| OUR PLEDGE | | We pledge to become more aware of our impact on the environment. In doing so, we make a commitment to reducing waste, conserving energy and ultimately, minimizing our carbon footprint, Through our awareness, we agree to protect the environment through conservation and the active selection of environmentally safer products. We will encourage others in our workplace and those with whom we do business to do the same. Through this joint effort and continued education, we pledge to be more environmentally conscious in all aspects of our daily life. To read more about going green click here. |
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 | Recycling aluminum cans cuts energy needed to make new cans by 95%. According to the EPA calculator, a four-person household that recycles all newsprint, aluminum, steel, plastic and glass could cut its greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste by 41% to 2,384 pounds from 4,072 pounds. This equals 10% of average household carbon-dioxide emissions in a year excluding transportation.(source: Smith, Rebecca. A Consumer’s Guide to Going Green. Wall Street Journal 12 NOV 2007, Natl. ed.: R3.)
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 |  | A 25 watt compact fuorescent bulb (CFL) produces about as much light as a 100-watt conventional bulb but uses only ¼ of the electricity and the EPA estimates that it will save the equivalent of 100 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. If every Maryland home replaced four existing light bulbs with CFL’s, residential electricity consumption in Maryland would decrease by two percent and equate to saving $81 million. (Maryland Energy Administration -August 2007)
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| | If just one room in every US household was brightened with lighting that has earned the ENERGY STAR, we could keep one trillion pounds of pollution out of our air– the annual pollution savings would be equivalent to removing more than 8 million cars from the road. (Energy Star)
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 |  | Carbon Footprint: A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.(source: http://www.carbonfootprint.com Carbon Footprint LTD) |
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For additional information on a more earth-friendly lifestyle, please visit cbmove.com/green
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