1. Tom Verrigni

2.  It takes 17 million barrels of oil to produce all the plastic needed for bottled water.  Bottled Water also produces 1.5 million tons of plastic waste a year.  You can help reduce this by buying reusable water bottles and by installing filters for your tap water. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyZbw8 waVwk

3. Replace Your Light bulbs  By replacing traditional light bulbs with a fluorescent bulb will save up to 150 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

4.  By car pooling, walking or riding a bike places, you can save up to 1 pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive.

5.  By cutting down your garbage by 10% you can save up to 1200 pounds of carbon per year

6.  A tree can absorb over 1 ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.  Shade that is provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10-15%

7.  Baskind, Chris. "5 reasons not to drink bottled water | MNN - Mother Nature Network." Environmental News and Information | MNN - Mother Nature Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2011..  Jefferson, Millie, producer, and Weekend America. "15 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint | Consumed | Sustainability Coverage From American Public Media." Sustainability Coverage From American Public Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2011..  Mackenzie, Ashley. "The Disadvantages of Bottled Water | eHow.com." eHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles. N.p., 31 Mar. 2010. Web. 5 Jan. 2011..  MLA formatting by BibMe.org.