GO GREEN!
EPA News You Can Use - December 2008
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-TIPS OF THE MONTH
Buy rechargeable batteries to accompany electronic gifts, and consider giving a battery charger as well.
http://www.epa.gov/waste/wycd/funfacts/winter.htm
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WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE
Keep on Recycling - Save energy, conserve natural resources, and help reduce climate change every time you reduce, reuse, or recycle. By recycling 85 billion tons of municipal solid waste in 2007, Americans saved the energy equivalent of more than 10.7 billion gallons of gasoline. America Recycles Day is every November 15th!
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2008-11-12_Recycles_Day
Celebrate the Environment: Remember Mother Earth this Holiday Season - recycle leftover wrapping paper, give energy-efficient gadgets, and find a better way to grandmother’s house.
Buying a new home? If you want to "go blue," check out the nation's first WaterSense-labeled home. The home uses 20 percent less water than a conventional home.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2008-11-25_WaterSense_First_Home
Join the Greenversation - Each week we ask you a question related to the environment and invite you to share your thoughts. The latest question:
How did you minimize environmental impacts while making holiday travel plans?
Questions from the previous month:
How are you going green for the holidays?
What do you do to reduce or avoid “overpackaging” in products you buy?
If you could ask the public one question about the environment, what would it be?
http://blog.epa.gov/blog/category/question-of-the-week
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
December
Month
Week
7 - 13 National Handwashing Awareness Week (Henry the Hand Foundation)
Day
2 EPA established
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
America is shifting to a "green culture" where all 300 million citizens are embracing the fact that environmental responsibility is everyone's responsibility. "Go Green!" is a monthly newsletter from the US EPA with information about activities and events that everyone can use to make a difference in their homes, communities, and offices.
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