Climate change is real. It’s happening right now right here in the United States – and it’s happening faster than scientists ever predicted. Droughts, floods, extreme weather patterns and more, caused by global warming -– all of these impact our economy, our national security, and our American way of life. If we want to preserve our planet for future generations, we have to act now.
Comprehensive clean energy policies that Repower America also help solve the global climate crisis. Transitioning from dirty fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas to renewable energy sources like wind and solar reduce greenhouse gas emissions -– the number one cause of the climate crisis –- improving our health and benefiting our environment. Everything we love about America is affected by the climate crisis. What we do in the next few years will determine everything about our country’s future and the world our children will inherit. By repowering America, we can help solve the climate crisis and put our planet on the path to a clean energy future.
You can take steps to help Repower America each and every day. Make your own switch to energy efficient appliances, power generated by renewable energy, and cleaner sources of personal transportation. With all of us working together, we can build a movement to Repower America.
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive.
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.
Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than three percent. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved every year).
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10 percent.
Move your thermostat down just two degrees in winter and up two degrees in summer. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.