Be a Homeworking Hero and Save the World

According to important new film, An Inconvenient Truth, by homeworking - and not driving to the office - you're already doing your bit for the environment. But you could be doing so much more! There are 9 other simple things that you can do to help stop global warming.

Help Whilst Homeworking

10 Simple Things You Can Do
- to help stop global warming whilst homeworking.

1. Replace regular lightbulbs with compact fluorescent ones.
   150 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO²) saved a year.
2. Drive less.
   1 pound of CO² for every mile you don't drive (while you're homeworking!).
3. Keep your tyres properly inflated.
   Improves gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon saved means 20 pounds of CO² kept out of the atmosphere!
4. Use less hot water.
   Install a new low flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO² saved per year); wash clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year).
5. Avoid products with a lot of packaging.
   1,200 pounds of CO² saved per year if you reduce rubbish by 10%.
6. Reduce your heating and air-conditioning usage.
   Save 2000 pounds of CO² a year by turning heating down by 2º in winter and air-conditioning by 2º in summer.
7. Plant a tree.
   Just one tree absorbs a ton of CO² in its lifetime.
8. Turn off electrical devices instead of setting to standby.
   Turning off TVs, DVDs, Stereos and computers saves thousands of pounds of CO² every year.
9. Be a part of the solution.
   Learn more at aninconvenienttruth.co.uk

About An Inconvenient Truth

Former US Vice-President - and homeworker (the White House is a home, right?) - Al Gore is something of a hero, spreading the word about the problems facing the environment. Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change.

• An Inconvenient Truth is released to cinemas across the country Friday, September 15th.
  You can find out more about the film and issues facing the environment at aninconvenienttruth.co.uk

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