This is a hilarious and incredibly dorky video from the Ask A Ninja series on YouTube about global warming (it’s the boy bands’ fault, ya hear). As I was watching it today, it reminded me of something I recently saw on the Esurance website. It’s called SOS, and it’s about the company’s campaign to help the environment. As California automobile insurance policy holders, we’re some of the most environmentally aware people in the country. Whether you believe in global warming or not, though, it couldn’t hurt to follow a few of Esurance’s tips to help the environment. Here they go, California autombile insurance policy holders:

• Turn off your engine.

Whenever you’re at a stoplight, it doesn’t take very long to switch off your engine and then turn it back on when you are ready to go. If you do this, instead of idling, then you will produce fewer emissions of CO2, and on top of that, you’ll save some gas. It’s a win/win.

• Tire pressure.

I mentioned tire pressure in another post as one of the big causes of accidents as well as something that makes many accidents more serious. If you check your tire pressure regularly, then you can drive safer, save money on gas, and save your CO2 emissions.

• Carpool.

Even if your mother didn’t teach you how to share, it isn’t so hard to get used to. I know a lot of us California automobile insurance polic holders are used to public transportation already, so carpooling shouldn’t be too hard. Every commuter lets out around 3.4 tons of CO2 every year, so if you fill your car up with coworkers, you can cut that down.

• Get a hybrid.

There are several California automobile insurance companies (Esurance, strangely, is not one of them) that now offer discounts for people who own hybrids. They say that hybrid owners tend to be part of an older, married, more responsible group that files fewer claims for at fault accidents, making them a lower risk. So, if you’re in that standard category, you get double the California automobile insurance discount, and if you aren’t, you get a good one in any case. As for the CO2 emissions, it’s a no brainer that the less gas you use, the fewer emissions you will make.

Esurance is also doing its part to stay green, by following environmentally safe practices in their business and encouraging it among their customers. However, if I were you I would look for a company that offers the hybrid discount, since they’re really interested in offering a green incentive to their California automobile insurance policy holders.