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Fabulous 4th Graders

Here's a shout out to all the students I have been working with around the district. I finally took time to stop and capture a few smiles to post on the blog. These 4th grade students really enjoyed playing the Spin-Off game show. What a fun and educational activity.

Today's Energy Insight

Why save energy at school???

Five reasons why Energy Management
                     is important to our school district:

• U.S. Schools spend $8 billion per year on energy
• Average annual energy costs are $250 per student
• Energy costs in a school are not fixed; these expenses are controllable
• Nearly 1/3 of the energy consumed in schools is wasted
• 80% of greenhouse gas emissions are from the production, distribution and disposal of energy

Today's Energy Insight

If 10,000 schools turned off their lights for just ONE MINUTE, collectively they would save $81,885.00!

If those same schools turned off their classroom lights every time they went to recess, they would save more than $4.9 million!!!

Thanks for being mindful of energy use in your classroom, office or area. Together we CAN and DO make a difference!

Today's Energy Insight

Paper or Plastic?

The next time you are asked "paper or plastic?" consider the following statistic... Only about 700 paper bags can be made from one 15-year old tree.

Consider bringing along a re-usable bag or two the next time you head out shopping. Some stores even give you credit for bringing along your own bags.

So together we can save a lot of trees, one bag at a time :)

Today's Energy Insight

If all of the 1 billion+ PCs in the world were collectively powered down for just one night, it would save enough energy to light the entire Empire State Building - inside and out - for over 30 years!

Today's Energy Insight

From your District Energy Efficiency Coordinator:

The top 3 reasons why I LOVE saving energy...

Conserving energy helps save our district money!

It helps preserve our earth's natural resources!

Energy conservation is our MOST efficient form of energy ~
it's energy we don't have to produce in the first place.

I just LOVE saving energy, don't you???