BrookeG


 * === When you buy a car, choose one that gets good mileage. ===
 * === Insulate and weatherize your home or apartment. ===
 * === Carpool or drive less. ===
 * === Replace old, worn-out appliances with the most efficient new models. If the average citizen undertakes all of these actions, they can reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by about 25%, which equals about 5 tons of carbon dioxide per year. ===

=== More and more car manufacturers are coming out with Hybrid vehicles. "A **hybrid vehicle** is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle.[|[1]] The term most commonly refers to [|hybrid electric vehicles] (HEVs), which combine an [|internal combustion engine] and one or more [|electric motors]." === === Basically, a hybrid uses less gas per mile and causes less damage to the ozone layer than the average car. It would help the climate change issue a lot of more cars used electric engines instead of oil. ===
 * === Turn off lights and appliances when not needed. [[image:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fK5EVO-qfyc/SbNApycNNsI/AAAAAAAAAYs/WkqlEWQ0nI8/s400/light-switch-off.jpg width="72" height="84" align="left"]] ===
 * === Plant trees. ===
 * === Set the thermostat lower in winter and higher in summer. ===
 * === Recycle. ===

=== British Columbia has a "No Idling" law. This law means you cannot sit in your car with your engine on while not using it. This law will help the climate change issue if fallowed. It will send less car fumes into the air, resulting in a cleaning atmosphere. ===

=== Other ways that Canada can take initiative to help the earth's climate is to switch to Solar Power. This will produce energy without the harmful omissions. Planting trees and recycling are also ways to help resolve greenhouse gases .===