I hope everyone has read the various initiatives that we can all undertake to reduce our individual impact on the environment. Here are very simple things that collectively make a big difference. As well as saving you money instantly.

Using as little electricity as possible

• Turning off lights when they are not needed.
• Turning TVs and similar equipment. off at the plug rather than on standby which can use the same as half the power as when they are being used.
• Not leaving charging devices on at the socket, again this uses almost a much power as when charging.

Conserve heat

• If you turn your thermostat down by one degree it can affect your heating bill significantly.

Conserve water

• Make sure the hot water that comes out of your tap is only as hot as it needs to be, adding cold water is a waste.
• Don’t leave taps running to do the washing up or brush your teeth.
• Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
• Shower instead of using a bath.

Use the car less

• Ask neighbours and friends if they need lifts or anything picked up from the shops to stop two people getting into separate cars to do the same thing.

Try our bus service. This is now much more direct to Chichester and more frequent than it has been in the past, if we don’t use it we might loose it.

Where does your food come from?

• How many miles has your food had to go before it gets to you? If we all made decisions on what we buy based on this shops will adjust to our demands.
• When buying anything new to replace things that have broken be sure to see how efficient they are by their Energy Performance Certificate, this will make them cheaper to run.
   

http://www.footprint.wwf.org.uk

Rod Hague