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Saving energy in schools and making energy efficiency a lesson for students is fundamental in shaping a new generation of energy efficiency leaders.

Next Generation's Leaders

Nationwide, schools spend $8 billion per year on energy. To lessen the economic blow and influence the next generation of leaders, the Alliance uses a variety of educational programs to reach students.

PowerSave Schools and the PowerSave Campus Program

Through basic changes in operations, maintenance and individual behavior, PowerSave Schools has reduced energy use by 5-15% among participating schools. PowerSave Schools also encourages students to apply the lessons of energy efficiency in their homes and communities.

The PowerSave Campus Program is leading the way toward green careers and campus sustainability by growing the next generation of energy efficiency professionals.Through PowerSave Campus, students save energy on their campuses by conducting educational outreach; infusing energy conservation and efficiency into course curricula; and implementing projects targeting energy use, student purchasing decisions and operational changes.

Because even the youngest members of a household can be stewards for energy efficiency, the Alliance's mischievous Energy Hog teaches kids about ways they, and their parents, can practice energy efficiency at home.

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Alliance Campaign Trail: The Drive $marter Challenge

Date: May 29, 2008

On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at a press event held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Alliance to Save Energy and the Wal-Mart Foundation, together with 16 other high-profile and diverse partners, launched the Drive $marter Challenge (D$C) consumer education campaign. The D$C is designed to empower U.S. consumers to lower their gasoline costs by using less.

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On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at a press event held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Alliance to Save Energy and the Wal-Mart Foundation, together with 16 other high-profile and diverse partners, launched the Drive $marter Challenge (D$C) consumer education campaign. The D$C is designed to empower U.S. consumers to lower their gasoline costs by using less.

2008 Great Energy Efficiency Day

2008 Great Energy Efficiency Day

April 16, 2008 - 8:00am - 3:30pm
Washington, District Of Columbia

Hesperia Unified School District Celebrated For Saving $660,000 through Energy Efficiency

Date: 
March 6, 2008

Through the Alliance’s Green Schools Program, students, faculty, and staff lowered energy costs in the Hesperia Unified School District by more than $660,000 over a five-year period.

Alliance to Save Energy Green Schools Award Highlights Student Leadership

Even though Sultana High School colors are teal, black, and white and those at Desert Trails High School are maroon and silver, students at both schools, as well as the Hesperia Unified School District, were all honored by the Alliance to Save Energy for “thinking and acting green.”

Alliance to Save Energy Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit At San Diego State University

Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit Attendees
Author: 
Renee Lafrenz
Contact Email: 
rlafrenz@ase.org
Date: 
February 10, 2008

The 4th Annual Alliance to Save Energy’s 2008 Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit convened a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and administrators from 13 California State University, University of California and private campuses. Summit attendees experienced a valuable networking opportunity, presentations of best practices, structured campus planning sessions, and high caliber speakers – including San Diego State University Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Studies Geoffrey Chase, climate action plan expert Peter Garforth, and co-founder of WorldChanging and Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jamais Cascio. Attendees left the Summit with a deeper knowledge of the current state of, and next steps for, energy and energy efficiency issues as they pertain to campus communities and the environment.

The 4th Annual Alliance to Save Energy’s 2008 Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit convened a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and administrators from 13 California State University, University of California and private campuses.

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European Parliament Backs Energy Efficiency as the Cornerstone for Climate Change Policy

Date: Jan 29, 2008

Drastic cuts in carbon emissions are necessary to prevent damaging climate change in Europe, and a key committee of the European Parliament recently concluded that the most immediate and cost-effective means of achieving carbon constraints is to use energy more efficiently.

Drastic cuts in carbon emissions are necessary to prevent damaging climate change in Europe, and a key committee of the European Parliament recently concluded that the most immediate and cost-effective means of achieving carbon constraints is to use energy more efficiently.

H.R. 6, The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

U.S. Capitol
December 21, 2007

The President signed into law the most sweeping energy efficiency legislation in at least three decades on December 19, 2007. H.R. 6, The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, is projected to save American consumers and businesses more than $400 billion in avoided energy costs by 2030, and will reduce energy consumption by 7% and greenhouse gas emissions by 9% from the forecast for 2030, according to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
 

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California State University, Chico This Way to Sustainability III Conference

Date: Dec 17, 2007

The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program recently participated in the 3rd annual This Way to Sustainability Conference at California State University, Chico from November 1-4, 2007. Billed as the “nation’s largest sustainability conference of its kind,” the event attracted over 1,000 students, educators, administrators, community members and professionals working to promote sustainability.

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    Green Campus Program Spotlighted at CSU Conference

    Date: Dec 05, 2007

    The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program served as a main feature of the recent California State University (CSU) Facilities Management Conference in Sacramento, Calif. As a result of the student competition leading up to and during the event, four Green Campuses were recognized at the closing plenary.

    The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program served as a main feature of the recent California State University (CSU) Facilities Management Conference in Sacramento, Calif. As a result of the student competition leading up to and during the event, four Green Campuses were recognized at the closing plenary. The student intern teams awarded include Humboldt State University (1st Place), UC San Diego (2nd Place), UC Irvine (3rd Place) and UC Berkeley (Honorable Mention).

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    EE Global 2007

    November 11, 2007 - 8:00am - November 14, 2007 - 5:00pm
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    2007 Policy Summit - Greening of America from a Federal, State and Local Perspective

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