EPS GREEN TEAM

The positive & negative effects we have on the Earth

Facts

• Hoffman is the 8th most energy-intensive FAS building by square foot.
• The EPS Main office uses 30,000 sheets of paper a month.
• EPS buys 1000 paper cups a month for the 2 coffee stations.
• The department's total greenhouse gas emissions for FY 2005 totaled approximately 5,521,340 lbs. carbon dioxide equivalent. That's equal to 542 average cars on the road for a year, 285,000 gallons of gas, or enough electricity to power 321 houses for a year. It would take 2,087 acres of trees to store this much carbon for a year, and you'd have to plant 64,216 seedlings and grow them for 10 years to offset it.

Personal Consumption:

• Calculate the full personal, social, and environmental costs of your commute: http://www.commutesolutions.org/calc.htm.
• Calculate the emissions for which you're responsible: http://safeclimate.net/calculator/ and http://www.americanforests.org/resources/ccc/.
• Your ecological footprint: http://www.myfootprint.org/

Energy Consumption:

Hoffman's energy consumption has decreased by close to 19% in the last five months.

These charts will be updated monthly so you can see the effects of our efforts!