MO Conservation Lobby Day - Feb. 3, Jefferson City, MO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join Missouri Coalition for the Environment,Missouri Sierra Club, Missouri Votes Conservation, and citizens from across the state at the capitol for Conservation Lobby Day on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. This is an important opportunity to share your passion for the environment with state legislators, and have a big impact on environmental policies affecting Missouri.
Each year, Missourians gather at the capitol to make their conservation values known - from environmentalists, scientists, students and business owners to hunters, anglers and farmers. On Lobby Day, advocate for one of these important issues:
- Increase Energy Efficiency & Renewables: Improve Missouri's near-bottom energy efficiency ranking and expand usage of renewable energy.
- Protect Water Quality: Ensure adequate monitoring and enforcement to protect Missouri's streams and lakes.
- Maintain State Parks: Ensure funding for vitally-needed capital improvements to maintain Missouri's excellent parks.
- Build Green with LEED Certification: Make buildings more energy efficient through green building standards.
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Hard to Believe
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Virginia Tech University estimates that "fossil fuel thermoelectric plants use between... 8 to 16 gallons of water to burn one 60-watt light bulb for 12 hours per day. Over the duration of one year this one incandescent light bulb would consume about 3,000 to 6,300 gallons of water"
(stolen without permission from Al Puglsey - thanks Al!)
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