Being Green Starts Before you Leave home:

• Pack Light. Lighter suitcases equates to less fuel being consumed by the airplane. 
   
• Check your water heater and turn it to “Vacation” or the lowest setting. Put a sticky note on your bathroom mirror to remind you to reset it once you get back.
   
• Adjust your thermostat or turn off off AC/heat if your home doesn’t have pets or plants.
   
• All appliances that aren’t keeping food cool, including cable converter boxes, toasters, and TVs, should be unplugged as they can draw as much as 40 watts of power per hour even when they’re on standby.
   
• Have a waterbed? Turn down the heating.
   
• Stop delivery of your newspaper. If you can’t, then donate it to a school or library during your trip.