Going Green

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Going Green

• Peter Mazzeo
• Mazenti

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Glossary and Equivalency Table
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• Carbon Dioxide
• The byproduct of burning hydrocarbon fuels,
  Carbon Dioxide, also referred to is Carbon and
  CO2, is the bad stuff that is eating away the
  ozone, warming the earth, and polluting our
  skies. Oil, coal, and natural gas are some
  examples of hydrocarbon fuels.
• Is measured in lbs/tons.

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• 13 lbs of carbon emissions are equivalent to 1
  tree.
• An average car emits 10,500 lbs of carbon per
  year.

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• OVERVIEW
• Tonight we are going to learn how your household
  can reduce its energy use.
• We have divided it up into three areas

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• Things you can do that require zero financial
  investment.
• Things that require a small financial investment.
• Things that you can do that require a major
  investment.

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• We will also discuss
• green-ing school lunches.
• And finally,leave some time for questions.

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BOTTLED WATER
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• Try to refrain from buying bottled water
• Instead, buy a reusable bottle and a filter that
  attaches to your faucet. This saves money and
  keeps plastic out of landfills.

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You Save

• 17.40/mo
• You Save the Earth
• 38.80 lbs of CO2 equal to monthly intake of 3
  trees

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LAUNDRY
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• Eliminate Hot and Warm Water Laundry Cycles
• By switching to cold water cycles, you can reduce
  your washing energy costs by 90.

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You Save

• 5 a month
• You Save the Earth
• 47.57 lbs of CO2

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TIRE PRESSURE
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• Inflating Your Tires Does Make a Difference
• For every 10 PSI that your tires are deflated
  beyond their requirements, you lose 1.3 miles for
  every gallon of gas you consume.

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You Save

• 8.09/mo
• You Save the Earth
• 44.2 lbs of CO2

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VCR
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• Unplug Your VCR
• The accessory and standby power of a house hold
  full of electronics uses more than you think.
  Unplug unused VCRs, stereos, and TVs.

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You Save

• 1.21/mo
• You Save the Earth
• 11.63 lbs of CO2

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POWER DOWN
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• Instead of Sleep Mode, Power Off
• "Power saver" and sleep modes are deceiving.
  Desktops and monitors that are put to sleep use
  more power than you realize.

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You Save

• 12.09/mo
• You Save the Earth
• 115 lbs of CO2

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TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENTS
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• Adjust Your Thermostat in the Right Direction
• HVAC is one of the most energy intensive products
  in the Nation. In the summer, adjust your
  thermostat to a comfortable 76 and lose the tie.
  In the winter, move the thermostat to 68 and put
  some clothes on.

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You Save

• 36/mo
• You Save the Earth
• 1,228 lbs of CO2 in the winter and 352 lbs of CO2
  in the summer

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FLIP THE SWITCH
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• Turn the Lights OFF
• Incandescent lights are very inefficient. Of the
  60 total Watts that a bulb uses, 54 are lost on
  heat that creates the light. In other words,
  leaving the lights on is like turning the heat up.

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You Save

• A lot if you turn them off
• You Save the Earth
• Even more

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WATER TEMPERATURE
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• Use Less Hot Water
• Reducing the temperature on your hot water heater
  from 140 degrees to 120 degrees not only makes a
  negligible impact on how much hot water is
  available, it saves a lot of energy.

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You Save

• 2.78/mo
• You Save the Earth
• Even more

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Being mindful of these 8 simple things saves a
minimum of 82.57 a month. Over the course of a
year, you'll save 826.55and over 10,450 lbs of
CO2. Thats more than 5 tons.
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Energy Saving Methods That Require a Small
Investment
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LIGHT BULBS
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• Buy Squiggly Light Bulbs
• Compact Fluorescents, or CFLs, to be exact. They
  are much more efficient because they do not light
  by heat. Just remember, there is Mercury in CFLs
  so they have to be disposed of properly.

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You Save

• .83 per month for each bulb you use in place of
  incandescent bulbs. If you were to replace 24 of
  your existing lights, that would be equivalent to
  19.92 a month.
• You Save the Earth
• Assuming 24 lights, 183.12 lbs of CO2

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TEMPERATURE CONTROL
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• Buy A Thermostat You Can Control
• For a one time cost of 35 at the neighborhood
  Home Depot, you can purchase a programmable
  thermostat that allows you to use your HVAC when
  you need to.

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You Save

• An extra 50/mo
• You Save the Earth
• 1,828 lbs of CO2 in the winter, 440 lbs in the
  summer

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HOT WATER HEATER
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• Bundle Up Your Hot Water Heater
• Insulate your water tank and the visible pipes.
  Doing so decreases energy lost in transmission.
  Doing so will also raise your hot water
  temperature 2 to 4 degrees.

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You Save

• 2.81/mo
• You Save the Earth
• Even more

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Making these 3 investments in addition to the
other 8 behavior changes increases your monthly
savings by 72.73. To a total of 155.30, or
1,863.60 annually. Not to mention an additional
2,500 lbs of CO2 will be saved. All for less then
a one time investment of around 85.
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Energy Saving Methods That Require a Large
Investment
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HYBRID VEHICLES
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• Buy a Prius
• But only if you're going to keep it a while. The
  Toyota Prius has the best payback of any hybrid
  vehicle. Assuming consistent annual driving of
  12,000 miles per year and a fuel cost of 3.53,
  it will take you 4.9 years to pay back the
  premium. An Altima Hybrid will take 5.4 and the
  Civic Hybrid will take 8.7 years.

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The Good News

• You eliminate a ton of carbon.
• Over two tons to be exact.

