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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

CO₂ offsets benefit our shared environment when used as a strategy alongside efforts to reduce GHG emissions.  Fortunately, there are numerous ways for individuals, organizations, and nations to emit fewer GHGs into the atmosphere.  It often a cinch to take the small steps, and more serious commitments often have benefits far beyond their effects on the climate.  Here are a few resources to help you reduce your carbon footprint:

For individuals:

• 10 Cool Climate Saving Actions: A list developed by Clean Air/ Cool Planet
  
  
• Climate Change – What You Can Do. Lists developed by the US EPA:
  At Home
  On the Road
  At School
  
  
• Find Renewable Energy for Your Home, a tool from Green-e
  
  
• Green Tips, a list from GROK2
  
  
• No-Cost Low-Cost Tips for Saving Money and Energy, a list from the Alliance to Save Energy           

For businesses and other organizations:

• Campus Ecology Program, a program from the National Wildlife Federation,
  
  
• Climate Change – What You Can Do. Lists developed by the US EPA:
  At Work
  At School
  
  
• Find Renewable Energy for Your Organization, a tool from Green-e
  
  
• Green Campus/ Green Schools Programs, a program from the Alliance to Save Energy
  
  
• Hot Climate, Cool Commerce: A service sector guide to greenhouse gas management
  A report by the World Resources Insititute
  
  
• Switching to Green: A renewable energy guide for office and retail companies by the World Resources Institute
  
  
• Working 9 to 5 on Climate Change: An office guide by the World Resources Institute