My 20 Challenge: John Hurst vs Central Staff at Res Life

[My 20 Updates]

Central Staff members vs. John Hurst - Who can list the most ways they are going to reduce their resource consumption by 20 percent.

Here is “My 20” Challenge to all of the central staff

What do I do to make the planet greener!

Carpool everyday to work. (with the fair Melanie)
Drive a low emissions car.
Recycle
Plastic
Glass
Office paper
Newspaper
Cardboard
Plastic bags
Compost vegetable refuse
Use an electric lawnmower
Grow our own vegetables
Buy organic when possible
Buy local produce when possible
Heat the house with pellet stove
Installed low flow shower heads
Installed compact florescent bulbs
Use reusable grocery bags
Take the stairs as much as possible
Encourage others to recycle
For My 20 Week I will:
Go vegetarian for the next two weeks (sorry Sean A. no hotdogs at the tailgate)
I will not buy water in plastic bottles; I will use a water bottle only.
5 min showers
Turn off my computer every evening at work and home
Ride my bike home from work at least 3 times.
Walk to work one day.
Duplex as much printing as possible

The challenge has been issued. Do you think you can top me?

What’s your 20% resource reduction for the week of April 20?

25% of the housing and food service bill is spent on energy
Penn State spends 1 million on electricity each month
Penn State uses as much energy as 30,000 American Homes combined