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This Earth Day, your washer has a confession: About 90% of its energy goes towards what?

Powering the drum motor

Wondering where all the missing socks went

Heating the water

Spinning your clothes into a tornado

2 / 5

Outdated streetlights (non-LED) can account for how much of a city's energy bill?

23%

40%

Enough to power a giant disco ball

6%

3 / 5

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

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

Lower city surface temps by 20–45°F

All of these amazing things!

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by absorbing CO2

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

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

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

Wash everything on hot to sanitize the costs away

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

5 / 5

Which of the following simple home improvements will help you reduce your carbon footprint and save energy?

All of these!

Switching to LED lighting

Getting a power strip for your devices

Getting a programmable thermostat

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