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Princeton Sustainability Ambassadors Meeting March 14, 2014 Welcome & Introductions Announcements Being Green at Home Green Office Recognition Program Whats Next?
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Why it Matters What You Can Do Being Green at Home
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Energy Transportation Food Water Landscaping Reuse & Recycling Being Green at Home
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Energy: Why it Matters U.S. Energy Information Administration #16 CO2 Emissions
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CO 2 Sources for a Typical Household U.S. Department of Energy
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CO 2 Sources for a Typical Household U.S. Department of Energy
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Energy Use in NJ Homes U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Average Energy per Household in NJ U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Average Electricity per Household in NJ
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What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $
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What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $
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What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $
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Employee Solar Program: Image: Iowaenergycenter.org
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Net metering & SRECs State incentives Other Renewable Energy Incentives
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CO 2 Sources for a Typical Household U.S. Department of Energy
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Why it matters U.S. Department of Energy
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Tips for choosing Image: ford.com
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What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $ Drive sensibly: Speeding, rapid acceleration and braking can lower your gas mileage by 33% at highway speeds and by 5% around town. Observe the highway speed limit: Gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 50 mph. Each 5 mph you drive over 50 mph costs an additional $0.24 per gallon. Avoid Hauling Cargo on your roof: A large roof-top cargo box, for example, can reduce fuel economy by around 2% to 8% in city driving and 10% to 25% at Interstate speeds. Remove excess weight: Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle, especially heavy ones. U.S. Department of Energy
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What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $ Avoid Excessive Idling: Idling can use a quarter to a half gallon of fuel per hour. Use Cruise control: Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas. Keep your car in good shape: Keep your engine properly tuned, Keep tires properly inflated, use the recommended grade of motor oil. U.S. Department of Energy
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Princetons TDM Program 50% mass transit subsidy Vanpool program Carsharing
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FOOD Image: lyricsdog.eu
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…dietary modifications can help reduce pesticide exposure… …consumption of organic food may lower pesticide exposure… Why it matters
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What you can do http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/20 10/05/31/gupta.produce.pesticides.cnn
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What You Can Do: Labels to Look for
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What You Can Do: Other Labels to Look for
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What You Can Do: Other Labels to Look for
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Water: Why it Matters Withdrawals as a % of the total available flow World Resources Institute
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Water: Why it Matters Withdrawals as a % of the total available flow World Resources Institute
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Why it Matters American Water Works Association
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What you can do
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Why it Matters Municipal Solid Waste U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Reuse & Recycling What you can do
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Landscaping Why it Matters & What you Can Do
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Recognizes departments that have taken extra steps to green their operations Voluntary program with representative (e.g. Ambassadors, etc.) Questionnaire organized by priority areas; scored by OoS 3 recognition levels: Seed, Sapling and Tree Recognition is good for one academic year Pilot Spring/Summer 2014; Roll-out anticipated fall 2014 Green Office Recognition Program
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Whats Next? Green Tours! Watch for Sign-up Email in April
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Thank you for coming!
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