Hi all,
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for your interest in 
attendance at the first of many green team meetings.  The support that
you've all shown for this important effort has been fantastic.

The survival of this group depends strongly on how well we monitor our
progress.  At the meeting yesterday, we discussed several adjustments that
you can make to save the department some money and/or lessen our
departmental footprint.  Recall that by making at least 2 of these
adjustments by our next meeting at the end of February, you'll win a
prize!  You can:
1. Dial down your heat or air conditioning (at home or if this is an
option in your office/lab...don't mess with Ken's lab!) by a few degrees.
2. If you're thinking about purchasing new appliances/electronics/windows,
opt for energy efficient stuff.
3. If you're operating an old gas guzzling leaf blower, replace with a
quieter electric version, or a rake.
4. Save water by following tips at http://www.bewaterwise.com/20_gal.html
5. Bike/walk/carpool to work.  Talk to Kristina Valenzuela, Caltech's
employee transportation coordinator, about vanpooling or about free
parking permits for bike/walkers.
6. Recycle more!  Bring your ewaste in to Amy, she loves it!  If you'd
like recycle bins in your office, Amy'll get on that.
7. Change your incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescents, then tell me so
I can enter the info at onebillionbulbs.com
8. Power computers, household appliances, TVs, electronics, lights, and
other energy "vampires" off.  Talk to your local custodian about not
turning every light in your building on.
9. If you're operating a CRT monitor, get it changed for free!

From here on out, green@gps.caltech.edu will be the source of all
questions/suggestions regarding efficiency/sustainability.  If you have
any input, or would like to report all the great things you're doing from
the list above, please don't hesitate to let us know.  See you at the
February meeting!

Cheers,
Green