If your wardrobe is made up of mostly dark colors like navy blue and black, turn your clothes inside out before they go in the washer. Deeply dyed clothing has an outer-surface dye that can fade and wear quickly when it rubs against other clothing in the wash. By turning clothing like jeans and shirts inside out, they won’t rub, and they’ll still get clean. Using energy-efficient cold water also helps prevent bleeding and fading of colors -- especially important for newer clothes, as dyes are more likely to bleed in the first few washes.

For every hour you spend circling a parking lot or idling while waiting for a spot to open, you waste 1/5 to 7/10 of a gallon of gas. That may not sound like a lot, but over time and combined with other motorists, it results in a lot of wasted fuel and CO2 emissions going into the atmosphere. The app ParkMobile wants to eliminate those issues by helping you find open spots in real time on your phone. The app also lets you pay for the spot with your phone if it’s metered. So no more searching for loose change to pay for parking.

One of the biggest energy hogs in the home is the television. While turning off the TV and unplugging it is the greenest thing you can do, it’s obviously not practical. When watching TV, there are things you can do to save energy while watching: If you mute the volume during commercials, you can reduce energy consumption by 2 percent annually. And going into the settings section and lowering the brightness level can also significantly reduce energy use. When you’re not watching, do unplug your TV so it’s not drawing power.