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Pittsburg: July 31, 2012
45,000 Points
Extra, Extra, Read All About It! July 31st was the last day of the preliminary round of the CoolCalifornia Challenge! Thus far, the entire Challenge has over 1,000 households who have earned +930,000 points! Want more points? Points are prorated, so enter your July energy bill today! Next month, we will announce which city will join the finalist ranks to compete for the title of Coolest California City and the Grand Prize! Regardless of finalist status, all cities will continue to compete at different levels, so stay tuned... Learn More |
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Congrats to our Raffle Winners! Adrienne won a Solar Backpack! Doris won a Solar Battery Charger! Lezlee won an LED light bulb! Did you know that every point you earn gets you an entry into the raffle? Log In today to earn more points and increase YOUR chances of being the next winner! |
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Did you do something for Food Month? If so, then we want to hear about it and give you FREE CARROT CASH! Carrot Cash is redeemable on almost everything you see at the Pittsburg Farmers Market. Do you have a garden? Did you buy organic? Do you compost? Did you buy local at a farmer’s market? Whatever it was, big or small, we want to reward you! Send an e-mail to Katrina at knagle@ci.pittsburg.ca.us and let us know what you did! |
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Pay the Bag Forward! BayROC (Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition) is giving away free re-useable bags - 1 for you and 1 for a friend! Get your bags at: www.igotmybag.org then share your story! Start a habit you'll be proud to flaunt: remember your own bags every time you go to the store. It's one simple way to go green in your daily life. And when people see you're making the right choice, they're likely to do it too. |
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Great Race for Clean Air 2012 Is your company/business/employer participating in the Great Race for Clean Air Competition? If not you should encourage them to register! Commuting to and from work is a major source of Bay Area air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. This a friendly competition between Bay Area employers to determine who will reign as the company with the best Bay Area Commuters and includes prizes from local merchants! For more information visit www.sparetheair.org |
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Have you seen our new bike lockers downtown? These aren't your typical long term storage lockers, these are for when you need them for as long or as short as you want! They are located in the parking lot on Railroad and 6th, perfect for going to the farmers market, a shopping trip, or getting a bite to eat. All you need is a Bike Link account. You will be able to get cards soon at Bay Area Bikes, Railroad Book Depot, and other locations. Cards are also available online at www.bikelink.org. |
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Point Earning Secret You can report all of your electricity and natural gas bills from March through July! Need help? Gather all of your bills, and contact challenge@coolcalifornia.org today. Don’t miss out on points you’ve already earned! |
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Pittsburg is in 7th Position! Wow, Pittsburg has earned 45,000 points, that’s 20,000 more points than two weeks ago! And Pittsburg now has 90 participants in the CoolCalifornia Challenge! Keep up the momentum by Logging In today! Still want to invite a friend to join the Challenge? Forward this newsletter! |
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Having trouble uploading data? If you entered electricity or natural gas usage early in the competition and now are unable to add new reports, your account may have gotten stuck! If you log in and go to the Reporting Details tab, you can scroll down and remove old reports and then everything should work perfectly. Don't miss out on your points! |
Are you playing hide-and-seek...? If your profile is set to fully private in your privacy settings tab, you’re completely hidden from your fellow city participants! (Oh no!) And when team and group features come out, no one will be able to find your profile and pick you for their team :( . Make sure you’re not hiding your profile and points so you don’t get left out, log in today! |
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Just for Laughs “What’d the nail say when it saw a hammer coming?” “This is not a drill!” Adapted from: http://dejareviewer.com/2012/02/24/joke-of-the-week-nail-screw-hammer/ |
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