Because we all contribute
to global warming, be co-dependent no more:
1st Step: Admit
you are powerless over your addiction to using energy
and that your high energy use has become unmanageable, and then
change 10 light bulbs in your house to
compact florescent bulbs. Taking this first step
saves 1,795 lbs of carbon dioxide per year!
2nd Step: Come to believe that a power strip turned off can restore you to sanity. Turn off your power strip when not in use and save 300-500 lbs of CO2 output per year!
3rd Step: Make a decision to turn your water heater down to 120 degrees, and turn your will over to the care of the planet, as you understand it. This step saves 550 lbs of CO2 per year!
4th Step: Take a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourself and then wash out the waste in cold-water laundry. Save 1,533 lbs of CO2 per year!
5th step: Admit to yourself and to a human witness the exact nature of your true driving needs (how often do you drive the entire soccer team around?), and drive a more fuel efficient car (increase of 3 mpg) will save 2,400 lbs of CO2 emissions per year, and save getting hosed at the pumps!
6th Step: Take an oath that you are entirely ready to begin composting 25% of your garbage. Save 1,040 lbs a year!
7th Step: Humbly wrap your heater in an insulation jacket. Save 1,000 lbs!
8th Step: Make a list of all your errands; become willing to combine them on the same trip, and drive 10 miles less a week. Save 500 lbs per year!
9th Step: Make amends to the planet and turn your thermostat down 2 degrees in the winter and up 2 degrees in the summer. Save 2,000 lbs of CO2!
10th Step: Take personal inventory of your appliances and unplug them when they are not in use. Save 300 lbs a year!
11th Step: Seek through prayer and meditation to lighten your footprint on the planet and clean the coils in your refrigerator twice a year. Saves 651 bs of CO2 per year!
12th Step: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, resolve to take this message to other energy addicts, and to practice these principles in all your affairs. And if you get really motivated, switch to solar power. It’ll save 5,749 lbs of CO2 output a year!
I love it!
Posted by: GreenGirl | October 02, 2007 at 08:35 AM
This was an eye-opening post and gave us a starting point, in our quest to go green. Thanks!
Mindy
http://www.afamilygoinggreen.blogspot.com
Posted by: Mindy | December 17, 2007 at 06:59 AM
Hi Betsy
I have not heard from you for a while so I thought I would stop by and say HI.
Still hoping to hear you on the radio again soon!
AJ
BaldGuyShow.net
ProjectEasyGreen.net
Posted by: BaldGuy | June 22, 2008 at 05:23 PM