College is a time to try new things, learn all you can, and to absorb experiences that will help you later on in life. But it is also the time to take a stand and to help others give a voice to their generation. Well this generation should give a voice to the environment.

As a college student you obviously won’t have the money to buy a hybrid or energy saving appliances, it’s hard enough saving money for laundry, but what you can do is daily energy savers that cost no money at all, in fact if practiced enough will save you money.

If taking big steps in the way of living green is not exactly for you, there are many small things you can do alone to insure a better environment:
-Start taking shorter showers. According to The Green Book by Elizabeth Rodgers and Thomas M. Kostigen, “Every two minutes you save on your shower can conserve more than ten gallons of water.” There are approximately 11 million college students, imagine how many gallons would be saved daily if we all did that.
-You can also use a water filter instead of buying bottled water. You can save money, water, and let’s face it much needed fridge space.
-Also make sure your microwave is clean, when it is it used less energy and less time to prepare your food.
-You can make sure you turn off the lights when you leave and turn off your appliances or electronics when they aren’t in use. Leaving your computer on while you are at class or leaving your cell phone charger plugged in uses nearly ten percent of your total electricity.

And these are just a couple of the things you can do as a student.

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