Being Green

With more and more emphasis being placed on "going green" these days, let us help you get started with a few easy ways to Go Green.

Turn down the thermostat – most households use 50-70% of their energy budgets on heating and cooling.
Sign up for online bill payments – save on paper, stamps and late fees!
Turn your computers off at night or use a sleep timer on your TV. This saves wear on your hardware and also about $90 a year by shutting down at night.
Use cold water on your laundry, most loads don't need hot water anyway.
Print two sided when possible.
Stop idling your car – just 10 seconds of idling uses more gas than starting your car.
Switch to fluorescent bulbs.
Use a reusable bottle for water instead of buying bottled water.
Use services to opt out of junk mail and paper phone books.
Use reusable bags since you can't recycle plastic bags.
Use rechargeable batteries.