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10
Ways to Support Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
this Holiday Season
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Purchase TRCs as gifts for friends and family. Bonneville
Environmental Foundation is offering a holiday gift promotion
to encourage people to buy three or more Green Tags as gifts,
and the gift recipients will receive a free gift pack from
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters (B&B), the first
green-powered coffee company in the U.S. For more information
on the BEF holiday gift promotion, see: www.greentagsusa.org/GreenTags/holidaygift.cfm.
For a full list of Green-e certified TRC marketers, see: www.green-e.org/your_e_choices/trcs.html. |
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Purchase
green electricity for your own energy consumption, for more
information; visit www.green-e.org/your_e_choices/pyp.html
and click on your state. |
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Support
companies that are purchasing green power. Some companies
that are using the Green-e logo to promote their purchase
are listed at www.green-e.org/your_e_choices/switched.html.
EPA's Green Power Partnership provides assistance and recognition
to organizations that demonstrate environmental leadership
by choosing green power. For a list of companies participating;
www.epa.gov/greenpower |
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Walk
more, drive less. Conventional gasoline-powered vehicles emit
high levels of air pollutants and global-warming gases. By
using your car less, you can reduce the amount of these pollutants
that are released into the air. Some alternatives to driving
are walking, biking, taking public transportation, and carpooling |
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Inform
friends and family about opportunities for purchasing green
power. There are many ways to purchase green power, whether
your state is regulated or deregulated and whether or not
your utility offers a green pricing program. To help friends
and family explore their options, tell them to visit:
www.green-e.org/your_e_choices/pyp.html.
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Switch
light bulbs that are used most frequently to compact fluorescent
light bulbs. If every household in the U.S. replaced one light
bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light
bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing
one million cars from the road. For more information, see:
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls.
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Purchase
ENERGY STAR products including, TVs, DVD players, telephones,
washers, dryers, and more. More than 40 different types of
products are eligible for the ENERGY STAR. They use less energy,
save money, and help protect the environment. For more information,
see: www.energystar.gov/products.
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Write
a letter to the editor of your local paper encouraging your
neighbors to buy renewable energy or contact your senator
or representative to let them know you support progressive
renewable energy policies |
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Choose
holiday lights using light emitting diodes (LEDs). They use
one-tenth of the energy of typical mini-lights, and produce
less heat, which reduces fire risk. Remember to turn off your
holiday lights when you go to bed or put your lights on a
timer, so they will automatically turn on and off when you
would like. |
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Close your fireplace damper after the fire is completely out
- Don't send money up the flue! |