The Good Earth

Reduce your carbon footprint
Use public transportation, carpool, walk, or bike whenever possible to avoid using your car. It will reduce your carbon footprint.


Unplug equipment once fully charged
Unplug equipment once fully charged. Mobile phones, shavers and electric products keep drawing electricity even when the battery is full.


Use blank screen saver
If you're using screen saver, use a blank (black) screen. Animated screen savers consume extra power.


Use energy-efficient appliances
Refrigerators and freezer account for one-sixth of a home's energy consumption. Go for energy-efficient models when buying replacements.


Use reusable towels over tissue products
Choose washable, reusable towels over tissue products like paper towels.


Go veg to save the world
Go vegetarian. To produce a kilogram of beef, it takes, on average, 10 kg of grain and 680 litres of water.


Conserve plants and animals
Every week about 20 species of plants & animals become extinct. Save them.


Buy minimally packaged goods

Buy minimally packaged goods and reduce garbage by up to 30 percent.



Travel light for environment

Pack lighter suitcases. It says that world savings would be 2 million tonnes a year if every airline passenger cut the weight of baggage to below 20 kg and bought duty free goods on arrival.

Use recycled paper
Use recycled paper. Making a ton of paper from recycled stock saves up to 17 trees and uses 50 per cent less water.



Avoid short car journey
Avoid short car journeys. A cold engine uses almost twice as much fuel as a warmer one. Use public transport, ride a bicycle or walk

Fix the leak
Catching a toilet leak at its earliest stage can save a lot of water. Even a silent leak can waste from 30 to 500 gallons of water per day.

Keep your refrigerator door shut
Don't open fridge door regularly. Each minute a fridge door is open it can take three minutes for it to cool down again. Similarly, it can take half an hour for a freezer to regain its temperature once a door has been opened for just 60 seconds.

Drive smarter
Drive less aggressively. Aggressive driving decrease fuel effeciency by as much as 33% on the highway and 5% in city.

Heat water in electric kettle
Use an electric kettle to heat water. It's more energy efficient and consumes half the energy your stove takes.


Buy energy electrical appliances
Buy energy efficient electrical appliances. One of the easiest ways to save money on your electricity bills whilst being environmentally friendly.


Avoid screen savers

Screen savers are a big energy spend. But turning computers off and on does not take extra energy so don't hesitate in switching off every time you finish using them.



Small is beautiful
Drive small car. A small car will produce less pollution than a gas-guzzling big car. It will also cheaper to run.


Jog in the park

Why not jog in a park instead of going on the treadmill? The calories spent are the same and you also get to save energy and, thus, the environment.



Stop Idling!

Experts have estimated that a vehicle that idles for three minutes with the air-conditioner on, burns fuel required for travelling one km.



Switch to paperless bills
Many companies now offer online billing. Save paper by switching to it and save trees.

Drive with the windows up
Drive your car with windows up. This reduces drag, thus increasing fuel consumption efficiency and lowering carbon emissions.


Keep your freezer full to save energy

Keep your freezer full. It takes less energy to keep a full freezer cool than it does an empty one. If you don't have enough food to fill it, use plastic bottles filled with water .



Train eco friendly than car

Take a train rather than a car for daily commuting of 8 km. It saves 1.7 kg CO2 a day.



Green up gift wrap

Instead of spending money wrapping paper that ends up in a landfill, make your own wrapping from newspaper, magazines, or catalogs. It will save environment.



Don't waste, just compost it
When properly composted, kitchen wastes can become natural soil additives for lawns, gardens, and even house plants.


Drive your car judiciously
A car that gives a mileage of 10 kilometers per liter of petrol leaves 232 grams of CO2 per km.


Protection benefit
Planting and protecting a tree can contribute to environmental benefits worth Rs 900,000.


Use your comp carefully
The total fossil fuels used to make one desktop computer weigh over 240 kg, some ten times the weight of the computer itself. So don't dump your computer in a hurry.


Pull the plug and save
Battery chargers, such as those for laptops, cell phones and digital cameras, draw power whenever they are plugged in.


Cut down on air travel
Air travel produces around three times more CO2 per passenger as compared to train travel.

Cool it for the fridge
Let food cool and cover them before putting it in the refrigerator. Refrigerator will use less energy and condensation will reduce.


Check your air conditioner filter regularly
A dirty air filter reduces airflow and may damage the unit. Clean filters enable the unit to cool down quickly and use less energy.


