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Sacramento Edition: May 29, 2012

54270 Points



The Challenge Masses Say, "No More GHGs!"

May 31st is the last chance to earn points for your city for the month of May! The winning city in May will be named a "Cool California City" along with only two other cities for the months of June and July.
 
Sacramento Update
 
Killawatt Sacramento moves into 2nd Place!
From the start of the Challenge, the City of Tracy has proven to be a tough competitor, holding on to 2nd place after the City of Davis. At the date of this writing, Sacramento has moved into 2nd place, with 54270 points. Go Sacramento! Keep up the momentum by logging your energy bills every month!

   
 
Killawatt Announcing this week’s raffle prize winner!
Congratulations to Andrea for hanging in there every month, and racking up those points! The prize is a $25 Target gift card, which can be used to make purchases in Target stores. We will continue to announce our weekly winner each week in this newsletter, so keep reducing your energy and fossil fuel consumption to TRIPLE your points!View Scoreboard

   
 
Killawatt Earn points for driving less!
You’ll earn points for May once you enter your second odometer reading in June. We recommend that you enter vehicle odometer readings once per month.

   
 
Upcoming Sacramento Events
  • June 7th: Sac City Unified School District Project Green Awards, Rosemont High School 9594 Kiefer Blvd., 5:30 – 7:00 pm
  • June 14: Challenge Sign-up Night, Sierra 2 Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 2791 24th Street, Sacramento
 
Killawatt You can check out a Kill-A-Watt Meter from the Sacramento Public Library
at www.saclibrary.org. Fifty-six meters are in the system. You can place a “hold” on them or have them transferred to your local branch the same way you would a book! The Kill-A-Watt meter is an innovative gadget that can help you identify how much electricity your appliances are actually using even though you’ve turned them “off”.

   
 
Killawatt For more money-saving ideas on how to reduce your carbon footprint

by saving household energy, gasoline, water, waste, etc., check out money saving actions on the CoolCalifornia.org website.

   
 
Killawatt For more information, contact us at:

climateaction@cityofsacramento.org

   
 
Statewide Challenge Update
 

kudos!

Claim your Kudo Points!

Don’t miss out! Whether you use your bike, the bus, or the train to travel, simply share your story and photograph for extra points!

 

Free Public Transit Directions

Have you ever wanted to take the bus or train, but didn’t know the schedule? Transit-savvy greenies know to use one of many free transit planning tools.

Earn up to 1,200 points in ONE month by switching a daily 5-mile trip from car to transit!

Visit Google’s Google's or SacRegion511's transit directions as examples.

 

Don't Forget to Report Energy Use for May!

Log In to report your electricity, natural gas, and vehicle odometer readings now!

 

Earn Green Points or Bonus Points!

Are you greener than the standard for similar households in your city? You'll earn Green Points if your household uses energy & gas more efficienctly than the average household of the same size in your city. Plus, get triple-weighted Bonus Points for beating your own personal standard for energy use over time! Learn more about points

 

Just for Laughs

Passenger: Will this bus take me to New York?

Driver: Which part?

Passenger: All of me, of course!

Source: best-funny-jokes.com

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