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By: Colleen | April 30, 2008 | Category: General

To continue on Joanne's "everyday is Earth Day" theme...gas pump

Anyone currently residing on planet Earth knows the cost of gas is soaring sky-high. Because prices at the pump are following the same trajectory as a spaceshuttle, it's important to find other ways to cut costs and reduce energy consumption.

Last week the U.S. Department of Energy launched a new website. The interactive page gives you a virtual tour of a typical home. Just click your mouse on different areas of the house and you're given tips and ideas about saving energy and costs.

One of the more interesting tips I found by clicking on the car in the driveway. It told me to "Get the junk out of the trunk and properly inflate your tires! An extra 100 pounds in your vehicle could reduce your fuel efficiency by up to 2%."

Off the top of my head, if someone were to break open my trunk right now, they'd find: a pair of roller blades, a wool winter coat, my old non-functional laptop, my sister's semi-functional laptop from college, a garbage bag of old clothes I've been meaning to donate, and a heavy-duty ice scraper. And that's just the stuff of which I am AWARE. It's time for a vehicular spring cleaning.

Check out other suggestions for getting the most energy efficient appliances, and using mother nature herself as a natural means of heating and lighting. Little changes can add up to BIG savings, for both our wallets and environment.

What tricks do you have for saving money and energy? Any good tips?

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well thanks for this post,

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Posted by bloggersmosaic on April 30, 2008 at 01:56 PM EDT #

Colleen, we were talking about this post over dinner tonight. Thank you SO much for the tips! My car is a rolling junkmobile. I'm cleaning it out this weekend and getting those tires inflated properly.

Posted by Nancy on April 30, 2008 at 10:37 PM EDT #

Thanks for the tips. I've also heard that it's a good idea to change the air filter every time you change the oil in your car.

Posted by holalola on May 02, 2008 at 02:08 AM EDT #

My father, who thinks global warming is a joke, always mocks hybrid cars. I told him you don't need to believe in Global Warming to know gas prices are going thru the roof.

Posted by Citizen Jmaximus on May 04, 2008 at 02:31 PM EDT #

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