CoolCalifornia Challenge Newsletter

Sacramento Edition: May 22, 2012

41249 Points

Participants are Rockin' People-Powered Transportation
Whether you walk, skip, bicycle, rollerblade, or ride your scooter to get around town, that makes you a pretty chill person! More and more people are abandoning their polluting vehicles everyday and contributing to a sustainable future! Keep up the good work, CoolCalifornians!

Sacramento Update

	Prizes, Prizes, Prizes! What are the odds? The odds of winning the California Lottery are 1 in 15 million, but your odds of winning a prize in this Challenge are better than 1 in 100! But you do need to keep logging your energy bills and odometer readings …March…April…May…

	Announcing this week’s raffle prize winner! This week’s raffle prize winner is Jan! The prize is the LED bulb that recently won the U.S. Department of Energy “L-Prize” for energy efficiency. Valued at $50, this bulb uses only 10 watts, but has the brightness output of a 60 watt incandescent. It’s dimmable, produces soft white light, and is rated to last 27.4 years.


	Having trouble reporting your data? Or just want to connect with the Cool Sacramento team? Come to our Challenge Sign-up Night on Tuesday, May 22 at the Hart Senior Center, 6:00-8:00pm. Be sure to bring your SMUD & PG&E bills, license plate numbers and odometer readings for all vehicles in your household!

Upcoming Sacramento Events May 22: Challenge Sign-up Night, Hart Senior Center, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. May 23: Sutter Health Employee Bike Event, 11:00-2:00, 3707 Schriever Ave, Sacramento June 14: Challenge Sign-up Night, Sierra 2 Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 2791 24th Street, Sacramento

How to Earn Points in the CoolCalifornia Challenge
Green Points Monthly points for using less energy at home, or having lower household vehicle mileage, when compared to similar households. 1 point per 1 lb of CO2 reduced Measured against electricity, natural gas, and vehicle mileage benchmarks for average household of your size.
Bonus Points Extra points each month for improving on your own previous performance in the Challenge. Triple bonus points for every 1 lb of CO2 reduced below your average personal benchmark of combined previous monthly reporting, for each category (electricity, natural gas, and vehicle mileage). If more than 20% reduction below average, personal benchmark, bonus points are quadruple instead of triple.
Kudo Points Signing up for the Challenge = 100 points (automatically) Inviting/referring a friend = 20 points per sign up Uploading a photo = 50 points (e.g. May Is Bike Month: upload photo of yourself riding your bike)

Statewide Challenge Update

	Car costing you an arm and a leg? Then ride your bike!! Cycling can save you money, improve your fitness, reduce your carbon footprint, and earn you points for your city! Get Points

	Report your monthly odometer reading! It’s super easy! Add your vehicles now to gain the most potential points. Log on today and report your vehicle odometer readings once a month. You’ll earn points for May once you complete your first odometer reading in June. today and report your vehicle!

	Just for Laughs :) What’s the hardest part of learning to ride a bike? The pavement! Source: bicycling.about.com

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