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Welcome to conservation corner, a great place to start your journey towards a more efficient lifestyle. Click on the menu on the left for helpful hints and fascinating information on conservation and what it can mean to all of us. Whether at home, work, school or anywhere in between, you can make an importance difference both environmentally and financially by incorporating this helpful information into your life.

We invite you to take a look around and to come back often. There is always something new and exciting to be found for conservationists of all ages. And while you are here, find out more about how good efficiency practices can virtually pay for your participation in the NC GreenPower program.

Renewable energy, carbon offsets, and energy efficiency - it's a partnership that works!

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Eisai Lunch and Learn tip sheet

GREENPOWER ECO TIPS:

• Instead of sending old rugs, towels and blankets to the landfill, donate them to your local animal shelters.
• Buy shade grown coffee. It's grown under the rainforest canopy, preserving our forests which absorb CO2.
• Buy in bulk and share with friends and family! Everyone will save money, package waste, and gas costs.
• If every U.S. home replaced just one bulb with a CFL, we'd save enough energy to light 3 million homes yearly.
• Unplug devices you are not using, or use a power strip. Most devices still continue to draw electricity even after being powered off.
• Wash your car at a commercial carwash. They reuse their water and prevent oil and grime from entering the sewer system.