The former City Auditor for the City of Oakland, Brenda Roberts is known for presenting exemplary audit reports and developing high-quality risk-based audit plans. Brenda Roberts resides in Oakland, California, where she spends her free time volunteering in animal shelters and for environmentally-friendly campaigns such as Earth Day.
The Earth Day Network is considered the largest global environmental movement; it encourages individuals to implement eco-friendly practices in their daily lives. One such practice is exchanging regular light bulbs for ENERGY STAR-certified compact fluorescent light bulbs, which are proven to use one-quarter of other bulbs’ energy while producing more light. It is estimated that if every US household replaced one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, more than 13 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions would be prevented.
Another eco-friendly practice is ensuring energy-efficient temperature control at home. Sealing doors and windows to increase insulation and replacing older heating and cooling systems with a programmable thermostat are two key steps that homeowners can take.
Outside the home, replacing vehicles with more fuel-efficient options, such as hybrids, can also help reduce emissions. If this is not possible, reducing speed while driving helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as high-speed cars burn more gasoline.
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