Save Your Energy: 10 Simple Things You Can Do:

1. Use your desktop lamp; why light a tennis court to read a sheet of paper?

2. Use compact fluorescent lamps to save energy and cut pollution.

3. For three copies or less, use the printer; for more, use the copier.

4. Laser printers use 300 watts; inkjets use only 10, for similar quality.

5. Using the "stand-by" button on your copier will lighten your energy load by 70%.

6. A computer CRT monitor uses 60 watts of power; turn it off if you leave for more than 10 minutes. When buying a new computer, ask for an LCD monitor instead; it cuts power consumption by about half.

7. Recycling paper reduces water use by 60%, energy by 70%, and cuts pollution in half.

8. Relax and take mass transit; use 25 times less energy.

9. Burn carbohydrates not hydrocarbons: ride your bike to work.

10. Airplanes burn 70 gallons of fuel a minute. Teleconference is a real energy super-saver.