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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

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Kaleva

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Thu Nov 22, 2012, 11:46 PM Nov 2012

On line EPA carbon footprint calculator [View all]

According to the results I got, the footprint for my household of one is 1485 lbs of CO2 per year ( a rough ballpark figure) which is way below average. The site gives some tips on how to reduce costs and use energy more efficiently so I thought it would apply here.

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/ind-calculator.html#c=waste&p=reduceOnTheRoad&m=calc_instructions

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