Pursue Balance
Projects
Zero JH:
A community wide carbon neutral program in Jackson Hole, WY
http://zerojh.org
The Mission of Pursue Balance's Project Zero JH is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide contributed to the atmosphere specifically from this valley. We also want to bring awareness to renewable energy sources and offer the information needed to help people take action toward reducing their own carbon footprint. We will tap into our community's greatest resources which are its natural beauty and the locals, as well as visitors, who are committed to preserving the environment.
Beginning Fall 2007, project Zero JH offers 'green tags' for purchase dependent upon the individual guest's or resident's activities while visiting or living in Jackson Hole, e.g. skiing, golfing, hotel stays, restaurants frequented, snowmobiling, etc. Green Tags are carbon offsets that replace traditional polluting sources of electricity with clean and sustainable renewable sources of energy that come from solar and wind power from across North America. Businesses and organizations may also participate in this effort by reducing and offsetting their energy usage through purchase of 'green tags'. Proceeds from the sales of 'green tags' will go directly into a fund to install photovoltaic (Solar) panels on our county's schools further reducing the communities carbon footprint and the overall burden on our western energy grid.
Zero JH has partnered with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to create its custom carbon calculator. To read more about other BEF Supported Renewable Energy Projects go to www.b-e-f.org/renewables/index.shtm Click on Solar 4R Schools to read about other education and community outreach projects.
BYO-Reusable Bag
Plastic bags are made from petroleum
The petroleum used to make 14 bags is enough to
drive a car a mile.
It takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to decompose.
Paper bag production:
takes more energy to manufacture than plastic bags, creates more water pollution, and they take up more space in landfills.
MILLIONS OF TREES go to making paper bags. Nationally, ONLY 5% OF PAPER AND 1% OF PLASTIC BAGS ARE RECYCLED!
Which means...
they end up either in landfills or as litter.
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Kill Your Watt
Studies have shown that you can save 10% of your power bill simply by monitoring and understanding personal energy use. Each participant in the Kill Your Watt! Program will be able to view results daily with a Power Cost Monitor as well as by the minute and appliance with the electricity use appliance monitor. The purpose of the Program is to see an overall decrease of energy usage consumption and money spent towards energy bills.
The Kill Your Watt! Electricity Monitoring Program has been created in an effort to begin educating electricity users how and where they can save money and conserve electricity. Pursue Balance has teamed up with a private donor to offer education and tools for individuals and small businesses to begin quantifying how much money can be saved by electricity reduction. The Kill Your Watt! Program will enable local participants to conceptualize a reduction of their use through the use of electricity meter monitors that help monitor KWH power consumption.
In order for the Program to be meaningful and bring added value for further large scale involvement, the following will be requested of voluntary participants:
• Willingness to participate for a period of two months
• Allow monthly visit for data collection
• A willingness to make changes in order to see a decrease in energy consumption
The Kill Your Watt Program is designed to be educational and participants are encouraged to ask questions and utilize Program sponsor as a resource. Those interested in participating in the Kill Your Watt Program should contact us. A staff member will contact you and set up an appointment to get you set-up and started.
Pursue Balance
e-mail: info@pursuebalance.org or call 734-8600