite

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    good tips mevitha..thanks for sharing
     
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    AkilaMani Local Champion Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    great tips mevitha.... thanks for sharing.... most of us know them, but we fail to impliment them in our daily lifes. taking off the plug off when not using an appliance has actually brought down the electricity bill by 20% for me..... and also keeping the AC at 24-25 degrees also saves energy.

    thanks for reminding.....

    akila
     
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    Mevitha New IL'ite

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    Thanks Srividya and Akhila.. good to know you are following these tips.. Small steps will surely make big differences.
    Few tips that I follow at office are
    1) Switch off the monitor while not in use or shut down system for the weekend.
    2) Having a small green plant will soothe our sore eyes as well as give fresh oxygen. 3) Minimize the number of printouts taken.
    4) Refill water bottles instead of buying soft drinks. This is good for the health as well as the purse.
    5) Use blackle.com instead of using google for searches. This will reduce the watt hours used to display the white background. Another smart Google intiative..

    Keep encouraging friends to follow these simple tips which can make a difference to the environment.
     
  10. gsaikripa

    gsaikripa Gold IL'ite

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    mevitha..thanks for sharing good tips.
     
    Last edited: Jul 4, 2009

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