Conserving Energy

Turn lights off if you don’t need them.
When possible, use energy saving light bulbs (or fluorescent lamps)
Don’t overheat you house. Set the thermostat to about 21 ° C and use a fan instead of air conditioning to cool down rooms during the summer.
Make sure that windows and doors are closed.
Newly built buildings and houses should be well-insulated. Think of using solar panels, geothermal energy or biomass for heating.
Save water ! Leaky toilets can waste more than 40,000 litres of water in a home every year.
Save hot water by taking a shower instead of a bath
Make sure you have a full load of dirty dishes before you use the dishwasher. The same applies to washing machines and clothes driers.
If you need to make small amounts of food warm use the microwave instead of the stove.
Make sure refrigerators are always closed, so that the cold air does not leakoutside.
When you go shopping take bags with you. It saves money and you don’t always need new ones.
Travelling by bus, train or other means of public transport reduces energyconsumption and pollution.
Organize car pools that take you to work or school.
Buy smaller, energy – efficient cars instead of big ones.
Recycle as much material as possible

apply =affect
car pool = a group of people who travel together to work or school in one car
conserve = here: save
consumption = the amount that is used
crop = a plant like wheat or rice that is grown by farmers and used as food
energy efficient = to use as little energy and get as much power as possible
fan = a machine that is used to make air cooler by moving it around
fluorescent lamp =a tube filled with gas which shines brightly when electricity passes through
full load = to make a machine full
geothermal = heat that comes from inside the earth
leaky = something that has a hole in it so that water or other things can get through
panel = a flat piece of a certain material
public transport = buses , trains, subways that are here for everyone to use
reduce = to make something smaller or less
stove = something you have in the kitchen to cook and prepare meals with
well-insulated =to cover something with a material so that heat does not get out

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