Going GREEN

"C'mon! Everybody's Doin' it!"
Tips for summer sustainability

• Mosquitoes are a pest in the summer months, but for some, chemical filled repellents aren’t worth it either. Using garlic or planting rosemary can ward off the summertime pests. If you need to pull out the big guns look into the Mosquito Magnet.

• Dehydration can be a person’s worst enemy and the risk of becoming dehydrated is substantially increased in the summer heat. Stay hydrated by using an at home water filter and carrying your own reusable water bottle. This reduces waste and is more cost effective!

• In your daily commute, try to avoid excessively high driving speeds. Gas mileage drops rapidly above 60 mph. Also, using the cruise control can help! It’s helps you maintain a constant speed and saves gas.

• Enjoy all the delicious tastes of summer this season and boost your local economy – eat locally grown foods. Besides being a fun way to spend an afternoon, farmer’s markets are great outlets for fresh fruits and veggies!

• Change your home and office lighting to energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. Not only will this simple change help you save money, it will save energy, too! If every American home replaced just one light with an Engery Star light it would prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions – equivalent to the emission of 800,000 cars!