GO GREEN!
EPA News You Can Use - December 2007
http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/gogreen
IN THIS ISSUE:
Enviro-Tip of the Month
What You Can Do, What You Can Use
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
About This Newsletter
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ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH
Buy rechargeable batteries to accompany electronic gifts, and consider giving
a battery charger as well.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/specials/funfacts/winter.htm
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WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE
Look for the next generation of Energy Star computers for energy savings
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2007-11-6_energy_star
Ask yourself - what did you recycle today?
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2007-11-14_recycle
Look for tools that make understanding air quality easier than ever - with
Google Earth™
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2007-11-19_air
Ask your supermarket top join the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2007-11-27_greenchill
Ask EPA - discuss how to better protect the environment with top EPA experts. On Wednesday December 5, Granta Nakayama, Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, will discuss how EPA is encouraging environmental stewardship and holding polluters accountable to deliver a cleaner, healthier America. http://www.epa.gov/askepa
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
December
Month (none)
Week
2 - 8 National Handwashing Awareness Week (Henry the Hand Foundation )
Day (none)
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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