According to AAA, the cost for owning and operating an average size car is 54 cents per mile, when driven 15,000 miles per year. Walk or carpool when you can.

Encourage biking and walking to work by providing bike racks outside of the office.

Drive smoother! Think ahead and avoid sharp braking and rapid acceleration. It saves fuel and dollars.

Driving 10% less by walking, cycling, carpooling or taking public transit can reduce greenhouse gas emmissions by 0.2-0.8 tonnes per year, depending on the vehicle.

Implement a workweek with four 10 hour days instead of five 8 hour days.

Avoiding 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emmissions a year.

Consider an in-line water heater. It saves a bundle by only heating the water you need.

Carbon dioxide is the number 1 contributor to the greenhouse effect, and cars produce about 30% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. Time to walk?

Offer carpool-matching services that allow employees to find co-workers that live near them. Check out www.goloco.org.

Add weather stripping around windows and doors to reduce drafts. Sounds so simple, but it can make a big difference in your heating and cooling bills, and lessen your carbon footprint.