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Did You Know?
The 2008 Olympic Games was one of the most
popular sporting events to date. Over 185 million viewers watched as
Michael Phelps swam to a record 8 gold medals. What you may not have
realized is that environmental protection was taking place
throughout the event. The
National
Aquatics
Center, or “Water Cube”, was
designed with water conservation in mind. The outer surface and roof
façade can collect 10,000 tons of rain water, 70,000 tons of clean
water and 60,000 tons of swimming pool water annually. To learn more
about the Water Cube and its structure, click here.
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Have a Green Holiday
Season
With the winter months right around the
corner, you may be looking for ways to implement green living
techniques into your holiday season. One way is by ditching your old
Christmas lights for energy saving LED lights. LED lights consume
90% less electricity than conventional Christmas lights and a
whopping160% less than large Christmas lights. Ranging in price from
around $8-$15, LED lights are a great way to help our environment.
For more information on LED lights and where they can be purchased,
click
here.
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Welcome to Campos Inc's Quarterly Newsletter
for the Voice of the Region Panel Members!
We thank all of the Voice of the
Region panelists who participated in our Pittsburgh Region
Environmental Survey. See the Pittsburgh Region
Environmental Study below
to read more about the results.
As promised, two respondents
were randomly drawn for completing our recent survey. They are
Jeffery
Graybill and Cheryl
Cole. Tawnya
Persohn was
selected as the monthly winner who referred a friend who
subsequently signed-up and qualified to become a member of our
panel. Finally, Ashley
Jones was selected as the new member
winner. Each winner will receive a $25 check through regular mail
within the next week. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your
voice with us!
Panel members
continue to impact positive change and growth in our region through
your responses to our questions! Please help us grow and increase
the Voice of the Region panel and be entered for your chance to be
selected as one of our referral winners by forwarding the following
link to your friends and family. To join, click here.
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Pittsburgh
Region Environmental Study
Campos Inc set out to determine the effect of
the Greater Pittsburgh Region on our environment. We asked respondents to identify
their personal views on the current state of the environment, as
well as the future of the environment. We also asked respondents to
determine if they have implemented any lifestyle changes in order to
protect the environment, as well as which factors have influenced
their decision to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
For the results and analysis, please click on the link
below.
Campos Inc Pittsburgh
Region Environmental Survey Results
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Determine Your Carbon
Footprint
Would you like to measure your impact on the
environment? You can! Carbon footprinting measures your daily
consumption habits in order to determine your impact on the
environment. Your carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gases
produced in your day-to-day life through burning fossil fuels for
electricity, heating, transportation etc
A carbon footprint
has two parts: the primary footprint, and the secondary footprint.
The primary footprint is the measure of our personal carbon dioxide
emissions including energy consumption and transportation. The
secondary footprint is the measure of our carbon dioxide emission
from the manufacturing of the products we use and their eventual
breakdown. To determine your carbon footprint and to learn more
about reducing your carbon emissions, please visit http://www.carbonfootprint.com/.
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What is Composting?
Composting is a frequently mentioned practice
in environmental circles, but what is it and how can you get
involved? Composting is simply the decomposition of biodegradable
materials. By utilizing this technique, organic household and yard waste can
be turned into an extremely useful soil-like end-product.
Compost can be applied to lawns and gardens to help condition
the soil and replenish nutrients. A variety of organic household and
yard products can be used to make your own compost. These products
include coffee grounds and filters, eggshells, fruits and
vegetables, grass clippings, sawdust, newspapers, and wood chips.
For more information, click
here.
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