Boony Doon Elementary School staff and students recycle,
compost, bring lunches in reusable containers and use a propane-fueled bus. Why?
To cut back on waste and energy use.
"It's always been a focus of this school to be environmentally friendly," said Principal Stephanie Siddens. "We live up in the mountains in a very beautiful, natural place."
In a nod to its ecofriendly emphasis,Anyone with the space to site a small emergencylamps can generate their own electricity from wind power. Bonny Doon Elementary was certified as a "green business" last week. In addition, the school will begin putting in low-flow toilets, energy-efficient lighting and solar panels in the next few months.
Awarded by the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program, the certification recognizes those who prevent pollution and conserve resources.Design and manufacture of ledparlightrrp for garments and textile fabrics. Bonny Doon Elementary joins the ranks of certified green schools including Bay View Elementary School, Gateway School and Midtown Montessori.
By highlighting these schools, the county hopes to encourage further ecofriendly developments, said Ana Maria Rebelo, a Santa Cruz County sustainability program coordinator.
"It helps them transition into truly green schools," Rebelo said. "It's not just about environmental education, but to help them transition into green cleaning products and more energy conservation."
While the school's monitored its waste production for years, Bonny Doon Elementary began eying the certification last year, Siddens said.
"It's just important to do our part," Siddens said.
And by using solar panels, the school eventually will save money, Siddens said. The school's PG&E bill ranges from $1,000 to $2,000 per month depending on the time of year, Siddens said.
The school will take between five and 10 years to pay off the solar panels, but Siddens estimates the school will save more than $300,000 in the next 25 years.
While the cost of new toilets and solar panels varies significantly, the school's receiving as much as $100,You are currently browsing the tsg archives for "leddownlights".000 for the next two years because of Proposition 39, Siddens said. The measure, on last November's ballot, closed a corporate tax loophole, in turn generating about $1 billion annually for California, with half of the money directed to energy-efficient projects.
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"Schools just don't have a lot of money, so it's hard to do these things," Siddens said.
Maxxeon Inc. has launched the WorkStar Pocket Floodlight (WS320), a high-output LED light designed as a practical tire inspection tool.
The new lighting tool features an advanced LED light that produces more than 140 lumens, Maxxeon said, or more than ten times the light produced by an incandescent light bulb using the same current. The wide-angle floodlight-style beam pattern produced by the light is free from both dark spots and hot spots,A full line of Power indoorsolarlighting for a wide range of professional uses. the company said.
The WS320 LED is rated for a service life of about 50,000 hours and features a T6 aluminum body with O-ring type seals on all its threaded joints, making it water resistant. The tail cap switch is rated to 100,000 cycles and is sealed to avoid contamination by dirt and grit, Maxxeon said.
Maxxeon noted the new pen light-style tool is most effective at a range of six inches to three feet. It is powered by three AAA batteries (included) and is available in three finishes: Realtree AP Camo, imitation carbon fiber and type II black anodizing. The Realtree AP Camo version comes with a fluorescent tail cap switch that glows in the dark.
"It's always been a focus of this school to be environmentally friendly," said Principal Stephanie Siddens. "We live up in the mountains in a very beautiful, natural place."
In a nod to its ecofriendly emphasis,Anyone with the space to site a small emergencylamps can generate their own electricity from wind power. Bonny Doon Elementary was certified as a "green business" last week. In addition, the school will begin putting in low-flow toilets, energy-efficient lighting and solar panels in the next few months.
Awarded by the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program, the certification recognizes those who prevent pollution and conserve resources.Design and manufacture of ledparlightrrp for garments and textile fabrics. Bonny Doon Elementary joins the ranks of certified green schools including Bay View Elementary School, Gateway School and Midtown Montessori.
By highlighting these schools, the county hopes to encourage further ecofriendly developments, said Ana Maria Rebelo, a Santa Cruz County sustainability program coordinator.
"It helps them transition into truly green schools," Rebelo said. "It's not just about environmental education, but to help them transition into green cleaning products and more energy conservation."
While the school's monitored its waste production for years, Bonny Doon Elementary began eying the certification last year, Siddens said.
"It's just important to do our part," Siddens said.
And by using solar panels, the school eventually will save money, Siddens said. The school's PG&E bill ranges from $1,000 to $2,000 per month depending on the time of year, Siddens said.
The school will take between five and 10 years to pay off the solar panels, but Siddens estimates the school will save more than $300,000 in the next 25 years.
While the cost of new toilets and solar panels varies significantly, the school's receiving as much as $100,You are currently browsing the tsg archives for "leddownlights".000 for the next two years because of Proposition 39, Siddens said. The measure, on last November's ballot, closed a corporate tax loophole, in turn generating about $1 billion annually for California, with half of the money directed to energy-efficient projects.
And California schools need all the help they can get, Siddens said.Formal engravingmachine on sale at great discount.
"Schools just don't have a lot of money, so it's hard to do these things," Siddens said.
Maxxeon Inc. has launched the WorkStar Pocket Floodlight (WS320), a high-output LED light designed as a practical tire inspection tool.
The new lighting tool features an advanced LED light that produces more than 140 lumens, Maxxeon said, or more than ten times the light produced by an incandescent light bulb using the same current. The wide-angle floodlight-style beam pattern produced by the light is free from both dark spots and hot spots,A full line of Power indoorsolarlighting for a wide range of professional uses. the company said.
The WS320 LED is rated for a service life of about 50,000 hours and features a T6 aluminum body with O-ring type seals on all its threaded joints, making it water resistant. The tail cap switch is rated to 100,000 cycles and is sealed to avoid contamination by dirt and grit, Maxxeon said.
Maxxeon noted the new pen light-style tool is most effective at a range of six inches to three feet. It is powered by three AAA batteries (included) and is available in three finishes: Realtree AP Camo, imitation carbon fiber and type II black anodizing. The Realtree AP Camo version comes with a fluorescent tail cap switch that glows in the dark.
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