The VA Green Routine

October is Energy Awareness Month. Are you serious about reducing your carbon footprint? Energy Awareness Month began in 1991 to promote the importance of a clean energy economy and to recognize the contributions of individuals, organizations, and companies that are committed to advancing energy innovation and efficiency. When all of us at VA improve our energy performance, it saves taxpayer dollars, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, protects the environment and natural resources, and contributes to our national security.

Go green by stepping up your efforts to turn off lights and monitors when not in use, recycling more, and always printing and copying double-sided. Get creative about promoting sustainability in your office. Take energy efficiency home, too. If every American home replaced just one incandescent light with a light that’s earned the ENERGY STAR®, we would save enough energy to light three million homes for a year, save about $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent nine billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Brought to you by the VA Green Routine; more information at www.va.gov/greenroutine.