Little Things to Do to Make a Change for Global Warming

The reality of global warming is that you are probably not going to be able to change its outcome on your own. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Global warming is the product of many people's decisions, which means that you don't actually need to make that much of a change to your life to change the outcome of global warming. Rather, you just need to make small, consistent changes that are in line with the changes that other people make.

Carpooling

• Single-occupant cars are one of the biggest contributing factors to global warming, so you should think about carpooling. After all, if you live in the same neighborhood as your co-worker, there's no reason you need to drive to work separately. If you drive together you will cut your emissions by a solid 50 percent, which is a substantial difference, especially considering how small a change carpooling is.

Composting

• Rather than throw all your trash into a trash can, you can put your organic trash in a compost bin. This helps reduce global warming in two ways: for one, you won't need to buy fertilizer for your garden, which reduces the number of trips that transportation trucks need to make to the garden store. More importantly, though, it reduces your overall trash consumption, which slightly reduces the number of trips garbage trucks need to make. These small changes add up if more people compost.

Temperature

• Adjust every temperature-controlled device in your home by one degree. If your device (such as a shower) doesn't give you an exact temperature, then just adjust it a little bit. Have slightly colder showers, keep the heat at a slightly colder temperature and keep your air conditioning at a slightly higher temperature. These changes reduce your carbon footprint by reducing the amount of gas and electricity you are using, which helps to fight global warming.

Light Bulbs

• Replace the light bulbs in your home with more efficient light bulbs. These light bulbs are slightly more expensive and are a little less bright, but they last longer, which means you will not have to change them as often. This reduces your carbon footprint in two ways. For one, you will save electricity. Second, you will save on the raw materials and shipping of new light bulbs, as you will not be replacing your light bulbs as often.