- Use Compact Fluorescent lightbulbs!
"If every American home replace just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emmissions of more than 800,000 cars."
-www.energystar.gov
-Don't Idle!!! Idling your car for 10 seconds wastes more gas than turning it on and off. This means at places like gas stations, borders, and banks, just turn it off. You can live without the music for a few minutes if it helps the environment!
- As always, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Buy a green bag for your shopping, or at least try to carry paper bags with you when you go shopping. For more information check out www.reusablebags.com
- Carpool to school or work! Use Ride Shares! For more information, go to ridecheck.com
EarthHour 2008:
Following Australia's example, we will turn our lights off for an hour on Satruday March 29 from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Go to earthhour.org for more information!
Localvore Dinner:
Other students in our Energy Class are hosting a Localvore Dinner - a dinner made entirely from local foods. Saturday May 17.
SPACE:
More students in the Class are putting on a Green Gala: a night to explore different options for sustainable living through local foods, fashion made from recycled clothes, and an art exploration of the space we need to live comfortably, and music by Thea Talento.