1.   Be carbon neutral! Fund measures to neutralize your household's carbon output at www.b-e-f.org (or other offset providers at www.carboncatalog.org).

2.   Drive Less, Take Transit or Bike or Walk!

3.   Contact your representatives at city, state and federal levels. Urge them to stop global warming.

4.   Sign up for 100% Green Power from LADWP and other municipal utilities (not available from Edison).

5.   Replace all incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs or LEDs.

6.   Save energy at home. Lower thermostat in the winter, raise it in summer. Set hot water heater at 120ºF.

7.   Use less water. Use low-flow showerheads and faucets. Grow only native plants (except food crops).

8.   Buy energy-efficient Energy Star electronics and appliances. See www.energystar.gov.

9.   Planting shade trees around your house absorbs CO2, and reduces air-conditioning bills.

10.   4 R's: Reduce (buy less), Reuse, Recycle, Re-buy (buy recycled products in your own canvas bag).

11.   Grow your own food, and buy local organic produce. Compost your produce and garden waste.

12.   Reduce beef consumption. Beef & lamb make 10 times more emissions per pound than chicken & fish.

13.   Use power strips. Plug home electronics into power strips and turn power strips OFF when not in use.

14.   Air-dry dishes instead of using your dishwasher's drying heat cycle.

15.   Dry clothes on a clothesline, not in a dryer, whenever possible (then fluff in the dryer without heat).

16.   Add insulation in the floor of your attic, and house walls if possible. R-38 or 12" is recommended.

17.   Block the sun: Close window shades, drapes, or blinds during the day (white is best).

18.   Use portable or ceiling fans instead of operating your air conditioner.

19.   Use programmable thermostat to turn down heat & AC at night & when no one home during the day.

20.   Use evaporation: Consider installing a whole house fan or evaporative cooler (a "swamp cooler").