Go for green buildings
Buildings, residential and commercial, account for 10 to 15 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions, including 70% carbon dioxide and 25% methane.


Shut your computer

Shut your computer after the work. The worldwide internet usage alone needs the equivalent of 14 power stations for the necessary computers and servers.



Cover your cooking
Covering pans while cooking cuts down on energy spending by up to 90 per cent.


Gear up!
Shift to a higher gear at the right time. A vehicle travelling at 37 mph in third gear uses 25 per cent more fuel than it would at the same speed in fifth gear.


Don't leave TV on standby
Electronic instruments waste energy even if they are in sleep-mode. A TV if left on standby produces 30 kg C02 in a year.


Wind up
Use a wind-up alarm clock rather than an electric one. This saves 48 grams CO2 a day.


Toaster saves CO2

Heat bread rolls in a toaster rather than in the oven for 15 minutes. It saves 170 grams of CO2 each time.



Avoid 'carbon binges'
A return flight across the Atlantic is equivalent to running a car for a year for each passenger.


Can you recycle?
The energy saved by recycling one cold drink can is enough to run a TV for three hours.


Travel light to save carbon emissions
Pack lighter suitcases. The world will save 2 mn tonnes of carbon a year if every airline passenger cut the weight of baggage to below 20 kg.


Power of one
Saving one unit of electricity can save about 500 grams of coal and reduce significant amount of emissions.


Fancy gizmos guzzle energy
Watch out for fancy gizmos. They are energy consuming. Plasma TVs burn over four times more energy than traditional analogue sets.


Save electricity on your refrigerator
Your refrigerator is the biggest energy user in the kitchen. Don’t open refrigerator door regularly. Opening doors of refrigerators 10 times a day consumes at least Rs 10 more than normal power consumption.


Take a break, switch off
Even if you take a five minutes break always switch off your computer and lights. It saves energy.


Keep air filter clean to save fuel
A clogged air filter will result in lower fuel economy and increased engine wear. A dirty filter can reduce your fuel efficiency up to 20 per cent.


Clean your bulbs
Dirty tube lights and bulbs reflect less light and can absorb 50 per cent of the light. Dust your tube lights and lamps regularly.


Use sunlight to save energy
Sunlight can be used in many ways to save energy. Use a solar water heater instead of an electric geyser. A 100 litre solar water heater can save around 1500 units of electricity every year.


Turn appliances off
Turn your appliances off if you aren't using them - items such as DVD players consume 85 per cent of their total energy while on standby.


Don't overwater your garden
Lawns only need watering once a week, post rain only after two weeks. Do watering early morning for minimal evaporation and water conservation.


Reuse & recycle
Recycling and re-using products like paper and bottles will help protect the environment. Use recycled paper. Recycle your office and household waste.


Use salad water for plants
Collect the water used to wash vegetables and salad to water your potted plants. This can save 15 litres a day as well as providing water for your plants.


Sleep-mode can save energy
Setting computers, monitors, and copiers to a sleep-mode when not in use helps cut energy costs by 40 per cent.


Use a laptop to save energy!
Laptops are more environment friendly than desktop. It consumes five times less electricity. If you buy a desktop, get an LCD screen.


Say no to plastic
Take a cloth bag with you when shopping. Use recycled paper. Avoid products with a lot of packaging.


Don't wash your jeans often
Wear your jeans at least 3 times. Wash them in cold water. Don't use the dryer or the iron. By following these practices you can consume up to 5 times less energy!


Drive smart to save fuel
Bad driving habits could be costing you at the fuel pump. Keeping your tyres inflated properly can improve the fuel efficiency of your car. Every litre of petrol saved keeps 2.5 kg of CO2 out of the atmosphere.


Turn off electronic devices to save power
Simply turning off your television, stereo, computer, fans, lights when you are not using them will save you thousands of kilograms of carbon dioxide a year.



Drive less to save fuel
Walk, bike, carpool or take public transport once a week. You will save 1.5 kg of carbon dioxide for every 5 km you don't drive.


Trees can nullify your carbon
One tree stores 13 pounds of carbon a year. Plant 300, and nullify the greenhouse effect you can cause in a lifetime.


Turn off tap while brushing

Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth and soaping your hands. This can save around 16 litres of water a day. That’s 11,000 litre per person per year.

