1. Drive less. Each mile NOT driven saves a pound of carbon dioxide, a common greenhouse gas. Try to carpool, vanpool, or take transit to avoid driving alone, taking pollution, congestion creating cars off the road!

2. Take the junk out of your trunk. Hauling an extra 100 pounds in your vehicle reduces fuel economy by up to 2 percent. Source: www.climatecrisis.net

3. Save time and reduce your stress by preparing the night before so you can be ready to walk out the door in the morning.

4. Packing your own lunch to save you from having to drive to lunch and also give you control of what you eat and portion size.

5. Trip chain to schedule all errands and activities, both professional and personal, in the same trip, and on a route that does not back track or take you out of your way.

6. Replace light bulbs with CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs); each bulb replaced saves 150 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.