Princeton Sustainability Ambassadors Meeting March 14, 2014 Welcome & Introductions Announcements Being Green at

1. Princeton Sustainability Ambassadors Meeting • March 14, 2014 • Welcome & Introductions • Announcements • Being Green at Home • Green Office Recognition Program • What’s Next?

2. Why it Matters • What You Can Do • Being Green at Home

3. Being Green at Home • Energy • Transportation • Food • Water • Landscaping • Reuse & Recycling

4. Energy: Why it Matters CO2 Emissions #16 U.S. Energy Information Administration

5. CO2 Sources for a Typical Household U.S. Department of Energy

6. CO2 Sources for a Typical Household U.S. Department of Energy

7. Energy Use in NJ Homes U.S. Energy Information Administration

8. Average Energy per Household in NJ U.S. Energy Information Administration

9. Average Electricity per Household in NJ U.S. Energy Information Administration

10. What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $

11. What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $

12. What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $

13. Employee Solar Program: Image: Iowaenergycenter.org

14. Other Renewable Energy Incentives • Net metering & SRECs • State incentives

15. CO2 Sources for a Typical Household U.S. Department of Energy

16. Why it matters U.S. Department of Energy

17. Tips for choosing Image: ford.com

19. What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $ Drive sensibly: Speeding, rapid acceleration and braking can lower your gas mileage by 33% at highway speeds and by 5% around town. Observe the highway speed limit: Gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 50 mph. Each 5 mph you drive over 50 mph costs an additional $0.24 per gallon. Avoid Hauling Cargo on your roof: A large roof-top cargo box, for example, can reduce fuel economy by around 2% to 8% in city driving and 10% to 25% at Interstate speeds. Remove excess weight: Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle, especially heavy ones. U.S. Department of Energy

20. What You Can Do: Save Energy, Save $ Avoid Excessive Idling: Idling can use a quarter to a half gallon of fuel per hour. Use Cruise control: Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas. Keep your car in good shape: Keep your engine properly tuned, Keep tires properly inflated, use the recommended grade of motor oil. U.S. Department of Energy

21. Princeton’s TDM Program • 50% mass transit subsidy • Vanpool program • Carsharing

22. FOOD Image: lyricsdog.eu

23. Why it matters “…dietary modifications can help reduce pesticide exposure”… “…consumption of organic food may lower pesticide exposure…”

24. What you can do http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2010/05/31/gupta.produce.pesticides.cnn

25. What You Can Do: Labels to Look for

26. What You Can Do: Other Labels to Look for

27. What You Can Do: Other Labels to Look for

29. Water: Why it Matters Withdrawals as a % of the total available flow World Resources Institute

30. Water: Why it Matters Withdrawals as a % of the total available flow World Resources Institute

31. Why it Matters American Water Works Association

32. What you can do

34. Why it Matters Municipal Solid Waste U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

35. Reuse & Recycling What you can do

37. Landscaping Why it Matters & What you Can Do

38. Green Office Recognition Program • Recognizes departments that have taken extra steps to green their operations • Voluntary program with representative (e.g. Ambassadors, etc.) • Questionnaire organized by priority areas; scored by OoS • 3 recognition levels: Seed, Sapling and Tree • Recognition is good for one academic year • Pilot Spring/Summer 2014; Roll-out anticipated fall 2014

39. What’s Next? • Green Tours! • Watch for Sign-up Email in April

40. Thank you for coming!