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Reduce Your Footprint at School and Work

Encourage your school and/or employer to curb global warming pollution by following these tips.

Offer or use “employee commute options”: flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies or pretax benefits for using transit or ridesharing, rideshare matching and preferential parking for rideshares, cash in lieu of free parking, and bike/walk programs.
Purchase green power.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Switch off lights and computers when not in use.
Print double-sided.
Get a free energy audit from the Energy Trust.
Choose Energy Star office equipment.
Conserve water.

The Green Office Guide [PDF] published by the City of Portland is a great resource for implementing many of the tips above.

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