small lifestyle changes make greener living.

a u.n. report came out last week with some simple tips that can really add up to a cleaner environment. among them? get rid of that electric toothbrush and save 48 grams of co2 emissions a day! here's more ways to save some co2:

• use a wind-up alarm clock rather than an electric one: 48 grams.
• dry clothes on a washing line rather than in a tumble dryer: 2.3 kg each load.
• pack lighter suitcases. it says that world savings would be 2 million tonnes a year if every airline passenger cut the weight of baggage to below 20 kg and bought duty free goods on arrival.
  
• heat bread rolls in a toaster rather than in the oven for 15 minutes: 170 grams of co2 each time.
  
• take a train rather than a car for a daily commute of 8 km: 1.7 kg co2 a day.
  
• avoid "carbon binges": a return flight across the atlantic is equivalent to running a car for a year for each passenger.

links:

reuters article

u.n. press release