Use Less Water
02/02/2010Boil food in as little water as possible. Once water has cooled, use it to water houseplants instead of dumping it down the drain.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
01/23/2010The energy saved from recycling one aluminum can will run a TV for 3 hours.
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01/23/2010Did you know that it takes more than 500,000 trees to make the newspapers that Americans use in one Sunday?
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01/23/2010Did you know that every ton of paper that’s recycled saves 380 gallons of oil?
» Read MoreWash Clothes in Cold Water
01/14/2010Most of the energy used to wash clothes, around 90%, comes from heating the water, which is why the US Department of Energy recommends that clothes be washed in cold water, using cold-water detergents when possible.
» Read MoreWalk More, Drive Less
01/14/2010BU offers many alternatives to driving solo. You can walk, bike, take the T, city bus, or BU Bus. When you need to drive, there are 19 ZipCars available on campus and an additional 39 within a ½ mile radius of campus.
» Read MoreTurn Off The Lights
01/14/2010If everyone at Boston University turned off one light, for one hour a day, for one year, we could save 733,475 kWh per year, the equivalent of removing 97 cars (or 1,161,000 pounds of CO2) from the road for an entire year.
» Read MoreThink Before You Print
01/14/2010According to the Clean Air Council, the average American uses 650 pounds of paper a year and collectively throws away enough office paper annually to build a 12-foot wall spanning from New York City to Los Angeles. But, by printing on both sides, and only printing what is really necessary, paper usage can be considerably [...]
» Read MorePower Down Computers
01/14/2010Setting your computer to sleep mode reduces energy consumption by at least 87% . To further reduce your computer’s energy consumption, turn it off when not in use; enable the Power Management feature; and don’t use a screen saver.
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