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Join the Change a Light, Change the World Campaign

Join the Change a Light, Change the World Campaign. Kathy Brockett NH Department of Environmental Services National Air Quality Conference February 2007. What is the Campaign?. A national challenge to encourage Americans to change the world, one light, one step, at a time.

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Join the Change a Light, Change the World Campaign

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  1. Join theChange a Light, Change the World Campaign Kathy Brockett NH Department of Environmental Services National Air Quality Conference February 2007

  2. What is the Campaign? • A national challenge to encourage Americans to change the world, one light, one step, at a time. • Asks individuals to change incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent ones (CFLs). • Change a Light Pledge and Change a Light Day are at the heart of the campaign. • 8th Year – Sponsored by EPA and DOE

  3. Why Join the Campaign? $ • Direct benefits • Reduce energy use • Save money on energy costs • Reduce greenhouse gases and global warming • If all households in the US changed just one light, the combined impacts would: • Save 5.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. • Save $526 million. • Reduce 8.9 billion pounds of carbon dioxide – like removing 780 thousand cars from our roadways. $

  4. Why Join the Campaign? • Indirect benefits • Raises awareness of global warming and climate change. • Protects energy resources and the environment. • Focuses on how individuals can really make a difference to reduce the risks of global warming and save energy. • Demonstrates your agency’s commitment to taking action. • Promotes partnerships/collaborations with local businesses, energy companies, schools, local governments.

  5. Getting Started • Become a Pledge Driver – Set a goal for your agency. • Engage others to become involved • Businesses • Non-Profits • Energy companies • Other government agencies • EPA has done all the work. Thank you! www.energystar.gov/joinCAL

  6. Getting Started • Campaign is ongoing – you can join anytime. • NH focuses our efforts around Change a Light Day. • First Wednesday in October (October 3, 2007) • Concentrated efforts September-October • Try to include ways to provide CFLs to people easily and cost-effectively. • Be prepared to address recycling issues (mercury content).

  7. Outreach Ideas and MaterialsNH State Agencies • Our goal: 1,000 pledges (out of 10,000 state employees). • Displays and Bulb Sales at 4 different state agency locations, plus the State House. • Partnered with EPA Energy Star contractor and NH Utilities to sell bulbs with rebates (through systems benefits charge). • Publicized events through state agency energy coordinators, emails, bulletin board postings.

  8. Outreach Ideas and MaterialsNH State Agencies

  9. Outreach Ideas and MaterialsGovernor and Legislators • Proclamation, State House Display and Press Event/Press Release

  10. Outreach Ideas and MaterialsTowns, Schools and Businesses • Local high school set goal of 2,000 pledges • Junior High is taking Campaign on as a special project • Hospital Employee Safety and Environmental Fairs • Business or Town Energy and Environmental Fairs for employees and residents Never Miss an Opportunity!

  11. Outreach Ideas and MaterialsTowns, Schools, and Businesses

  12. Outreach Ideas and Materials • Posters – easy to take anywhere • Brochures, flyers, bulb comparisons • Pledge forms • Recognition and thank yous are important

  13. Make Your Next Light AnENERGY STAR Celebrate Change a Light Day on October 4th Change a Light Change the World Take the Pledge today to change at least one light in your home to an ENERGY STAR qualified one. If every household in New Hampshire changed just one light to an ENERGY STAR light, it would be the equivalent of taking 3,000 cars off the road! • ENERGY STAR Lighting Products: • Use 2/3 less energy. • Save at least $25 each over their lifetime in energy costs. • Last 6 to 10 times longer than standard bulbs. • Generate 70 percent less heat than incandescent lighting. • Help prevent greenhouse gas emissions. www.energystar.gov/changealight

  14. Outreach Ideas and Materials • A “demonstration” is worth a thousand words – our most popular gimmick!

  15. Outreach Ideas and Materials

  16. Outreach Ideas and Materials • EPA website has everything you need to get started • It’s fun to track your progress 51% 2006 Goal: 1,000 Pledges Current total:505 Pledges, 1,913 Bulbs

  17. Outreach Ideas and Materials Total Pledges for New Hampshire: 5,354 Bulbs: 11,380 Energy costs saved: $320,916 Greenhouse gases reduced: 5,064,100 pounds

  18. Are you ready to “Take the Pledge?” • www.energystar.gov/changealight • www.energystar.gov/joinCAL Thank you!

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