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Greenhouse gases come from the reduction of the world's great forests as well as the production of fuel exhaust. Forest trees and plants remove large quantities of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Transportation relying on internal combustion accounted for 27% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, serving as the leading source of carbon dioxide production.
Grow your own food. Planting berry bushes, garden vegetables and herbs will help you eat locally so you won't have to worry about food miles. Eat locally. Fruit and vegetables in supermarkets and most markets are often shipped or flown from distant countries, even if they can easily be grown locally. This requires the burning of fossil fuels for transport, so buying locally grown produce can save a lot of oil. Redecorate with Eco-products. If you want to repaint your house, use latex paint or sustainable water solvent agricultural oil-based coatings now available. This new paint technology using agricultural oils are an improved environmental product, in ways better than Latex paints, releasing zero harmful VOCs while drying, has no odor or allergen emissions, manufactured using 75% renewable resources and has a low industrial manufacturing carbon footprint. It's healthier for you and our planet too. Buy energy-efficient appliances with the "Energy Star" label. These will require less energy to do their job, meaning lower bills and less fossil fuels being burned. If you can't do this, use your existing appliances efficiently; make sure the dishwasher and washing machine are full before running them to save energy and money. Hang-dry your laundry rather than putting it in the dryer and put them outside on a clothesline on dry days. Hang-drying will also make your clothes last much longer.
Reduce your heating. Reducing your thermostat by just 1 degree can save you 20% on your heating bills. Weather-proof your home. Caulk and weather-strip your doorways and windows. Add insulation, especially to the roof, as it drastically cuts heating and cooling expenses. Change your windows for double glazing. Add outside shades to use in summer. Not only will all this save energy, iit will save you money too! Check your thermostat. Chances are you don't need the heating on at all in the summer, and in the winter you can turn it down a little and wear extra layers. Reduce your electricity use. Unplug your cell phone charger, TV and other electronics from the wall when you are not using them, because they use energy when plugged in and on standby. The process can be made easier if you have everything plugged into a surge protector with its own switch. Turn off lights and other energy-sucking devices when they aren t being used. Replace older light bulbs with energy-saving fluorescent bulbs. Fluorescent light bulbs are a little more expensive, but much more efficient - they use about a seventh of the power and last about twelve times longer. Replace fluorescent light bulbs with Ultra Compact LEDs (UCLEDs). These use less energy and last longer than fluorescent light bulbs. Additionally UCLEDs do not contain any dangerous mercury.
Even though LED light bulbs are currently more expensive, remember that your money is spent for a good cause: it will pay for the development of a cheaper and more effective generation of LEDs. If you're leaving your computer for a while, put it on stand-by. You'll be able to restart it quickly, and it'll take less energy than shutting it down and then restarting it.
Insulating your home helps reduce the amount of Carbon Monoxide escaping into the atmosphere. It also saves heat and energy in the home as you use a lot less oil, gas and electricity to heat up your home. At Complete Insulations, All of our work is carried out to the highest standards by our expert team of professional installers who have worked with us for many years. For more information or to book your FREE Insulation Survey, please email info@completeinsulations.ie, or call +353 01 895 4908. Visit www.completeinsulations.ie
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