{"id":3797,"date":"2013-10-21T16:58:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T23:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/sustainability\/blog\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2013-10-21T16:58:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T23:58:12","slug":"take-charge-of-your-carbon-emissions-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2013\/10\/21\/take-charge-of-your-carbon-emissions-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Charge of your Carbon Emissions This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/sustainability\/\">OSU Sustainability Office<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/\">Energize Corvallis<\/a><\/strong> have teamed up to help answer some burning questions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/takecharge\/campuses\/images\/actions_categories\/38-match-pan-to-stove-size.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/takecharge\/campuses\/images\/actions_categories\/38-match-pan-to-stove-size.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"139\" \/>Did you know that by placing a 6-inch pan on an 8-inch burner you are <strong>wasting about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumerenergycenter.org\/home\/appliances\/ranges.html\">40%<\/a><\/strong> of the heating energy being used to prepare food?\u00a0 &#8230;or that p<span id=\"name352\">roperly inflated tires <strong>save <\/strong><\/span><span id=\"name352\"><strong>about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fueleconomy.gov\/feg\/maintain.shtml\">3%<\/a><\/strong> of your fuel <\/span><span id=\"name352\">use, the equivalent of saving about $0.12 per gallon?\u00a0 How about this one: refilled ink cartridges use up to<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenerideal.com\/business\/8765-business\/0420-how-to-go-green-when-buying-office-supplies\/\">80%<\/a> less energy<\/strong> than making new cartridges.\u00a0 The average printer cartridge  can be refilled 5-7 times, and up to 97% of the material that printer  cartridges are made of can be recycled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If any of the items mentioned above apply to you, or if savings of carbon, money and natural resources are of interest, <strong>join <a href=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/takecharge\/campuses\/\">Campuses Take Charge<\/a> this fall to challenge <\/strong><strong>yourself to <span style=\"color: #008000\">3-5 carbon <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">reducing actions<\/span>. <\/strong>There are even categories of actions specific to <a href=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/takecharge\/campuses\/actions.php?catid=15\">OSU students at large<\/a> or in <a href=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/takecharge\/campuses\/actions.php?catid=19\">residence halls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border-style: none\" title=\"Have a vegetarian day once a week instead of eating meat\" src=\"http:\/\/energizecorvallis.org\/takecharge\/campuses\/images\/actions_categories\/I-heart-veggies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Registration is very simple and at the end of a one month period, we&#8217;ll ask for your feedback about your energy saving actions,  \t\tand then mail you the exclusive <strong>Take Charge Coupon card featuring great discounts on local businesses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks for taking charge and helping OSU demonstrate further leadership in sustainability!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OSU Sustainability Office and Energize Corvallis have teamed up to help answer some burning questions. 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