"GREEN" TRAVELER IDEAS
BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME:
- Turn gas to "Vacation" or lowest setting.
- Turn off AC/heat or adjust the thermostat to protect plants, etc.
- Turn water off at outside connection (to prevent flooding should a pipebreak while you're gone). When you return, turn on the water slowly andcheck for problems.
- Appliances, such as TVs and cable converter boxes, should be unpluggedbecause they can draw as much as 40 watts per hour even when they're off.
- Lower the temperature of waterbed heaters at least ten degrees.
- Stop your newspaper.
TRAVEL:
- Go ticketless or purchase electronic-tickets for all airline travel.Less waste and you're also apt to move ahead of the lines of peoplewaiting with paper tickets.
- Use the hotel van instead of renting a car. Use the bus or local transitsystem. Share taxis. Less pollution, and you can leave the driving toothers.
- Use public transportation when available.
- If you're driving, turn your motor off when idling. Encourage tour/busdrivers to turn the motor off when idling.
- Don't allow anything to be thrown out of your car windows - ever.
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