Energy
Footprint Focus Area
Improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, through the reduction of energy. Shift toward renewable energy such as solar power and biomass.
Policy
Letters From Leadership
July 2008
October 2007
- 10/18/07 USDA Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan - ASA Memo [PDF]
- Enclosure: USDA Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan [PDF]
September 2007
- 9/17/07 USDA Implementing Executive Order 13423 Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management [PDF, 3 pages]
January 2006
Performance Criteria
Success Story
Tools
- Information on the digital TV transition
- Information on where to recycle a TV
- How to Figure Out the Quirks in Forest Service Utility Bills [RTF]
- Top 10 Free Things You Can Do To Reduce Energy Costs [PDF]
- Top 10 Cheap Things You Can Do To Reduce Energy Costs [PDF]
- Bunkhouse Energy Savings [PDF, 4 pages]
- 100+ Best Management Practices - Defining What a Green Park Looks Like - National Park Service [PDF, 12 pages, 1.14 MB]
- Green and Getting Greener: Tips and Resources [PDF]
- Operations "Unplugged" 10-17-2007 [RTF]
- USDA Unplugged Flyer [PDF]
Partnerships
Articles
Presentations
- Sustainable Operations - Our Environmental Footprint & The Climate Change Connection - Anna J. Jones-Crabtree P.E.; Ph.D.; LEED AP; Sustainable Operations Coordinator; Rocky Mountain & Northern Regions US Forest Service [PDF, 58 pages, 2.12 MB]
- Electronics Initiative @ USDA [PDF, 24 pages, 783 kb]
Reports
- Draft - FY 2007 Annual Report on Energy Management [PDF, 28 pages, 594 kb]
- Leading By Example: Federal Government Environmental and Energy Efficiency Accomplishments for 2004-2006 [PDF, 104 pages, 2.04 MB]
Glossary
FAQ's
Contacts
Last Modified: 09/23/2008
