GREENSCORE
 
GREENSCORE is a "green" practice and product scoring or rating system. Discover your impact on the environment. while learning to identify true "green" products.
 
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Energy use is one of the areas with the greatest potential to improve one's ecological footprint and save money. This can occur through energy efficiency or using renewable energy.
 
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Do/Did You:
Prevent lost heat by sealing attic, windows and doors?
Install compact fluorescent light bulbs in your most-used lighting fixtures?
Have a professional home energy audit and implement the auditor's recommendations? (Contact your electric or natural gas utility, or get a list of auditors from the state.)
Look for and purchase EnergyStar-labeled appliances, electronics and other equipment?
Utilize a programmable thermostat?
Build your new home or home addition to EnergyStar specifications?
Have a LCD computer monitor and/or set your old computer monitor to low-power mode when you are away?
Purchase green power from your electric utility or buy renewable energy certificates?
Install a solar hot water system or tankless water heater?
Make solar, wind, hydro or other electricity?
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