Can’t afford a fuel efficient or hybrid car? Not to worry, you can still save on transportation and fuel costs. Check out these tips for living green and keeping more green in your pocket.
- Work from home 1 -2 days a week. Not only will you use less fuel and emit less harmful carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but you will also be more efficient and have a couple more hours to devote to your family. Those who telecommute now outnumber those who use mass transit.
- Skip a business trip or vacation. According to a Reader’s Digest article, skipping an airplane trip greatly helps reduce the amount of CO2 being emitted from an airplane as well as water vapors and nitrogen oxides, which can be more damaging than CO2 alone.
- Don’t be afraid to use your car’s air conditioning system during the warmer months, it’s actually less costly to run the AC than drive with the windows down. Just keep the setting at low and drive the speed limit.
- Use cruise control whenever you can while driving. Not only will you improve your gas mileage, but you will also save about 250 pounds of CO2 every year. If you’re counting your carbon credit usage, this will help.
Need more tips for living green? Check out Fair Green Trade’s green directory.
