SAVE money and SAVE the Planet Dr Sandra

SAVE money… and SAVE the Planet Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering UPRM ALIANZA CIUDADANA PARA LA EDUCACIÓN EN ENERGÍA RENOVABLE • Global Warming can destroy our planet! If we just sit and do nothing about it. Follow these tips to save over $2000 a year per residence while reducing your emissions to the atmosphere and help reduce global warming. 1. How To Save $2, 000 or more per Year per Residence (or Business): 2. Turn off (or even better, unplug) electric appliances 1. (consider a power strip, connect several appliances and then turn off the strip when not in use). 2. Use a regular phone instead of cordless phones if possible 3. Turn off water faucet, 1. Take shower not baths, 2. Change shower head to 2. 5 G per minute 4. Clean air-conditioning filters 5. (it saves electricity, and it’s good for your health) 6. 4. Tune-up car, keep balanced, Accelerate minimum only. 7. *This can increase the MPG by an extra 10 Miles/gallon 5. Turn down Water heater, and Air Conditioner settings Use sheets instead of blankets Scientific consensus is that human activity, mainly carbon dioxide emissions, is causing global warming. Every time we use electricity or gasoline, even water, we are sending CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere. …GLOBAL WARMING: • Is NOT a theory • It’s happening now • Some of its consequences are irreversible! • • 6. Turn off PC, printers, when not using (unplug them): 7. Use Cold water for washing cloths! Hang clothes if possible 8. Use dishwasher only when full Wash by hand if possible 9. Eating habits: 9. Eat less meat (means less methane) 10. Eat local products (means less transport) 11. Eat organic products (better health, less Br) 10. Plant trees 9. They also lower house temperature, 10. They reduce CO 2 11. Car pooling, walking or biking 12. Use public transportation Phantom Loads- electrical leakage from appliances that are OFF. Yes, even when OFF, electrical appliances are using up electricity! 12. Avoid sanitary dishes/napkins Both Styrofoam or paper are bad for the environment Buying kitchenware save hundreds a year for a cafeteria 13. Buy products with least packaging Large family packs, concentrated liquids, double paper rolls Gift bags instead of wrapping Water bottles! - use refillable bottle. 14. Recycle! –it saves a lot of energy/emissions 14. (plastic, paper, cardboard, cans, glass) 1. Email your senators, government officials: 1. Sign petition at www. undoit. org 2. Sign petition at climatecrisis. org 3. When BUYING NEW Products: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. • • • Consider a solar water heater Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescent Consider New appliances with Energy Star* MYTH: Not all new appliances are energy efficient!! Check the labels carefully. Choose LCD over Plasma TV! Choose a gas stove or drier. 5. Choose Fiberglass over concrete swimming pools. 6. Choose a laptop over a PC, uses 1/3 energy. Consider buying a small car. Even better: Buy a Hybrid car, you’ll save hundreds in gasoline, it will make up for the price difference in a couple of years. Consider wind or solar power for your home or business. Use silicone or dark baking pans, (they bake at 325 o. F not 350 o. F) Buy a reusable plastic or cloth coffee filter Buy Rechargeable Batteries: they save ~$100 per battery! Global warming is affecting climate all over the world. This is Patagonia, in Argentina, once the longest glacier in the World. 1928 …Small changes, …Big impacts! 2004