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In most homes, you can save about 2% of your heating bill for each degree that you lower the thermostat for at least 8 hours each day. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

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More than 25% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation sources, including emissions generated by employees traveling for office-related business and commuting to and from their jobs. Advances in technology provide us with many ways to reduce work-related emissions. Videoconferencing can replace the need to fly for meetings, while telecommuting allows employees to work from home. When you have to travel, consider options to offset your emissions and green lodging options to help minimize your environmental impact as much as possible.

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U.S. hotels alone generated about 170,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2005—the amount produced by nearly 37,000 cars in one year.

Telecommuting

The average person drives about 3,000 miles to and from work every year.

Videoconferencing

The latest HD video systems now pay for themselves the very first time three people choose to avoid one international trip and elect to use video instead.

Getting Your Employer Involved

There are incentive programs for both you and your employer to facilitate alternative commuting options.

Carpooling

If just 1 million more people carpooled every day, it would avoid approximately 20 million pounds of carbon dioxide from direct fuel savings alone – every day.

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