1. Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without: Save $564 & 2902lbs - "Visit Craigslist, Freecycle, the library, or local consignment shops to buy needed items at little to no cost or to trade in items you no longer need."
   
   
2. Drive Smarter: Save $385 & 2822lbs - "Drive smoothly. Use cruise control even on short treks and avoid rapid acceleration and braking...Avoid idling. Restarting your car uses less gas than idling."
   
   
3. Fly Smarter: Save $347 & 2492lbs - "Keeping your feet on the ground reduces emissions the most...Replace one flight a year with an internet, phone or video conference."
   
   
4. Launder Less: Save $287 & 3211lbs - "If you wash just half of those eight loads with cold water and hang them to dry, your clothes will last longer and you'll cut your energy use and utility bill."
   
   
5. Cut Down on Meat Intake: Save $285 & 1107lbs - "...limiting meat to 3 times a week will make a big impact."
   
   
6. Adopt a Greener Commute: Save $276 & 1177lbs - "Just two days a week, commit to telecommuting, taking public transportation, or carpooling with a co-worker or neighbor."
   
   
7. Shorter Showers: Save $188 & 1429lbs - "Next best is installing inexpensive low-flow shower heads that use half the water of their profligate counterparts."
   
   
8. Update Your Lighting: Save $188 & 1429 lbs - "CFLs (and uber-modern LEDs) use much less electricity and last longer than incandescents."
   
   
9. Invest in a Programmable Thermostat: Save $131 & 1413lbs - "Install a programmable thermostat to avoid heating or cooling your empty house while you're at work or asleep."
   
   
10. Power Down: Save $64 & 743lbs - "Use power strips. Flipping a single switch to shut off entertainment and office equipment stops phantom draw."

Add it up. Roundly debunking the myths that one person can't make a difference or that it costs money to reduce emissions, these 10 tips increase personal savings by $2501 a year and trim the average American's footprint by 19,419 pounds of CO2 (34% reduction). The annual emissions reductions of one person are equivalent to powering 1.2 homes with clean electricity for a year or replacing three cars with Priuses.

If just one person can have that impact with a minimum amount of effort, just imagine what the power of the community can do.