People,

We can all do our part to stop global warming by reducing our individual contribution to greenhouse gas emission by conserving energy in the home and in our car.  Here are a list of specific things we SHOULD all do.

Please sign this pledge if you are committed to the following actions.  Make sure you talk to family, friends and neighbors about what you are doing and why and encourage them to do the same.

1) Check our car tires regularly and make sure they are properly inflated, especially before any long trips.  Remember last summer, Obama told us this was one of the best ways to save gas.

2) Turn down the thermostat in your home.  If you don't already have one, install a programmable thermostat and make sure you set it to a lower temperature during the day when you aren't home and at night when you're in bed.  Get some slippers and wear a robe or get a little space heater so you feel warmer when the room is cooler.  During the summer, of coarse, the temperature should be set higher and you can compensate by wearing fewer clothes.3) Plan car trips (especially errand runs) so you driver fewer miles.  Sign up for ride sharing and/or use public transportation as often as possible.  I enjoy using Metra and CTA in the Chicago area and Metro in Washington, DC. 

4) Get a bicycle and use it.  You'll save money and the planet and feel better and healthier.5) Talk to your family, friends and neighbors about the importance of these simple changes and encourage and help them do them.

For more tips on saving energy please go to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPpx2cryEc
http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/20things.htm
http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/tips/index.html
http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/conserve.html

"We are the ones we've been waiting for." Barack Obama