Free Energy Audits

Win-Win Situation

10.02.2009

The Bite:
Wanna do the planet good and score brownie points with your boss? Outcome looks good: Just sign up for a free energy audit with Win-Win Campaign, a nonprofit that hooks up small businesses in Chinatown, LES, and in January, East Harlem with trained interns to figure out where energy (and cash) are going to waste. From there, you'll get tips on how to cut costs (and CO2) in small ways with CFLs and power strips, or bigger ways with LED computer screens or Energy Star appliances - they'll even tell you what tax incentives you can rake in. No losers here.   
Why Care?: 
Replacing a single incandescent bulb with a CFL will keep a half ton of CO2 out of the atmosphere (that's like planting 20 trees) over the life of the bulb.
We're spreading the word about Win-Win to our go-to LES coffee shop. Also, check out our blog chat with a standout Win-Win intern. 
Wanna Try: 
Win-Win Campaign. Small businesses can sign up for a free energy audit.

Cocktail Fact

Thomas Edison proposed to his second wife, Mina Miller, by Morse code.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 NY Biters replace one 100-watt incandescent light bulb with an equivalent CFL, it'll have the same CO2-reducing effect as taking 1,000 SUVs off the road for a year.

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