An action that I am willing to work on in order to help reduce my carbon footprint is to turn off or put it on sleep mode. I use my laptop daily, because I use it for school work. I leave it running throughout the entire day until I go to sleep. Most of the time, I forget, am too tired, or too lazy to switch the power mode. This action can be easily fixed within a matter seconds. According to http://www.reducingcarbonemissions.org/ … als#item13 I found out that if you leave on your computer on the entire day daily, than it would use more than 1,000 kilowatts of electricity yearly! In addition, you should set your screensavers as nothing, so extra and unnecessary energy is not being wasted. Not only does turning laptop/computers on sleep mode or shutting it down prevent freezes, but it also saves energy and electricity over time. Likewise, unplugging devices such as printers, fax machines, copiers, laptop chargers, cell phone chargers, speakers, etc. that you are not using will affect your environment and amount of CO2 released. Often, peo ple say that they do not have the time to unplug all of the appliances; however, a solution could be power strips. This way, you can plug all of your gadgets and simply turn on and off the switch when you are using or leaving them. With all of our knowledge and technology in today’s world, an even easier way has been provided for you. There are power strips which you can set your personal alarm or timer! Then, you will never forget!