Green Points

Taxi! Green taxi! If you see a green Toyota Prius is picking up and dropping off passengers in the city of San Francisco - it’s the Green Cab. The two-car cab company is expanding their fleet of autos that run on alternative-fuels. www.sfgreencab.com

Published: July, 2007 

Seeing the Light

Replacing tungsten bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps typically makes an immediate cost savings of between 50-80 percent, and CFLs last up to ten times longer. Over its life span, a fluorescent tube will save 640 kWh of electricity compared with the equivalent 100-watt standard bulb. This reduces the production of carbon dioxide, a green house gas, by half a ton and sulphur dioxide, which causes acid rain, by 3 kg. Source: 911Earth.com

 

Small Fixes, Big Difference

Add aerators to existing faucets. This can cut faucet water usage in half and save energy when using hot water. Fix leaks. One dripping faucet can waste up to 20 gallons of water per day. Source: 911Earth.com

 

Carpool Zip to Zip

This website allows a person to put in the zip code where they live and the zip code where they work to match up riders who can carpool together on that route. www.carpoolcrew.com