17 things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint
Weather-proof your house: seal drafts, insulate lofts, triple-glaze windows
Centralise your air-conditioning system
Install low-flow showerheads
Get a more efficient water heater
Use energy-efficient appliances
Fit low rolling-resistance tyres to cars: they minimise the energy wasted as heat as the tyre rolls down the road
Use a fuel-efficient vehicle
Change the air filters on your centralised air conditioning
Tune up your air conditioning: get annual professional inspection and maintain it well
Get regular car maintenance checks
Wash your clothes at a cooler temperature
Turn the temperature on your water heater down
Stop leaving unused appliances on standby settings, which use power
Turn your thermostat down
Avoid the tumble dryer: line-dry washing
Drive at a maximum of 90 kilometres per hour (55 miles per hour)
Car pool and "trip-chain", running errands together
I got this from NewScientist.com.
I would also like to announce that I have finally finished going through my schooling days. I had my last A-level examination paper this morning. It should be the university level coming up next!
Came and went a phase of my life. Goodbye.
Time to embrace something new.
