Communities Take Charge
A collaborative community effort to reduce energy use
-->Energy-Saving Actions
| Air dry your hands instead of using hand dryers or paper tow... | |
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2
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| Air-dry clothes on clothes lines or drying racks | |
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15
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| Alter driving by avoiding sudden acceleration and stops | |
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0
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| Bike or walk instead of driving | |
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14
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| Borrow something instead of buying it | |
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4
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| Bring your own cloth bag instead of using plastic or paper | |
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13
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| Buy a local product (excluding food/produce) instead of an i... | |
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3
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| Buy 3 kinds of food in bulk instead of prepackaged alternati... | |
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1
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| Buy local produce instead of imported produce | |
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1
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| Buy something used instead of new | |
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9
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| Carpool instead of commuting alone | |
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5
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| Clean or replace furnace filters quarterly | |
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8
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| Clean the coils behind or under your refrigerator | |
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19
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| Clean the lint filter in the dryer after every load | |
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5
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| Combine errand trips to one-half current mileage | |
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2
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| Cut highway speed from 70 to 60 miles per hour | |
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6
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| Defrost your manual-defrost refrigerators and freezers | |
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4
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| Fill unused freezer space with frozen water jugs | |
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9
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| Fill your dishwasher, but don't overload it | |
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4
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| Get a tune-up of your car | |
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6
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| Get a tune-up for your furnace | |
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1
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| Have a waste-free lunch | |
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2
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| Plug and seal the chimney flue if you have a fireplace that ... | |
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1
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| Install tempered glass doors if you have a fireplace | |
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0
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| Inspect your dryer vent to ensure it is not blocked | |
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3
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| Install a programmable thermostat | |
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4
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| Install aerating, low-flow faucets and showerheads | |
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3
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| Install motion sensors and/or photocells on outdoor lights | |
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0
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| Insulate the first 6 feet of the hot and cold water pipes co... | |
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3
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| Let your dishes air dry instead of using your dishwasher dry... | |
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12
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| Lighten your load by removing unnecessary weight from your c... | |
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3
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| Limit showers to 5 minutes | |
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17
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| Look for blue flames in natural gas appliances (yellow flame... | |
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0
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| Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120°F | |
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10
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| Maintain correct car tire pressure | |
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17
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| Make sure your refrigerator door seals are airtight | |
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1
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| Match the size of the pan to the heating element | |
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3
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| Plant a native tree to shade your home | |
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1
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| Put up rain barrels under drains to collect water for your g... | |
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0
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| Read one new book about energy efficiency or climate change | |
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13
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| Reduce the amount of food you throw away this month | |
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8
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| Refill ink cartridges instead of buying new ones | |
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2
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| Register for a free Home Energy Review from Energy Trust of ... | |
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8
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| Remove your name from junk mail lists | |
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18
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| Repair leaky faucets promptly | |
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1
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| Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent la... | |
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4
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| Replace a meat meal with a vegetarian meal | |
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11
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| Replace something disposable with something reusable (e.g., ... | |
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1
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| Reuse something instead of recycling it | |
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1
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| Scrape, don't rinse, off large food pieces from dishes | |
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11
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| Set your refrigerator temperature to about 38°F and your... | |
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9
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| Speak your mind by telling two policy makers you care about ... | |
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2
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| Spread the word by getting two people to register for Commun... | |
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4
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| Start a compost pile or bin | |
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6
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| Start or expand your vegetable garden | |
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4
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| Switch to online bills with three companies this month | |
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7
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| Take the bus instead of driving | |
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1
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| Turn off the lights when you leave a room | |
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8
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| Turn off your car instead of letting it idle | |
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3
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| Unplug electronics when you aren't using them | |
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17
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| Use a covered kettle or pan to boil water | |
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5
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| Use a reusable mug instead of a disposable cup | |
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5
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| Use a reusable water bottle instead of a disposable bottle | |
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4
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| Use curtains and blinds to keep heat in during the winter an... | |
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4
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| Use small electric pans or toaster ovens for small meals rat... | |
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2
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| Use task lighting instead of brightly lighting an entire roo... | |
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4
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| Use the cool-down cycle to allow the clothes to finish dryin... | |
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0
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| Volunteer with Energize Corvallis four hours this month | |
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3
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| Wash full loads of clothes | |
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3
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| Wash your clothes in cold water | |
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7
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| Work or study from home | |
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0
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| Seal holes or cracks throughout your home | |
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2
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What Participants Say
This is a great idea. I like having three things I can focus on this month…I plan on choosing three new things every month until I've checked off the entire list!
I think your efforts are wonderful! I am heartened to see my neighbors willing to try.
Thanks for doing this. This is a fun program!
Love this. I insulated my house using the information you gave me. I only paid $250 for my whole house!
The person who came to my home to sign me up was GREAT. She was very low-key, clear, well informed, encouraging, realistic, and nice. That's the kind of person I want to encourage me, and I believe my neighbors will respond to this too.