Climate Change Showdown
Best Energy Saving Ideas by CCS Students 2010-11
- Vancouver
- Chelsey - " Invent a carbon catcher that will catch CO2 from vehicles "
- Arthur - " Buy used sports equipment like skates and baseball gloves "
- Flora - " Air dry clothes instead of using the tumble dryer "
- Brandon - "Rake your leaves instead of using electric leaf blower "
- Simon - " Buy food in family size "
- Phoebe - " Turn Christmas lights off during day and turn sprinklers off during cloudy days "
- Katarina - " Close windows and doors when it's cold so wind won't get in "
- Lena - " Do the things you need to do before the sun sets. At night do something with your family "
- Spencer - " Donate clothes, toys, furniture to the thrift store "
- Jasnoor - " Don't leave the fridge door open "
- Bob - " Don't play any electric games or TV . Hint: If you are bored, you can read a book "
- Sarah - " Draught-proof windows and doors to keep the heat in "
- Alexander - " Connect an exercise bike to a flash light and it will turn on itself "
- Avery - " Conserve energy by turning down heat, put on a sweater instead "
- Alexandra - " For 1 day everyone turn off lights and if lights are needed use candles "
- Amanda - " Use towels instead of paper towels "
- Emmah - " Grow your own food in a community garden "
- Simran - " Instead of having a fridge get a metal garbage can and bury it underground so it can be "
- Jack - " Create a car that runs on composted food "
- Johnathan - " Compost and use it in your garden "
- Richmond
- Jacky - " Put a small solar panel on your back pack and walk to school and charge your devices "
- Nicole - " Water that you wash your hands with should go to flush "
- Kai - " Turn off your cable TV box at night time "
- Navid - " Make more energy star products out of recycled objects "
- Nellie - " Give away some of your toys at least once a year so someone else can reuse them "
- Tiffany - " Make art out of paper, bottles, containers instead of throwing them away "
- Ivena - " Roll up curtains to get more natural light in instead of using the lights "
- Marley - " Wear more clothes instead of turning up the thermostat or turning on the fire place "
- Brianna - " Wear more clothes instead of turning up the thermostat or turning on the fire place "
- Ashley - " Grow your own vegetables in your back garden "
- Chris - " When you move house move to a house that saves energy "
- Jacky - " Put a small solar panel on your back pack and walk to school and charge your devices "
- Andrew - " Install solar panels and geothermal energy "
- Ernest - " Remind others not to use energy not from fossil fuels "
- Jennid - " Don't buy paper towels and tissue, just use a hand towel or hanky "
- Rasean - " Make a list of ways to save energy so you remember to do it! "
- Santiago - " Develop an electric motor that generates it's own power back into the source "
- Rhoda - " Everybody should bike or walk to school every Monday "
- Melanie - " Use the air dry mode on your dish washer to save energy "
- Jonathan - " Eat foods grown without pesticides and chemicals for a week each month "
- Lyndsay - " Reuse paper - make a 'scrap paper' bucket paper in that can still be used "
- Sara - " Don't buy things you don't need "
- Kimmy - " Try not to use the dryer but when you do fold clothes straight away and you wont have to iron them "
- Seo - " Don't throw things away if they are not all used up straight away and you wont have to iron them "
- Ethan - " Turn off your TV, computer, radio, electrical clocks, DVD player, video player when you are not using them "
- Angel - " Fix leaky windows and doors to keep heat in "
- North Vancouver
- Katie - "We can use old apartment buildings that are going to be knocked down as a vertical farm"
- Emma - " Buy a thick curtain to make shade in the summer and keep heat inside in the winter. That way it reduces draft and you can turn down the furnace "
- Aaron - " Don’t iron your clothes, wash clothes once a week, buy less clothes "
- David - " Dry clothes in the sun and have solar powered lights in garden "
- Tiffany - "Garbage Craft! Use clean garbage and try to make something. Its fun and there’s less garbage"
- Sean - " Installing water saver flush kit in your toilet can save thousands of litres of water per year"
- Rhys - " Use a rain barrel to collect water for the garden "
- Mike - " Email instead of writing a letter "
- Abi - " Drink a glass of water from the tap not bottled water."
