JN| LEARN MORE AT
energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR®, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
program, helps us all save money and protect our environment
through energy efficient products and practices. For more
information, visit www.energystar.gov.
Join the ENERGY STAR® Change a Light, Change the World Campaign
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS
Campaign Overview
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World Campaign is a national call-to-action to encourage
every individual to help change the world, one light — one energy-saving step — at a time. October 3, 2007
is National ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day and serves to rally Americans of all ages around this call-
to-action, and serves to launch the campaign nationwide. Organizations across the country help mark this
day with events, local leader proclamations, and store promotions around energy-efficient lighting - and do
educational outreach throughout the year. The campaign is timed to coincide with Energy Awareness Month
and Daylight Saving Time, when lights tend to stay on longer.
At the campaign's heart is the ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge found at
www.eneravstar.qov/chanaealight. The online pledge is a simple step anyone can take to join a growing
community committed to save energy and help fight global climate change. Americans in every U.S. state
and territory have already pledged to replace more than 1 million lights collectively with ones that have
earned the government's ENERGY STAR for energy efficiency!
The Educational Opportunity
Most of the electricity we use in America is generated by burning
fossil fuels like coal and oil. So, when we use less energy, we reduce
greenhouse gas emissions released into our air by power plants.
These emissions are collecting in our atmosphere and are causing
our climate to change. Most people do not realize that the average
home is responsible for twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the
average car. By working together to reduce our energy use at home,
we can help reduce the risks of global warming and preserve our
environment - our life-support system,
About 20 percent of the average home's electricity use goes to lighting, and it's the easiest change we can
make. ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs and fixtures last up to 10 times longer than
standard bulbs and use about 75% less energy than the standard incandescent bulbs.
Join the Movement!
Schools play a vital role in this effort by educating students and communities about the link between energy
use and our environment, about simple steps we can each take at home, and ways families and
communities can make a lasting difference. Visit the Change a Light Partner Resources pages at
www.enerqvstar.gov/ioinCAL to learn more about this year's campaign, sign your class or school up
to take a leading role with the pledge, and view downloadable and ready-made materials for schools.
Ideas for participation include:
•	Create a learning moment: Use classroom activities and lesson plans assembled by EPA, or your own
creative ideas.
•	Involve families: Encourage parents to take the ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge with their child,
Mary Lacy, 6th Grade Student
"We decided this was an important issue
in Utah because we burn so much coal,
and that produces pollution to create the
energy going to the light bulbs. So we
decided to clean up Utah."
- Morningside Elementary School, Salt
Lake City (Former Campaign Participant)

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LEARN MORE AT
energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR®, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
program, helps us all save money and protect our environment
through energy efficient products and practices. For more
information, visit www.energystar.gov.
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Become an ENERGY STAR Change a Light pledge driver:
o Sign up and set a goal for your class, grade level, or school for the number of pledges you'd like
to achieve, then watch your energy and environmental savings add up! Students can track
progress against their goal and print out a certificate for the class when their goal is met.
o Consider creating a healthy competition between classes, grade levels, or neighboring schools.
Your school's administration can sign up as an 'umbrella' 	
pledge driver and track the progress of individual classroom's
online pledges through their personal web tracking page,
o Provide 'downloadable rewards' such as stickers and
bookmarks to students,
o Tie your effort to obtain pledges in with a community activity
for greater impact and recognition.
Recognize National ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day: Encourage
students to prompt their local mayor or governor to mark October 3rd
as "ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day." Participate in a local press
event or set up an information booth at a local participating retailer or
city/town hall on ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day.
Consider selling ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs as a fundraiser for
the school, a club, or a sports team.
Take a fun campaign 'snapshot' with a 50-words or fewer description of your activity. Send it to
ENERGY STAR to potentially have featured on the main campaign web site.
PLEDGE COMPETITIONS:
Interested in leading a pledge
competition or tracking the pledge
progress among classrooms in
your school, or entire schools in
your district? Sign up as an
'umbrella' pledge driver and invite
groups to sign up as 'members' of
your pledge driver group. To learn
more and sign up, use the contact
information below!
Online Resources and Campaign Contacts
ENERGY STAR offers a variety of Change a Light resources on its Web site to help you educate students,
engage your community, and publicize your Involvement,
including:
•	Classroom lesson plans and activity ideas - if you have
a good activity to offer to our list, please let us know!
•	Campaign Posters and Brochures - free upon request
•	Fact Sheets - primarily adult-centric, but feel free to pull
simple facts for your students
•	ENERGY STAR Change a Light logos, Web banners,
etc.
•	Downloadable Rewards - stickers and bookmarks
The possibilities are endless! Visit the ENERGY STAR
Change a Light Partner Resources pages at www.energystar.gov/ioinCAL for more information or to sign up
to help lead the pledge.
Connie Bond, Teacher
"We were proud to be able to partner with so many
people in our community in this important event,
including our Mayor and Wal-Mart. Most importantly,
we were inspired by the dedication and knowledge
displayed by our Wiser Miser Energy Team - who
themselves represent the future generation - in
educating our community about the long-term benefits
of changing a light."
- Connie Bond, Teacher, Huntingdon Primary School,
Tennessee (Former Campaign Participant)
TO JOIN; For questions about the campaign, to access all campaign materials and opportunities, and
more, visit www.enerqvstar.gov/ioinCAL . Contact Jessica Steiner, contractor to EPA, with questions at
(703) 247-6168 / changealight@cadmusgroup.com.

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