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Kilowatt Hour Challenge Take action to effect energy change! Start an MKHC Action Project today! Choose one or more of the Action Projects listed below, or create your own and submit it to MKHC for approval. Either way, jump in and get started! Deadline for all MKHC Action Projects is March 15, 2003. Prize winners will be announced on April 22, Earth Day 2003.
Graduating High School Seniors from Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma Counties compete for $500 prizes—one from each County! Click here for specific rules and instructions on the MKHC Essay Contest Flyer. Review the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change Report (PDF) on global warming (please be patient, this is
a very large file).Then compose a titled, 500–1000 word, argumentative
essay of opinion on "What Solar and Renewable Energy Policies Can
Americans Implement To Combat Global Warming?" Focus on just one
level of government--Federal, State, County, or City—and include
the forces that may impact your goal, e.g., political, economic, corporate.
Essays will be judged on clarity of thought, expressiveness, and strength
of argument. 10,000 points awarded for each essay completed according to instructions.
Design a poster highlighting energy saved by switching from standard to CFL light bulbs. The goal of your poster: to inspire shoppers to buy CFL instead of standard bulbs. Enter the MKHC Best Poster Contest by submitting digital photos of up to three (3) poster designs for judging, and for possible posting on the EarthTeam website. Click here for details and submission requirements for the MKHC Best Poster Contest Flyer. Information on energy saved by changing standard to CFL light bulbs (PDF) Submit your digital photos to: Christopher Castle, Poster Contest Coordinator,
ChristopherC@earthteam.net
and Webmaster, Davej@earthteam.net.
IMPORTANT: Include "Poster Submittal" in
the subject line of your email, and include in the body copy of your
email your Name, Age, Address, E-mail, Phone, School Name, City and
County in which your school is located. Student / Adult Supervisor Validation Form Please return all signed forms to: MKHC Poster Blitz, P.O. Box 4686,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 or FAX (925) 376-1456.
Design a poster highlighting energy saved by switching from standard to CFL light bulbs, reproduce it and then "blitz" your community with these posters and persuade local businesses to display them. The goal of your poster: to inspire shoppers to buy CFL instead of standard bulbs. Details on the MKHC Poster Blitz Contest (PDF) Information on energy saved by changing standard to CFL light bulbs (PDF) The MKHC Poster Blitz is open to students from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Counties. MKHC POSTER BLITZ BUSINESS VALIDATION FORM Please return all signed forms to: MKHC Poster Blitz, P.O. Box 4686,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 or FAX (925) 376-1456.
Audit your school for energy efficiency! You have a few School Audit options to choose from, other programs may be accepted: Lighting in the Library (developed in conjunction with the US DOE and EPA’s Energy Star Program) in which you survey the lighting in your school library; School Building Survey (developed by The NEED Project), in which you survey your school for energy use; School Energy Consumption Survey (developed by The NEED Project), in which you investigate the management of energy consumed in your school. Click on the links below for background information and for directions and required forms for each of these surveys. The MKHC works with the EPA and PG&E to resolve energy problems and assist students in presenting both proposals and audit findings/retrofit solutions to school administrations. Retrofit project resources will be available via the CA Department of Energy’s "Bright Schools Program."Click here to learn about the EPA’s Energy Star Program and about the CA Department of Energy’s Bright Schools Program. Lighting in the Library Background, Directions, Student Worksheets: Data Gathering and Observation, Evaluating the Current Situation, Plan a New Approach, Compare Your New Approach with the Current Situation, The Bottom Line Resource Materials School Building Survey Student Information
General Background Information
School Energy Consumption Survey
Student Information
General Background Information
The following materials are specific tools that may be used as part of your survey and may be available from the science department. If you are unable to locate them, you may still conduct your survey—be resourceful! If necessary, eliminate the specific measurements that use these:
Student / Adult Supervisor
Validation Form
Audit for energy efficiency in homes with The Home Energy Saver tool, developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in conjunction with the DOE, the EPA and the Energy Star Program. It is designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen. Get information about how to audit your home and those of friends and
neighbors on the EarthTeam web site. Student / Adult Supervisor Validation Form 6,000 points awarded for each completed Home Energy Audit. Audit your home, as well as those of friends and neighbors!
Students will work with the ABAG-sponsored Green Business Program, which encourages business to apply for Green Business Certification. Following a brief orientation by a Green Business Program expert about auditing a small business and how to promote the idea in their community, students will carry the "green message" to local businesses with the goal of obtaining signed applications to start the Certification process. Students may be able to observe or assist in the energy audits of these businesses. Click here to learn about the Association of Bay Area Government’s (ABAG) Green Business Program. Student / Adult Supervisor Validation Form Green Business Orientation Form Green Business Visit Validation Form 1,000 points awarded to each participant in a Green Business Orientation; 2,000 points awarded to each participant in a Green Business visit; 7,000 points awarded to each student participating in obtaining a signed application for Green Business Certification.
Submit your idea for approval, then start earning your Kilowatt Hour-Saving
Points and watch the Save-A-Kilowatt Meter rise. Your Idea! MKHC Action Project Proposal Form Student / Adult Supervisor Validation Form Point award to be determined upon approval of your idea.
The Kids' Flex Your Power Energy Challenge is an energy conservation and efficiency activity kit/resource guide available to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teachers, students and parents. The Kit includes energy conservation lessons, on-line resources and facts, and a take-home energy audit assignment. ONLY 6th graders are eligible for the MKHC Kids’ Flex Your Power Challenge. Produced by the California State and Consumer Services Agency with assistance from the California Energy Commission and the California Department of Education, the Kit is available in ten languages on the web at www.scsa.ca.gov/energy/activity_kit.htm; to order a hard copy: 916-653-2636 or ckiti@scsa.ca.gov Student / Adult Supervisor Validation Form 2,000 points awarded to each student participating in the Kids' Flex Your Power Energy Challenge.
Students use a kit developed by CYES to do energy retrofits of low-income homes. This is an in-depth project that requires adult supervision; adult supervisors will receive CYES training. CYES students retrofitted 300 homes during 2002. To learn about California Youth Energy Services, click on www.risingsunenergy.org. MKHC serves as a liaison for interested students/groups; for further information contact: MKHC@earthteam.net Your Idea! MKHC Action Project Proposal Form Student / Adult Supervisor Validation Form Point award to be determined
CALIFORNIA STATE CONTENT STANDARDS EarthTeam has correlated MKHC Energy Action Projects to California State Content Standards for Grades 9-12. For CA State Content Standards for Grades 9-12 see www.cde.ca.gov. Check the following links for specific information about MKHC Action Project Correlations:
MKHC Poster Blitz / Best Poster Contests
School Energy Audit
Home Energy Audit
Your Idea
California Youth Energy Services
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