Green Campus goes to the HOP!

Green Campus HSU was at every single HOP (Humboldt Orientation Program) during the summer thanks to Kale, Jamila, and Sarah. The PCs were there to educate incoming students on the importance of energy efficiency in the fight against anthropogenic climate change and the need for our university to cut costs. Kale, Jamila, and Sarah spoke with dozens of incoming students and their families over the course of six HOP tabling events, and explained how energy efficiency is an easy and effective way for all of us to decrease our personal carbon footprints as well as the carbon footprint of the university community. A side note: Sarah is seen holding the "Phantom Load" interactive display that was built last semester by Natural Resource Interpretation students at HSU. The display explains the concept of phantom loads - many appliances and devices in our homes, classrooms, offices, and businesses drain electricity (and money) even when they are off. For more information on phantom loads, visit the wikipedia entry on Standby Power, and find out how to cut phantom loads at Mother Earth News.