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There are lots of things you can choose to do as an individual to lesson the negative impacts of what you do. There also things you can do to prompt or suggest to others.
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Save paper

Reuse paper for scrap and recycle. Print on both sides of a page when possible. Publish reports electronically rather than on paper, and put on the web for instant access to the report. Use e-mail and websites to market your products.

Stop Clicking.

How much energy does each "google" use? it has been calculated that 2 google clicks is equivalent to boiling a kettle. Just changing its home page to black would save massive amounts of energy across the globe. More

Turn it off

Use a large power strip for your computer, broadband modem, scanner, printer, monitor and speakers. Switch it off when equipment is not in use. This is a practical way to cut 200 kWh per year. Make sure computers are switched off at night.

Love your laptop

Ask for a laptop instead of a desktop - it consumes 5 times less electricity. If you must have a desktop, make sure that you get an LCD screen instead of an outdated CRT screen.

Save power with you PC

Enable the power management function on your computer; contrary to popular belief, screen savers do not save energy.

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