Go Green tips for March 15th

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Monday, March 15th:

• Spare the air and don't let your car idle. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends turning off your engine if you're going to be in one place for more than 30 seconds.
• Also, be a steady driver. By avoiding sudden braking and acceleration, you'll increase fuel efficiency by as much as 40 percent. And if you set your highway cruising speed to 55 to 60 miles per hour, you'll save even more gas.
• Didja know most baby wipes take several hundred years to break down. Considering the number of wipes used in the United States (about 5,000 per baby), that's a lot of landfill.

Let’s step into the kitchen, shall we? And then, let’s go to my favorite appliance, the fridge! Did you know you can help your refrigerator be more efficient? Besides the occasional reminders to children standing at an open door, you can also reduce energy strain from the power hungry ice box with a couple of quick tricks. Cleaning the coils every six months will help you use less energy and save money. Just flip up or remove the kick plate or toe grill, and clean with a vacuum attachment or bottle brush. Oh, make sure to unplug the fridge or turn off its circuit breaker first, though, for a less shocking experience! Then keep the fridge set between 38 and 40 degrees and the freezer between 0 and 5 degrees — these are the settings where it runs most efficiently. It pays to be green! 921wvtk!