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INSULATION
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• Insulate, Insulate, Insulate
• According to Dept of Energy, sealing air leaks
  in your house with caulk and weatherstrips and
  insulating your attic properly (R-38 in MD) and
  basement (R-11) can save 20 on your heating and
  cooling costs, or 1 entire month of winter
  heating costs and 1 month of summer cooling
  costs. Ace Hardware has 64 square feet of R-38
  insulation for 70. The savings would pay for 256
  sq. ft of this insulation per year, and 4 packs
  of DAP 10.1oz caulk.

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• Buy an LCD TV
• When you spring for a new flat screen for the big
  game, go LCD instead of Plasma. They use
  considerable less power. In some cases, 50 less.
  This can save you as much as 3.32 a month and 32
  lbs of CO2, not to mention they are cheaper and
  some would argue, have a better picture.

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SOLAR PANELS
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• Put in a Solar Panel
• While expensive, the cost of solar panels is
  coming down. An average solar panel can cost
  9,000 not including installation. However the
  state of MD and the US Government provides some
  relief 4,500 in the form of tax credits and
  rebates. While it could take upwards of 20 years
  to pay off this investment, on average you would
  save 1,157 lbs of CO2 per month.

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• Go Geothermal
• Used for heating and cooling, geothermal pumps
  transfer the earth's core temperature to provide
  a more consistent base to heat and cool from.
  While also expensive, the return can be a little
  bit better then solar. Expect to pay 15,000 with
  MD providing anywhere between a 1,000 and 3,000
  rebate.

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You Save

• 935.25/yr.
• You Save the Earth
• 27,100 lbs of CO2

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• Replace Your Windows
• Energy Star Windows cost 20-50 more than
  regular windows, because of their better
  insulation and gas fill between panes. For
  Pepcos rates, it would save 168.46 over a
  single-pane window and 1602 lbs of CO2 a year,
  and 36.10 and 343 lbs of CO2 over double-pane.

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• Get a New Kitchen
• By replacing major appliances, such as your
  refrigerator, ovens, microwave, and dishwasher,
  with high efficiency Energy Star rated
  appliances, you could cut your operating cost in
  half over the course of a year.

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• Buy a Laptop
• Before you march off to buy a new computer for
  back to school, consider this a laptop uses up
  to 75 less power then a Desktop. That could be a
  savings of over 18 per year.

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Making a Better School Lunch
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The average school-age child who packs a lunch
for school generates 67 pounds of waste per
school year. That works out to 18,760 pounds of
lunch waste for just one average-size elementary
school. What can families do to reduce that
waste? Here are a few tips for packing a greener
lunchbox
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• Buy less prepackaged foods. This saves money and
  is a healthier alternative.
• If time is an issue, have your kids prepare their
  own lunches the night before. This saves time in
  the morning and makes the morning routine more
  streamlined.
• If you must buy prepackaged food, try to buy
  containers that are made with less plastic. Deer
  Park is a brand that uses 30 less plastic in
  their bottles now than before. Do some research
  to determine which mainstream companies are more
  environmentally conscious.
• Be sure to recycle all papers, plastics, and
  drink containers.

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5. Do not waste food. It will end up in the
landfill. Instead, collect food waste at the
school and compost it for the grounds. This
requires a bit of effort on the schools part but
is a great alternative to throwing food away. 6.
Pack stainless-steel utensils instead of using
disposable plastic. Find some cheap-yet-sturdy
flatware at a thrift store or yard sales for
school lunch purposes, then you can pack forks
and spoons without worrying about them getting
lost. 7. Replace paper napkins with cloth
ones. 8. Use reusable drink containers instead
of disposable juice boxes, juice pouches, cans,
and plastic bottles. Invest in a couple of good
stainless steel water bottles and use them only
for water. Theyll be a lot easier to clean that
way, and water is a healthier option than juice.
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• Avoid using plastic wraps, plastic bags,
  wax-paper bags, and aluminum foil opt for bento
  boxes instead. Bentos can be anything from fancy
  containers you find at your local Japanese store
  to the resealable containers you find on your
  supermarket shelves. Get a couple of
  sandwich-sized ones, some larger ones for packing
  leftovers (get into the habit of packing lunches
  at the dinner table for the next day), and
  smaller snack-sized ones for packing dry snacks
  or cut fruit or berries.
• Cut down on packaging waste by purchasing foods
  in larger containers that you can recycle at home
  rather than buying many smaller packaged
  products.
• Choose lunch boxes or backpacks over paper or
  plastic bags. Lunch boxes are back with a
  vengeance. There are so many styles available now
  that your kid should have no trouble picking a
  lunch box that appeals to her. Be sure to check
  that your lunch box doesnt contain lead.

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Get your child involved and interested in these
issues today. Its not to late to instill the
right kind of behavior that could save the world.
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Here are some resources
http//www.kidsbegreen.org/
is a fun, interactive website built just for kids
to learn about energy efficiency and being green.
It is brought to you by the California Integrated
Waste Management Board.
www.wastefreelunches.org
they have great tips on how to make school
lunches green.
www.treehugger.com
is a great database of resources, with product
recommendations, lifestyle tips, and articles
about how to be green.
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To learn more about the Kill A Watt, please visit
http//www.p3international.com/products/special/P4
400/P4400-CE.html
http//planetgreen.discovery.com
is a website that keeps you up to date on whats
going on in green industry. Its also the title
(Planet Green) of a new channel on cable
television that centers its topics on becoming
more green.
www.energystar.gov
is a great resource for becoming more efficient
from small scale changes to large scale
appliances.
Or figure out the cost savings in switching to a
new fridge from an older, less efficient model,
go to
http//recyclemyoldfridge.com
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