- New West /Burnaby
- Carol - " Have a family energy saving hour "
- Austin - " During the day use sunlight to brighten your room instead of lightbulbs "
- April - " Plant more trees and buy more solar energy stuff "
- Lauryn - " Only charge electronics 3-5 times a week, unplug chargers when not using them "
- Alara - " Open windows instead of using the air conditioner "
- Katie - " Insulated curtains keep heat in during winter and heat out during the summer "
- Victoria - " Reuse plastic water bottles "
- Snyia - " To make a compost box, first find a plastic bin. Then find as much food that can fit in the bin. You can put mostly any veggies and fruit in it and it will compost "
- Aanchal - " Make new things like toys out of recycled garbage "
- Surrey
- Rianne - " Unplug everything "
- Gerystutt - " Turn off gas fireplace pilot light in summer "
- Ashley - " Refill and reuse bottles "
- Adam - " Put your food outside in the winter instead of freezer "
- Mia - " Put a brick in the toilet to save water "
- Nicholas - " Use reusable containers "
- Harini - " use reusable grocery bags "
- Kolbey - " Use rainwater to water your garden "
- Sara - " Use a broom instead of the vacuum cleaner "
- Delta
- Jasman - " Plant trees every time someone cuts down trees "
- Hannah - " Put a rain barrel outside to collect water for watering your plants "
- Tylar - " Only run the dishwasher with a full load to save water "
- Brooklyn - " Air dry your clothes "
- Darby - " Car pool "
- Gayatri - " Use less lights and use energy saving lightbulbs to save energy "
- Janette - " Unplug all appliances when not in use to stop phantom energy "
- Harki - " Turn every electronic off when you leave the room "
- Victoria
- Mackenzie - "Use LED lights instead of CFL's and use solar panels to charge rechargeable batteries"
- Dalat - " Use solar panels to make electricity "
- Gwyneth - "The stores could stop selling sutff that is bad for the environment and only sell stuff that is good! "
- Okanagan
- Olivia - " Create villages with townhouses and everyone shares one car and turns parking lots in to gardens"
- Valencia - "Have the government change laws to have electric cars in Canada. But they wont because gas prices cover the costs to fix roads "
- Alexis - " Use high efficiency appliances "
- Justin - " Unplug your water cooler when you go away "
- Tea - " Have an un-electric dinner "
- Selena - " Turn radio off when not using it and recycle old appliances "
- Brooklyn - " Use solar panels to heat your pool and house "
- Alex - " Make a garbage free lunch once a week "
- Violet - " Get a dual flush toilet and only run dishwasher when full "
- Nelson / Kootenay Region
- Sasha - " Wear your clothes more than once so you don't have to wash them as much"
- Hannah - " Use reusable bags instead of plastic bags "
- Samantha - " Open windows in the evening when it’s hot and close the blinds in the day when it’s hot "
- Mallory - " Let grass grow longer - it uses less gas in the mower but also causes the grass to grow heartier, requiring less water "
- Cora - " Go for a walk instead of a drive, or go for a bike ride instead of watching TV "
- Logan - " Eat 1 uncooked meal each day. Friday night 'unplugged'"
- Rosie - " Don't buy packaged food "
- Kamloops
- Cheyanne - " Save energy on holiday - go camping in an isolated area "
- Ian - " Use both sides of a sheet of paper "
- Kayden - " Open the blinds to let light in"
- Keana - " Have a night by candlelight "
- Reece - " Don't have things on stand-by because it creates greenhouse gases "
- Tasha - " Plant a garden; compost; recycle; garbage free lunch "
- Jessica - " Use solar energy on your roof to help keep the water in the water tank warm"
- Rowan - " Instead of using a blow dryer try air drying your hair "
- Justine - " In the morning open your blinds instead of turning on your light "
- Prince George
- Alexandria - " Instead of throwing food like apple cores out, compost them "
- Jagger - " Plant your own gardens with your favourite foods "
- Dawson - " Put timers on your sprinklers "
- Sienna - " Ride electric bikes instead of motorised vehicles "
- Noah - " Spend more time outside than inside wasting electricity "
- Jazmine - " Turn off everything you own "
- Matthew - " Walk to school instead of driving "
- Gurveer - " Turn off TV and lights when not using them "
- Revelstoke
- Erin - " Aim to have a small carbon footprint house "
- Luke - " Build your own recycling bins "
- Ayla - " Bake while cooking dinner so you don't have to use the oven so long"
- Kate - " Borrow a book from your friend instead of buying one "
- Emily - " Use the 3Rs, compost, and grow your own food"
- Terren - " Instead of using a washing machine or dryer you can wash and dry clothes by hand"
- Miranda - " Instead of using a washing machine or dryer you can wash and dry clothes by hand"
- Erin - " Aim to have a small carbon footprint house "
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