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Why Go Green With Mass Transit?

Going green is the new black — everyone’s doing it, and everyone has their favorite way of giving back to Mother Nature. Every little bit of energy savings adds up — or rather, subtracts from your carbon footprint, but few things you can do will have as great an effect on the environment as using mass transit systems on a regular basis.

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Green Home Tips

Going green at home not only saves the environment, it can save you some money as well. Using less energy, either by skipping the dryer when you launder your clothes or by reducing the length of your shower, cuts down on your energy usage and your utility bills. Making your own cleaning supplies is much cheaper than purchasing commercial supplies and keeps dangerous chemicals, such as bleach and ammonia, out of your drain.

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Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

No matter how much we do to protect the environment around us, we all have a carbon footprint. Most closely associated with the increase in greenhouse gases and global warming, a carbon footprint refers to the amount of carbon dioxide we create every day in our life. This carbon dioxide can be attributed to us both directly and indirectly: directly when you drive your car to work or cook your food, and indirectly when you take a plane on vacation or buy a product from a company. But there are ways to reduce the size of your carbon footprint on a daily basis.