Maintain your vehicle
Regular maintenance and tune-ups, changing the oil, and keeping tires properly inflated can improve gas mileage, extend your car’s life, and increase its resale value. It can also reduce traffic congestion due to preventable breakdowns and reduce your car’s emissions by more than half.

Buy smart
Research vehicle fuel economy at www.fueleconomy.gov and visit EPA’s Green Vehicle Guide at www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/ before buying.

Drive smart
Avoid idling as you get zero (0) miles per gallon. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and hard braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and city mileage 5%. More tips are at:
www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/driving.html

Slow down
Gas mileage drops rapidly above 60 mph. The www.fueleconomy.gov website shows how driving speed affects gas mileage. Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas.

Do more on one trip
Combine your errands into one trip. It helps you get things done efficiently while reducing traffic congestion and air pollution. Starting a car after it has been sitting for more than an hour causes up to five times more pollution than starting up when the engine is warm.

Take the bus or carpool
Even if you do it just once or twice a week, you’ll reduce traffic congestion and pollution and save money. The average driver spends more than 50 cents per mile, including the cost of car ownership and maintenance.

Ride your bike or walk
It’s a great way to travel and it can help you and the air get into better condition. Vehicles on the road create more than 25% of all air pollution nationwide.

Telecommute
Working at home will save time, money, reduce emissions, and traffic congestion.

Get an energy audit
A home energy audit is often the first step in making your home more efficient. Conduct an audit to see what steps you can do to savings energy and reduce heating and cooling bills. For more information, visit the Energy Star website at:
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index

Consider energy consumption when purchasing new appliances
Compare Energy Star ratings before buying. More information can be found at:
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.

Replace inefficient wood burning stoves
EPA certified wood stoves burn more cleanly and efficiently, save money, reduce the risk of fire, and improve air quality inside and outside your home. More information is at:
www.epa.gov/woodstoves/

Reduce or eliminate residential burning
Backyard burning emits PM2.5 in addition to other air pollutants. More information is at:
www.epa.gov/air/community/details/barrelburn.html

Reduce lawn mower emissions
Lawn mowers, like any engine, need proper maintenance to reduce pollution. When purchasing a new mower, consider purchasing an electric mover. Utilize native plants and landscaping to reduce area to be moved. More information is at:
www.epa.gov/air/community/details/yardequip_addl_info.html