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拯救我们星球的１１个做法 　　 　　让我们从身边做起，拯救我们的星球吧！ 　　 　　You’ve probably felt queasy about global warming―a feeling that may have morphed into total nausea. So, how to help? Relax, there are plenty of simple things individuals can do. This isn’t just a big government problem. But these steps are easy, and they make a real difference. 　　1. Unplug your curling iron. And your cell-phone charger, your computer, your coffeemaker and so on when they’re not in use. These energy vampires suck up juice as long as they’re connected to an outlet. The more electricity you use, the more fuel gets burned and the more carbon dioxide gets released into the air(creating a nasty gas that heats up the atmosphere). 　　2. Don’t O.D. on frozen foods. It takes up to 10 times more energy to produce them than fresh food. 　　3. Do a bunch of errands at once. Cars are carbon dioxide manufacturing machines; the fewer trips you take, the better. 　　4. Put air in your tires. The right pressure can boost gas mileage by 3 percent. Doesn’t it seem significant? Well, if you drive 10,000 miles a year (typical), you’d avoid spewing hundreds of pounds of CO2 into the air―and save $600 to $900 in gas. 　　5. Donate instead of dumping. Give away gently used clothes, furniture, appliances, whatever. Less manufacturing of stuff means less energy expended. 　　6. Hello, thermostat! Lower the room temp 2 degrees in winter, raise it 3 degrees in summer and prevent the emission of nearly 700 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. 　　7. Change a light bulb. Replace a 75-watt regular bulb with a 20-watt compact fluorescent for the same amount of light at one third the energy. 　　8. P.S. Don’t forget to shut off lights. Contrary to what you might have heard, it doesn’t take more energy to turn them off, then on again. In one year alone you could head off the release of hundreds of pounds of, you guessed it, carbon dioxide. 　　9. Do a cold-water laundry... It gets clothes just as clean as warm water (honest!), and over time you’ll