10 Super Simple Tips to Help Stop Global Warming

Global Warming is a frightening fact of our lives. We've already been witness to much devastation caused by Global Warming; we've seen severe droughts and wildfires in the midwest United States, extremely strong hurricanes on the Gulf Coast fed by too warm tropical waters, over the top heat waves in Europe which caused over 20,000 deaths, receding glaciers and a melting Arctic Ice cap, which poses the threat of flooding coastal lands as the ice melts, and the seas rise.

In short, Global Warming poses a very serious threat, but we can each take steps to stop it. Global Warming is caused in part by carbon dioxide and other air pollution that is collecting in the atmosphere like a thick blanket, trapping the sun's heat in its insulation and causing our planet to warm up.

Here is a list of 10 super simple things that anyone can do to help in the fight against Global Warming. Some of them are at no cost, some others require spending a few more pennies up front, but can help you save a lot of money in the long term, as well as protecting our environment.

1. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL)
   
   CFL's are those odd looking, swirly lightbulbs, and they use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. If every household in the United States replaced one regular light bulb with an energy-saving model, we could reduce global warming pollution by more than 90 billion pounds over the life of the bulbs; the same as taking 7.2 million cars off the road.
   
   
2. Buy local seasonal fruits and vegetables
   
   Fruits and, vegetables, grown closer to home rack up fewer "petroleum miles" than products trucked cross-country to your table. It's not difficult to enjoy the local seasonal varieties that are offered. How hard is it to enjoy fresh, plump juicy strawberries in March, or a fat juicy watermelon with your Memorial Day picnic?
   
   
3. Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner