51 Things We Can Do to Slow Global WarmingTime Magazine, April 9, 2007p.32 - 67

1. Turn food into fuelbiofuels: ethanol; E10 (10% ethanol, 90 % gasoline)

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municipal waste, wood pulp, leftover grain and corn husk cellulosic ethanol

2. Get blueprints for a green house (USA) greenhouse gas emission 16% , 40%

visit http://greenhomeguide.com for some ideas

3. Change your light bulbs:

compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) (incandescent bulb) 3-5, 1/4; 7watt CFL 40 watt; 26 watt 100 watt (Hg )

4. Light up your city LED for city illumination

2-3 , 5 years; 18 months

5. Pay the carbon tax, but less agreement on how to achieve a more carbon-free planetCap-and-trade Carbon emissions: , , sell on a carbon market Carbon tax more straightforward (, it is the backbone of current Kyoto protocol)

6. Ditch the McMansion

Learn to live a life tiny and tidy

7. Hang up a clothesline: 60%

: (not hot water); ()

8. Give new life to your old fleeceCollecting old clothing and make into new fabric and clothes

76% energy, hence 71% greenhouse gases

Visit http:// patagonia.com/recycle

9. Build a skycraper, The Bank of America Tower (near Times Square in New York City) slag (), ; .

It will be the greenest building in New York

10. Turn up the geothermal heat Manhattan , (T = 13 oC), , Building roof covered with easy-to-maintain plants Use heliostat mirrors, to track the sun and direct daylight into the building

11. Take another look at vintage clothes,

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12. Capture the carbon, or , carbon sequestration, , (in reducing greenhouse gases)

13. Let employee work close to home* Save commuting time, avoid traffic jam, everyone likes this idea

14. Ride the bus14% greenhouse gases

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15. Move to a high rise , commute and supply chains are shorter; smaller place for home and less personal carbon footprint

16. Pay your bill onlinepaper trail

, solid waste 1.45 billion tons; or 1.9 million greenhouse gases

17. Open a windowAdjust thermostat ,

18. Ask an expert for energy audit of your homeThey will use equipment, such as IR camera to help you to pinpoint exactly how your house is losing energy

Visit http://time.com/audit

19. Buy green power, at home or away

20. Check the labelrating system Energy Star label 35%

21. Cozy up to your water heater* ,

22. Skip the steak 18% greenhouse gases

: CH4 (C warming effect23); & NO (296) 1.4 ton CO2

23. Copy California, ; 2050 80% (2006) Key person: Terry Tamminen

24. Just say No to plastic bags500 billion ; less than 3% recycle PE1000

25. Support your local farmer*

26. Plant a bamboo fence 30 cm/day

27. Straight up and flight right, ()

China to Europe , 30 min,

28. Have a green wedding,

local

29. Remove the tie, 28oC

2005, 71,700 ton CO2

30. Shut off your computer* 75%standby power for DVD, TV, PC, etc.;

31. Wear green eye shadowEco-friendly makeup

Market for organic personal-care products will grow

32. Kill the lights at quitting time* , or set for timed switch-off

33. Rearrange the heavens and the earth* Geo-engineering: , e.g. ,etc.

34. Rake in the fall colors* blower

35. End the paper chase recycle 50%, 38 million ton; recycled paper virgin paper save 60% energy 4400 kw-h, 3000 L , 19 , 27 kg

36. Play the marketEU Emission Trading Scheme cap-and-trade;

37. Think outside the packaging, , ; HP, Wal-Mart

38. Trade carbon for capital* Kyoto protocol clean development mechanism (CDM) emission-reduction credit, energy-efficient projects

39. Make your garden grow* (NO)

40. Get a carbon budgetGlobal warming : CO2 How about cap-and-trade for individuals, quota,

41. Filler up with passengers* How about car pools?

42. Pay for your carbon sins()clean-energy projects, forest conservation, etc.

need more verification, more assurances

43. Move to Londons new green zonezero-carbon housing development 233

44. Check your tires

8.5 10.2 km/L 90 kg CO2

45. Make one right turn after another* UPS, esp. in big cities

46. Plant a tree in the tropics* , , dark leaves

47. If you must burn coal, do it right* 90 millions tons of CO2 are saved annually by co-generation plants in China

48. Drive green on the scenic route* hybrid car, or car run on bio-diesel

49. Set a higher standard* ,

50. Be aggressive about passive* Passive house: more insulation and state-of-art ventilation 90% heating bill

51. Consume less, share more, live simplySmall is beautiful

Borrow when in need and lend when asked

Can you do it?