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1 / 5

Your washer has a confession: About 90% of its energy goes towards what?

Heating the water

Wondering where all the missing socks went

Powering the drum motor

Spinning your clothes into a tornado

2 / 5

Everyone knows planting trees is cool, but what else can trees help do?

All of these amazing things!

Lower city surface temps by 20–45°F

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by absorbing CO2

Save up to 25% of a home's energy needs

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Which habit actually delivers the most energy savings without a doing remodel?

Wash everything on hot to sanitize the costs away

Close vents in “unused” rooms to turbo-boost the heat

Set a smart/programmable thermostat to drop 7–10°F for 8 hours a day

Light a battalion of scented candles for “micro-heating”

4 / 5

Outdated streetlights (non-LED) can account for how much of a city's energy bill?

23%

Enough to power a giant disco ball

40%

6%

5 / 5

During summer, the direction a ceiling fan should be spinning to cool things down is…

It doesn't matter, all fans cool the same way regardless of direction

Whichever direction matches your vibe, it's summer, live a little!

Counterclockwise to create an effect that makes you feel cooler

Clockwise to recirculate the warm air pooled at the ceiling

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