1) Trusha Patel outlines various ways her family can reduce their carbon footprint by 10% or more, including drying clothes outside, lowering thermostats in winter and summer, enabling sleep modes on electronics, turning off lights and taps when not in use, and taking shorter showers. 2) Tips are provided for saving paper, water, and energy around the house and while driving. These include using both sides of paper, fixing leaks, running full loads of laundry and dishes, insulating homes, using fans over AC, and carpooling. 3) Charts and sources are presented on U.S. and world energy consumption and oil reserves, with North America consuming the most oil and the Middle

1. My Personal Consumption PlanBy Trusha Patel

2. My family can reduce our carbon footprint by 10 percent or more if we do some of the following:Dry our clothes outside instead of using the dryer (mainly on sunny days)

3. Turning down our household’s thermostat by a few degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights

4. Turning down our household’s air conditioner thermostat by a few degrees in summer. Also open up windows and use fans.

5. Enable the sleep feature on our computer and monitor

6. Turning off lights when we’re not in the room

7. Keep the tap off when we not using it (don’t keep water running)

8. Wash clothes in cold water rather than in warm.

9. Take shorter showers

10. Unplug chargers or plugs when appliance is not in use.Use Rechargeable batteries Flip Through the Next Slides for Tips!

11. SAVING Paper:1. Always try to use both sides of the same page 2. use unwanted paper as scrap paper for Homework or other use (Reuse Paper!)3. Don’t Print Unwanted things4. Recycle if not needed

12. SAVING WATER:1. Turn off taps when not in use. Also fix leaky sinks. 2. Wash your car on the grass3. Find ways to save water in your shower, toilet, garden and sink4. Use washing machine or a dish washer only when you have full load5. Avoid using long showers6. SAVE WATER!

13. Saving Energy: See the next few slides for tips all around the house.

14. In the kitchen:Don’t overload the refrigerator or freezer.