Go Cold Turkey

It's turkey time! This Thanksgiving break, there's a lot you can do to help the environment. CU EcoReps and EarthCo bring you GoColdTurkey!, a campaign to reduce Columbia students' carbon footprint and truly give thanks for what we have.

Just read the pledge below, and send an email to CUgocoldturkey@gmail.com with your name and the name of your dorm to sign up! The dorm with the highest percentage of participants will get a free breakfast courtesy of EarthCo!

Go COLD TURKEY! 10 steps to saving energy

If I'm going home for Thanksgiving, I will:

• Turn off all my lights in my dorm
• Unplug all my appliances, including my refrigerator, from the wall sockets and switch off power strips (even when appliances are off, they use energy)
• Close my windows tightly to prevent heat leaks
• Turn off heating/air conditioning systems (if possible)
• Make sure the faucets are turned off completely in the bathroom and kitchen, and report any leaks to HAPPY

  At home or in the dorms I will:

• Turn down my thermostat a few degrees and keep all windows and doors shut.
• Switch my light bulbs from regular incandescent to energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. Each bulb can save 110 pounds of coal per year!
• Use as few plastic bags as possible when shopping for Turkey Day
• Recycle all the bottle, cans, paper products I will use AND, last but not least...
• Turn my PC off at night because it wastes enough energy to laser print 800 pages, and change my computer to "energy efficient" settings

  Pledge to GoColdTurkey! Email CUgocoldturkey@gmail.com with your name and dorm to win a free breakfast!