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Name	Frequency	Dollar / CO2 savings	Category	Popularity
Air-dry your clothes. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$15.39/year 212.16 lbs/year	Laundry	52
Air-dry your dishes washed in the dishwasher. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$19.34/year 269.37 lbs/year	Dishes	56
Avoid using the oven during hot summer afternoons. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$36.13/year 496.40 lbs/year	Cooling	85
Brush teeth the old-fashioned way. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$1.82/year 24.09 lbs/year	Grooming	132
Buy a device to monitor your household electricity consumption. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	One Time	$-140.00/year 1363.72 lbs/year	Other	35
Buy a push mower and use it instead of your electric mower. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	One Time	$-154.00/year 265.72 lbs/year	Yard	29
Combine trips (for errands, etc.) in your personal vehicle. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$511.00/year 3212.00 lbs/year	Transportation	85
Disable the screensaver on your home computer. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	One Time	$44.65/year 617.08 lbs/year	Computer	109
Disable the screensaver on your work computer. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	One Time	$0.00/year 338.18 lbs/year	Computer	62
Exercise outside instead of inside. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$27.01/year 372.30 lbs/year	Other	70
Go to bed an hour earlier (and thus turn off the lights an hour earlier). Sign Up to Commit to this Action	Recurring	$1.46/year 19.71 lbs/year	Lighting	33
Install a programmable thermostat for your whole-house heating and cooling system Sign Up to Commit to this Action	One Time	$-60.00/year 1450.09 lbs/year	Heating	52
Install motion sensors for lights in rarely used areas. Sign Up to Commit to this Action	One Time	$-60.00/year 116.39 lbs/year	Lighting	18
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Avoid using the oven during hot summer afternoons.

Turn off the TV Turn off room lights Use a manual toothbrush Avoid using oven. Combine trips Fill clothes washer Recycle glass Take stairs at work Recycle newspapers Walk Use CFLs Recycle aluminum Recycle magazines Use sleep mode at home Turn off home lights Use sunlight Use a manual razor Fill dishwasher Turn off home screen saver Turn off office lights

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