Today at school we received the prestigious Energy Star Award. The students and staff were very proud of our accomplishment and being "Green" is pretty much the norm at our school. Ways in which we helped become a more energy efficient school ranged from shutting the lights off when we were not in classroom to shutting off computer monitors when they were are not in use. There were many other ways in which we saved energy, but I'd like to see what the readers of this blog are doing to be more efficient when it comes to saving energy. So, what are some of the ways you can think of that can help save or conserve energy? Please post your ideas as we would love to read about them in class. As always, thanks for blogging and make your day a great one!
Set the thermostat a few degrees lower and open blindes or curtains to let sun shine in.
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Turn off lights in gyms or classrooms.
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Turn off computer monotors when not in use and turn off computers when you leave for the weekend or leave for a break from school.
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Unplug appliance/electronic items when you are not using them. Turn of television when you are not watching it. K.Y.'s mom
ReplyDeleteSome great ideas folks! We can all learn from each other and I really hope we all practice being more energy efficient. Thanks for taking the time to blog and thank you K.Y.'s mom for being our first parent blogger. Very cool indeed!
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool award. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Coleman! You actually had something to do with this award as it is an award for 2009 and you were there for 5 months of 2009. Hope middle school is treating you well!
ReplyDeleteHere are some ideas:
ReplyDeleteUse CFL lights.
Use a full load when you wash your clothes.
Use both sides of a piece of paper.
Car pool
Ride your bike to school.
Recycle!
Turn water off when your brushing your teeth.
Beth, Lindsey and Alexie:-)
PS. We hope you are enjoying all your new students, they seem like nice kids.
Thank you Beth, Lindsey, and Alexie for your comments about being more energy efficient. I hope you are practicing these things you mentioned above, and I also hope you are enjoying your new school. This year's students are a bit different than last year, but that's a good thing as each year seems to have it's own identity. Thanks for reading and commenting, nice to hear from some star students of the past.
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