Once again RU Facilities, with support from PSE&G, has organized a Campus Energy Challenge for the month of March.  All five NB campuses - Cook, Douglass, College Ave, Busch, and Livingston - will compete to see which can lower its electricity usage the most from last year.  The winning campus will have bragging rights for a year plus other prizes; the winner will be announced on Earth Day.

• Use your desktop lamp rather than ceiling lighting
• Use compact fluorescent lamps to save energy and cut pollution.
• For three copies or less, use the printer; for more, use the copier.
• Laser printers use 300 watts; inkjets use only 10, for similar quality.
• Using the "stand-by" button on your copier will lighten your energy load by 70%.
• A computer monitor uses 60 watts of power; turn it off if you leave for more than 10 minutes.
• Recycling paper reduces water use by 60%, energy by 70%, and cuts pollution in half.
• The facilities web site (http://facilities.rutgers.edu/Energy/Environment.html) has a list of helpful hints .  

Let's all build some habits that help RU conserve energy (and money).