Go Green tips for November 8th

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, November 8th:

• Wanna save on groceries? Try eating meatless once a week. Say hello to black beans and rice with some salsa added. Yeah, baby, that’s how I say “ole!”
• The classified ads aren’t just for lining the bottom of the bird cage, Take a look, you won’t believe what you’ll find…cheap or even better, for free. Talk about recycling, that would be my favorite kind!

Throwing an extra heavy blanket or comforter on your bed in winter can save the planet, sort of. For every degree you turn down the thermostat, you keep up to 320 pounds of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere over the course of the season. By the way, the myth that “keeping your heat on one setting is more efficient”, is just that – a myth. According to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy or the ACEEE, you'd have to keep your home temperature four to six degrees cooler all the time (brrr!) for the savings to equal setting it back the recommended eight degrees when you are at work or under the covers. Just don't turn off your heat completely in freezing weather since that might be dangerous for your pipes. The ACEEE says that with twice-daily, eight-degree, eight-hour setbacks, you can save 16 to 32 percent of your heating energy. So, adjust away!!! This is the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!