CCC- Take the Pledge

Take the Pledge!

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Are you COOL?

Take the “I KEEP COVENTRY COOL” pledge now!

It’s Free & Easy, and you don’t even need to be a Coventry resident!

It’s so easy! Just promise, using the submission form below, to make at least 3 changes to reduce your energy consumption/carbon emissions. You can pick 3 things from the list below, or come up with ideas of your own.

A lot of these actions SAVE YOU MONEY!

You will be a role model for your kids & neighbors!

You will help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil!

You will help preserve the environment for your kids!

It’s the right thing to do!

And, if you’re local, we’ll give you free REWARDS like bumper stickers and canvas bags!

Baby Steps

Buy and install 1 fluorescent light bulb

Install and use a clothesline at least once a week during the summer

Buy a water heater wrap (they’re only about $10)

Insulate your doors and windows (and water pipes!)

Reuse paper that is “goos” (“good on one side”)

Turn down your thermostat and water temperature settings – 120º for water, 68º for heat (55º when you’re asleep or not home)

Unplug electronic equipment when you aren’t using it, so it doesn’t draw power

Drive the speed limit – It will save you gas!

Turn out the lights whenever you leave the room

Do laundry in cold water (or at least warm) instead of hot

Install low flow showerheads

Only run the dishwasher when it’s full and use the air dry cycle instead of heat

Replace air conditioner and furnace filters; clean your fridge’s condenser coils once a year

Close curtains and shades at night

Start recycling aluminum, glass, plastic and paper, if you haven’t already

Do errands in the car only when you’ve got at least 2 or 3 to do in one area

Buy local produce – it saves energy used in shipping

Take short showers instead of baths – they take a lot less water

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth, washing dishes, etc., and repair leaky faucets

Medium Steps

Buy and install 5 fluorescent light bulbs

Install solar lights, low-flow faucets, or an automatic and programmable thermostat

Install a rain collection system for your yard, or start composting

Use canvas or string bags when you grocery shop, instead of paper or plastic.

Install thermal window shades

Buy biobricks for a wood stove – they are more efficient than wood logs

Switch to a push mower, instead of using a power mower to cut your grass

Plant a tree

Switch out one or more meat-based meals per week for a vegetarian meal

Large Steps

Switch all of your home’s light bulbs to fluorescents

Install a woodstove/pellet stove, or low-flow toilets

Install radiant floor heating

Install energy efficient windows

Buy an energy star label appliance

Install a tankless hot water heater

Add insulation to your walls, ceiling or attic

Carpool to work or school

…and here is the Pledge Submission Form:

Name:

Are you a Coventry, CT resident? Yes No

Phone: (Optional. For Coventry residents, we use this to keep track of the number of households that pledge, and to prevent duel submissions)

We will not release your number to anyone

I/My family pledge(s) to make the following changes (minimum of three):

The following information is optional, but please include at least your state, so we can keep track of how different states are doing:

Address

Email:

Add me to your mailing list

The following information also helps us know how our campaign is going, and to determine what actions work best for what sorts of individuals/families:

Family Size Age

NOTE: the submit function has not been working for some people – if it doesn’t work for you, you can EMAIL your pledge to keepcoventrycool@charter.net – just include your name, whether you’re a Coventry resident, what you pledge to do, and if you can, your address, family size and age, and whether you want to be on the mailing list. THANK YOU!!

ALREADY KEPT YOUR PLEDGE? Please let us know below:

Name and state you live in:

Email or Phone: (optional, but necessary if you live in Coventry and would like a pledge reward)

I/My family have/has already taken the pledge and made the following changes (minimum of three):

Note: The form will not clear when you press submit, and you will not be directed to another page. Please only press SUBMIT once.

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