Celebrate Earth Day with These Green Tips
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In honor of Earth Day today, Jennifer Wright Dorr at Union Plus sends us this feature about the Union Plus Green Minute video series.
This Earth Day and everyday, you can learn how you can go green and save green at the same time with the Green Minute video series from Union Plus. From installing a programmable thermostat to buying union-made green light bulbs, you can learn more with your Union Plus Green Minute.
Is your home ready for the warmer weather that’s on the way? By making a simple investment in insulation, you can keep your home cool in the summer using less electricity and saving money in the long run. Click here for this Green Minute.
You can save money and carbon emissions with solar power. Click here to learn more about solar panels and rebates in this Green Minute.
Green Minute videos are also available for:
- Low flow toilets;
- Energy efficient windows;
- Hybrid car maintenance;
- Efficient heating and cooling systems;
- High efficiency water heaters; and
- Energy efficient appliances.
To make it even easier to save green when you go green, Union Plus provides rebates of $100 – $500 if you use your Union Plus Credit Card to pay for energy efficient home improvements. Start going green today and you’ll be ready to start saving this summer.
On Earth Day, AFL-CIO Launches Green Initiative
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To celebrate Earth Day, the AFL-CIO, together with the leadership of its new Center for Green Jobs, announced a plan to reduce energy consumption, cut down waste and reduce the carbon footprint of its national headquarters.
With green jobs emerging as a top public policy priority, the AFL-CIO is pushing to ensure that the new green jobs created are also good jobs that provide a decent wage and benefits.
Says Jeff Rickert, director of the Working for America Institute’s Center for Green Jobs:
It’s like the old saying goes, the AFL-CIO is thinking globally and acting locally, but doing so in a way that demonstrates how to use strategic investments that help the environment while relying on high-skilled work.