Shut down your computer to save power
A computer that runs 24 hours a day, for instance, uses - more power than an energy-efficient refrigerator.


CFLs to light your lives!
Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents (CFLs). These use four times less energy and last eight times longer.


Save 20,000 litres a year by fixing tap leak
Fix dripping taps. A dripping tap can waste over 20,000 litres of water every year.


Switch off copier to save energy
Switch off the copier overnight. A photocopier left on overnight wastes enough energy to make 5,300 A4 size copies


Use fan as first line of defence
Use fan as first line of defence against summer heat. Ceiling fans, for instance, cost about 30 paise an hour to operate - much less than air conditioners (Rs10 per hour).


Desk plants are radiation filters !
A plant on your desk acts as a natural filter, absorbing airborne pollutants and computer radiation while replenishing oxygen levels.


Go low on thermostat
Turn down the thermostat. Lowering it by just one degree can reduce heating energy costs by four per cent



Shorter showers save 1000 gallons
Avoid long showers. Time your shower to keep it under five minutes and you will be able to save 1000 gallons a month.


Serious issue over a tissue
Tissue paper is a major source of waste. Use handkerchief instead. It takes 6,000,000 trees to make one-year's worth of tissues for the world.


Pull the plug and save
Battery chargers, such as those for laptops, cell phones and digital cameras, draw power whenever they are plugged in and are very inefficient.


Stop crawling
Crawling traffic contributes eight times as much air pollution as traffic moving at regular highway speed.


Make every flush count
Save one litre precious water in each flushing cycle by placing a litre water bottle filled with water, inside the water closet system. Every person can save 365 litres a year!


Airconditioners work best at 25 C

One will use 3 to 5 per cent less energy for each degree A/C is set above 22°C. Set the thermostat at 25°C for best comfort at least cost.

Print in draft mode
To conserve ink, print in draft mode. It may lighten the shade, but there'll be no problem reading your copy.


Buy in Bulk to avoid domestic trash
Buy in bulk. It is cheaper and eliminates excess packaging, which accounts for 50 per cent of the domestic trash.


Lighten the load
Set your washing machine to as cool a wash as possible.


Travel less to save carbon emissions
CO2 emissions generated from the tourism sector account for 5 per cent of global CO2 emissions. This may be higher, up to 14% , if we consider warming caused by other greenhouse gases.



Keep your refrigerator' s coils clean
Keep your refrigerator' s coils clean. Brushing or vacuuming the coils can improve efficiency by as much as 30 per cent.


Give them space
Refrigerator motors and compressors generate heat. Allow enough space for airflow around refrigerator. If heat gets trapped, the refrigerator' s cooling system will use more energy.

The cool shade to your home
You can reduce airconditioners energy by 40 per cent by shading your windows and walls. Trees and shrubs keep the day's hottest sun off.


Buy recycled toner and ink
Cartridges add metal and plastic to landfills. Buying toner and ink that's refilled can cut this environmental burden.


Shred and reuse unwanted paper
Instead of throwing away old documents or papers, shred them and reuse them as packing material in shipments.


Recycling aluminum can saves energy
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for 3 hours or light one 100 watt bulb for 20 hours or computer for three hours


Standby emissions
Globally, standby power consumption is responsible for about 1% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.


Be local, buy local
The blueberries in your cereal may have travelled thousands of kilometers to get to your bowl. Buy local produce. It conserves fuel, cuts pollution and boosts local economy.


Cut the ice
Looking to buy a fridge? Go for an energy efficient model with fewer frills -- remember ice comes with the fridge even without the fancy icemaker which consumes more power.


Golden glitter to toxic waste
Gold needed to produce one ring creates an average of 20 tons of toxic waste, which finds its way into the water supply.



PCs take energy worth 800 laser pages
If a PC is left on overnight, it consumes enough energy to laser-print about 800 pages.

Recycle your comp
Computers too have toxic waste. Next time you buy a new one, sell the old one or donate to charity, or return to the company for recycling.


Save 545 kg of CO2 by reducing garbage by 10%
Avoid products with a lot of packaging. You can save 545 kilograms of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10 per cent.


Recyle your waste and save 1000 kg of CO2
You can save 1000 kilo grams of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste. Recycle more.



US to save $1bn by using energy efficient TV

If all tv sold in the US meet energy star requirements, the savings in energy costs would be $1 bn per year & greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by the amount spewed by 1mn cars.