JOIN THE "GREEN TEAM' WITH NEWSTALK 790 WAYY

HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF MANY "GREEN TEAM" TIPS WILL BE SHARING OVER THE DAYS AND WEEKS THAT WILL HELP SAVE THE PLANET...AND SAVE YOU MONEY TOO.

*USE COMPACT FLOUORESCENT LIGHTS (WE CALL THEM CFL'S). THEY LAST TEN TIMES LONGER (WOW) AND THEY USE A SMALL FRACTION OF THE ENERGY OF NORMAL LIGHT BULBS AND THEY SAVE YOU A BUNCH OF CASH OVER THE LIGHTS LIFESPAN.

*PLANT A TREE. NO, REALLY. PLANT A TREE AND YOU CAN REDUCE THE COST OF COOLING YOUR HOME BY AS MUCH AS 50 PERCENT. AND ADDING A LITTLE MORE SHADE TO YOUR YARD GIVES YOU ANOTHER NICE COOL SPOT WHERE YOU CAN SIP A LEMONADE OR WATCH THE WORLD GO BY. PLANT ONE THIS YEAR AND THEN WATCH IT GROW.

*TURN DOWN YOUR THERMOSTAT BY JUST 1 DEGREE AND CUT YOUR COSTS OF HEATING YOUR HOME BY 3 PERCENT. NO ONE, WE PROMISE, NO ONE WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.

*SAVE 400-DOLLARS A YEAR BY SIMPLY WASHING YOUR CLOTHES IN COLD WATER. (ANOTHER WOW) 400-BUCKS IN SAVINGS BY SWITCHING TO COLD...YOUR CLOTHES WON'T MIND...AND THE COLD SETTING IS ENDORSED BY MANY CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS.

*THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE DOING SOME BACKYARD LANDSCAPING...CONSIDER BAMBOO. BAMBOO STORES MORE CO2 AND GENERATES 35 PERCENT MORE OXYGEN THAN AN EQUIVALENT STAND OF TREES. THE NEIGHBORS WILL ENVY YOUR BACKYARD'S COOL NEW LOOK.

*AT THE OFFICE, PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER. PAPER REPRESENTS MORE THEN 70 PERCENT OF OFFICE WASTE. SO FLIP THE PAPER OVER, USE BOTH SIDES AND THEN...SEND IT TO THE RECYCLING BIN.

*BUY YOUR MUSIC ONLINE. YOU WON'T USE ANY GAS GOING TO THE STORE AND YOU CAN HELP CONSERVE THE OIL CONSUMED IN TRANSPORTING CD'S TO AND FROM THE STORE.

*BACK TO THE THERMOSTAT...MOVE IT DOWN 2 DEGREES IN THE WINTER AND UP 2 DEGREES IN THE SUMMER. AGAIN, WE BETCHA' THAT NO ONE WILL NOTICE.

*CLEAN OR REPLACE YOUR FURNACE FILTERS AND DO THE SAME ON YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE AND IT'S NOT AT ALL COMPLICATED.

*INSTALL A PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT.

*GIVE YOUR WATER HEATER ITS OWN SECURITY BLANKET. BY WRAPPING YOUR WATER HEATER IN AN INSULATION BLANKET YOU CAN SAVE 1,000 POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE A YEAR. YOU CAN SAVE ANOTHER 550 POUNDS BY SIMPLY SETTING THE THERMOSTAT TO NO WARMER THAN 120 DEGREES. AGAIN, NO ONE WILL NOTICE.

*THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE SMELL OF CLOTHES THAT HAVE BEEN DRYED OUTSIDE. USING A CLOTHESLINE INSTEAD OF A DRYER CAN HELP YOU SAVE 700 POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE, IF YOU'LL DO THIS 6 MONTHS A YEAR.

*HERE'S A REALLY SIMPLE TIP THAT PEOPLE OFTEN FORGET. WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING A ELECTRONIC DEVICE...TURN IT OFF. REALLY..MOST PEOPLE DO NOT DO THIS. JUST TURN IT OFF...AND SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY.

*OH, ONE OTHER THING ABOUT THOSE ELECTRONIC DEVICES. WHILE YOU'RE TURNING THEM OFF...YOU MAY AS WELL JUST UNPLUG THE THINGS.

*HERE'S A DON'T! DON'T RUN YOUR DISHWASHER OR WASHING MACHINE WHEN IT'S HALF FULL. WAIT UNTIL YOU GET A COMPLETE LOAD...AND THEN, HOP TO IT.

*INSULATE AND WINTERIZE YOUR HOME. PROPERLY INSULATING YOUR WALLS AND CEILINGS CAN SAVE YOU 25 PERCENT ON YOUR HOME HEATING BILL. AND REMEMBER, THAT IS A SAVINGS YOU'LL REALIZE EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

*BUY RECYCLED PAPER PRODUCTS...WE HOPE YOU'RE ALREADY DOING THIS ONE.

*BUY FRESH FOODS...NOT FROZEN. FROZEN FOODS USE TEN TIMES MORE ENERGY TO PRODUCE. FRESH ALWAYS TASTES BETTER, TOO.

*START A CARPOOL WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, CO-WORKERS OR CLASSMATES. SHARING A RIDE WITH SOMEONE JUST 2 DAYS A WEEK WILL REDUCE YOUR CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY NEARLY 16-HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR. PLUS, YOU JUST MIGHT ENJOY THE COMPANY.

*KEEP THAT CAR OF YOURS IN TUNE. THAT IS TUNED-UP. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HELPS IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY AND REDUCES EMISSIONS. WHEN JUST 1 PERCENT OF CAR OWNERS PROPERLY MAINTAIN THEIR CARS, NEARLY A BILLION....YOU READ RIGHT, A BILLION POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE ARE KEPT OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

*MORE CAR STUFF...KEEP YOUR TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED. JUST BY DOING THAT, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR GAS MILEAGE BY 3 PERCENT. SINCE EVERY GALLON OF GAS SAVED KEEPS 20 POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE. EACH AND EVERY INCREASE IN FUEL EFFICIENCY MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE.

*THE LAST OF THE CAR STUFF. WHEN IT'S TIME TO BUY A NEW CAR. BUY A SMALL AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT VEHICLE. SOME OF THE LITTLE ONES ARE REALLY COOL AND ACTUALLY QUITE COMFORTABLE.