Many people still believe that the environmental costs, in some cases, this may be true, but there are many things the average person can do that will save money and help the environment. Here, we provide you with 12 ways you can save money and the environment. * Change all household bulbs, energy saving lamps. A few years ago, these are very expensive, but now they are in price, similar to the old-fashioned, power-hungry incandescent. They are easy lighting stores, hardware stores, even supermarkets are catching up with the idea. The good news is that they still last year a lot of long, many of which are dimmer, and they give you a healthy and soft light. You can do this once, like us, or you can replace them, because they can not and your budget allows. Their use of electricity is much less, therefore saving lighting energy bill. * Turn off unused lights go out, the room when the distance is more than 20 minutes. Almost every home will burn unnecessary lights. In the bathroom lights, when the child's bedroom. The lights in the kitchen, outside the family, or living area. Outside lights left burning of a few hours, because someone coming home late, and sensor lights should be replaced to become someone close, which also increases the safety of your family. This will save unnecessary power consumption, and hours per year. * Ask the switching supply green power generation power company, many power companies to provide this alternative, but do not advertise. This usually costs no more, it is consumer choice, but you can have the distribution of power is generated by alternative energy sources. More support for green power generation, easier access and faster, we can help the planet. * If you are a long-term thinkers and planning, then the cost of the investigation to supplement the household wind or solar generators. These can easily be installed on your roof, while a larger upfront cost, they can reduce your electricity bills to a minimum or no, if you do not have air conditioning or heater. They can be purchased as low as 6000 to supplement your current electricity, or about 15-20,000 used to provide you with all the requirements. These can be reduced 50-90% of the electricity, and made a great contribution to the environment. You can find more information about wind turbines on the website of the American Wind Energy Association. Depending on the size of your electric bill, you can pay for your wind generator, free electricity for the rest of your life, five years less. * Turn off all electrical appliances every night while you sleep or away from your home. The average LED standby indicator "home appliances to use the cost of electricity of about 10 percent a year. Flooded with those little lights in our lives everywhere, almost every device or one of the electrical equipment – if we can reduce their We do not use electrical appliances or home / office, we save a lot of time and environment. Just think, if everyone is doing so, we can close the 10 eco-unfriendly power stations. A standby indicator on TV , you can use as much power as possible in four hours a day watching TV. Therefore, there are big savings and the environment. * Turn off your computer and related equipment, such as hard drives, monitors, printers, routers, print servers. They all use standby power. Some experts estimate that, just turn off the computer and monitor can save up to 90 per year. In your house rules, if no one watching TV, make sure it is completely closed. Also applies to not use any appliances or equipment. This will save you Annually, an estimated 16-24% of the power, the device * When you replace home appliances such as refrigerators, microwave ovens, washing machines, clothes dryers, and even small appliances – Check the box or equipment energy rating. There are many energy-saving, environmentally friendly production of household appliances, these are bought you will save money over the life of the equipment, even if it costs a little more, but they are often the same price. Look for the Energy Star label, or similar in your country, you will save more money. Festive times, reduce light pollution and energy consumption of your tree lights. All your high-energy consumption lights, rather than replace the colorful decorations, and even glow in the dark, festive decorations, which is very exciting, but does not consume any power and I know that Christmas lights is a traditional, but it is a traditional culture, which will be unacceptable, because we factory into a chaotic rotation, because we issued too much pollution per day. This will give you more money to spend money on a family celebration, a conducive environment, you and your neighbors will have a more more restful sleep if you can not give up your Christmas lights, then at least a timer. * If you use air conditioning, which is better for your health and the health of the planet, set at about 22/70. This is a comfortable, cool temperature for a human. It is not good for our body to leave AIRCO 18/64, and 38/100 degrees outside entry, it weakens our immune system. It also highlights the life of air conditioning is greatly reduced, this is the incredible power of the compressor almost continuous efforts hungry. To ensure that the insulation of the roof of your house inside, and add the whirlybirds your roof – two simple, low-cost steps will greatly reduce your home during the summer interior temperature. An additional benefit, they can also prevent heat escape in winter. I saw little difference between one to take these steps within 10 degrees in the summer house. * The winter heating is essential to human comfort, but then consider the temperature. It should be kept in a comfortable 21-22/68-70, this is the highest performance and the body's natural temperature. Some people, shops, central heating, so that high, it kills the human brain function – they slowed down the high temperature. Make sure it is wearing a thin sweater in the winter. Heating is the huge cost in most families, and your old house, this will be bad. Many old European household consumption 3-5,000 liters or 600-1000 gallons of fuel each season. This is very expensive. For only a few hundred dollars on your roof insulation, to ensure a good seal all the doors and windows can be reduced by as much as 50% of this consumption. Remember to heat your roof is obvious escape vent for your expensive heating, you may still be cold in the ground level. Install a ceiling fan and reverse cycle, the existing heat transfer down to the floor again and fresh air. This is an additional benefit, it is very effective in the summer cooling. * Where did you have access to natural gas, which is worth the gas system conversion appliances. Many companies offer a lot of rebates, or even free appliances, encourage. Natural gas is clean, electricity, energy efficiency is much higher source. You will cook faster, does not require preheating. Any area that you will heat much faster. Only need hot water heating requirements, which means that youth endless hot water (cold shower), but it is only the preliminaries, when you use it. We do not recommend storage of the water system and lights. The gas is generally cheaper than electricity much more, but you need to check your community. There are more things you can do, but this has been a great start to give you more money in your pocket, to a clean, your family safe planet is a positive contribution.