Some New Ideas:

1. Replace the light bulbs in your home with long life CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs. These last up to 15 times longer than regular bulbs and use up 80% less electricity than regular bulbs. You could simply replace your regular bulbs as and when they burn out
2। Use rechargeable batteries to reduce your carbon footprint by up to 1,000 pounds over the life of the batteries
3. Buy locally produced goods and services. Goods and services that are produced locally eliminate thousands of pounds of carbon by reducing fossil fuel transportation demands.
4. Clean the lint filter in your dryer. This will reduce your energy used, saving the environment and your electric bill
5. Whenver possible hang your washing out on the clothesline rather than using the dryer.