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Executive Director’s OfficeDay 12 Commit to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Earth Day
Calculate you carbon footprint again, this time including all the actions you took during the 12 Days of Earth Day.
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Day 11 Sign Up for Blue Skies: Earth Day
Help reduce emissions by signing up for Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Skies Program.
Read MoreDay 10 Attend an Earth Day Event: Earth Day
Here are some of the Earth Day activities around the state that you and your family can attend to Celebrate Earth Day!
Read MoreDay 9 Conserve Water: Earth Day
There are lots of ways you can conserve water both inside and outside your home.
Read MoreDay 8 Buy Green Cleaning Products or Make Your Own: Earth Day
Using green cleaning products can help protect your family’s health and the environment.
Read MoreDay 7 Schedule Maintenance on Your Car or Tune Up Your Bike: Earth Day
Regular car maintenance improves your car’s performance and reduces your emissions.
Read MoreDay 6 Reduce Your Energy Use: Earth Day
April 15 There are plenty of easy ways for you to save energy, and most take only a few minutes of your time: Turn off lights and appliances when you leave the room Set your water heater at 120 degrees Replace incandescent bulbs with LEDs Unplug battery chargers when not in use Wash clothes in …
Read MoreDay 5 Get Your Greens: Earth Day
Eating greens and buying local can make a big difference in your carbon footprint.
Read MoreDay 3 Conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Inventory: Earth Day
Household hazardous wastes (HHW) are products in your home and garage that are poisonous, flammable, corrosive, or toxic.
Read MoreDay 2 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Earth Day
Practice the three R’s: reduce how much you use, reuse what you can and recycle the rest.
Read MoreDay 1 Calculate Your Carbon Footprint: Earth Day
Your carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted as a result of your activities. There are two kinds of footprints—one primary and the other secondary.
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Clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, neighborhoods free from toxic materials. Since 1970, Earth Day has been a time to recognize how important our environment is to all of us and to take action to make our world a better place to live.
Read MoreRecycling: This Earth Day, Let’s Get Back to Basics
Wondering what you can and can’t put in your blue recycling bin? Guest blogger Sophia Nicholas from Salt Lake City Sustainability lets you know how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle right.by reducing your consumption of disposable items, reuse what you can, and then recycle, but in the right way.
Read MoreEarth Month: UCAIR and Chevron Team Up for Gas-Can Exchange
By Angie Koford Editor’s note: April is Earth Month at DEQ. We’ve invited guest bloggers to share their thoughts on the ways individuals, businesses, governments, and universities can contribute to making our world a little greener. Warmer spring temperatures make me want to spend my weekends working in the yard. Time to get out the …
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