1.	Use your desktop lamp. Why light a space the size of a tennis court to read a sheet of paper.
2.	Use compact fluorescent lamps to save energy and cut pollution.
3.	For three copies, or less, use the printer, for more, use the copier.
4.	Laser printers use 300 watts; inkjets use only 10, for similar quality.
5.	Using the "stand-by" button on your copier will lighten your energy load by 70%.
6.	A computer monitor uses 60 watts of power; turn it off if you leave for more than 10 minutes.
7.	Recycling paper reduces water use by 60% energy by 70% and cuts pollution in half.
8.	Relax and take mass transit, use 25 times less energy.
9.	Burn carbohydrates not hydrocarbons: ride your bike to work.
10.	Airplanes burn 70 gallons of fuel a minute. Travel by a real super-saver teleconference.

These tips were provided courtesy of the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program

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