Emma Hale

To avoid excessive heating and cooling, I will turn the thermostat down a few degrees in the winter and up in the summer.

I will combine errands and avoid multiple trips to increase my own time efficiency and to minimize my vehicle emissions.

I will minimize the amount of time spent idling in my car to avoid wasting fuel.

I will use the natural cooling of putting my windows down when in the car instead of the air conditioning.

I will avoid sending food waste to the landfill by composting my food or learning how to.

I will drive the speed limit to increase my fuel economy by 7% –14% .

I will make it a habit to always turn off the lights when I leave a room.

I will opt out of junk mail lists to reduce wasted material and energy.

The average American wastes over $400 and tons of energy on uneaten food per year, I will save that money and reduce the amount of food I waste by effectively meal planning, not overordering, and composting or donating leftover food.

I will reuse materials instead of buying new ones and donate materials that I no longer use.

I will avoid keeping or transporting heavy objects in the car because this practice more quickly depletes fuel, improving my fuel economy by 1% for every 100 pounds of excess weight removed.