Pledge to Make a Difference, One Light at a Time
Be part of JAGstudio's commitment to save energy and our environment.
This year, JAGstudios is volunteering to help preserve our country's energy resources and join Americans nationwide in the fight against global warning by encouraging our friends and family to change at least one light at home to one that has earned the government's ENERGY STAR for energy efficiency.
JAGstudios is doing this as part of the national ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World campaign, a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and organizations across the country to encourage individuals to actively help save energy at home, starting with a switch to energy-efficient lighting.
We have set a goal to encourage 200 people to take the online ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge by Oct. 3rd, which would mean a potential savings of 56,400 kWh of energy and prevent 81,800 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. To give you a sense of the impact that small actions can have on our energy resources and the environment, if every American home replaced just one light bulb or fixture with an ENERGY STAR labeled one, each year we would save more than $600 million in energy costs, enough energy to light more than 3 million homes, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars!
Because lighting accounts for nearly 20% of the average home's electric bill, changing to more efficient options not only makes a dent in the amount of fossil fuels our local power plants must burn to generate electricity, but also helps reduce our electric bills at home. Over the life of a single compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), you can save an average of $30 or more in electricity costs while preventing more than 400 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. And, every CFL uses 75% less energy than a standard incandescent and lasts as much as 10 times longer.
This October 3rd will mark the third annual ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day, and hundreds of organizations like ours will announce their participation in the pledge at that time. Please join us now in taking the pledge. It's a simple commitment that will go a long way to assure that the energy resources we rely on and the environment we live in are preserved for generations to come. Go to energystar.gov/changealight and select JAGstudios from the list or click on the link at the right and help demonstrate that we are a significant part of this vital national movement.
Conscientious seafood consumers take note – here are the twenty-two ‘red’ species:
Alaska Pollock
Atlantic Cod or Scrod
Atlantic Halibut (US and Canadian)
Atlantic Salmon (wild and farmed)
Atlantic Sea Scallop
Bluefin tuna
Big Eye Tuna
Chilean Sea Bass (also sold as Patagonia Toothfish)
Greenland Halibut (also sold as Black halibut, Atlantic turbot or Arrowhead flounder)
Grouper (imported to the U.S.)
Hoki (also known as Blue Grenadier)
Monkfish
Ocean Quahog
Orange Roughy
Red Snapper
Redfish (also sold as Ocean Perch)
Sharks
Skates and Rays
South Atlantic Albacore Tuna
Swordfish
Tropical Shrimp (wild and farmed)
Yellowfin Tuna
Five different criteria were used by Greenpeace to identify species in the ‘red’: first, the status of the fish, whether they are threatened or endangered; second, whether destructive fishing methods are used (such as bottom trawling); third, whether harvesting the fish has negative impact on non-target species through by-catch; fourth, whether fish are caught illegally by unregulated fishing operations (or “pirate fishing”); and fifth, whether the fishery involved negatively impacts on local communities which depend on fishing for their livelihoods.
In addition to the ‘red list’, Greenpeace is also encouraging the designation of 40% of oceans as “no-take” zones (instead of the current 1%) in order to allow fish stocks to recover.
