According to Carbonfootprint.com, hanging clothes to air dry, filling the exact amount of water needed to boil instead of over filling, and spending 1 minute less than the average shower can save the average household about $108 per year! Along with that, households can save 248 kilograms of carbon emissions per year!

For those in the larger West Michigan cities with public transportation, public transportation can save on carbon emissions as well as carpooling to long distance, or even short distance stops. Biking can also be a very eco friendly way of travel and requires no gas costs.

In West Michigan, we have stores such as Goodwill and Volunteers of America that sell gently used clothing. According to Mossy Earth, 1 t-shirt nets nearly 1/125 tons of carbon emissions, that's about 125 shirts per ton of carbon emissions! Imagine how much can be saved if over half of everyone’s wardrobe was second hand.

In West Michigan, we face the unique challenge of frigid winters and blazing summers. By lowering your household temperature in the winter by 1 degree celsius, around 3 degrees fahrenheit, you could save nearly 8% on your energy consumption. Let alone, using 1 LED light bulb versus an incandescent light bulb could save over ⅛ of a ton in carbon emissions.

The average US family nets 957 kilowatts of power a year, however every 1 kilowatt system of solar installed in a home can save nearly 3000 pounds of carbon emissions a year!

Unused appliances such as televisions and personal computers should be turned off when not in use. Turning off a TV when not in use could save up to 5kg of carbon emissions per year!