Running Green Running Green State Employees Make Colorado State Employees Make Colorado ’ ’ s s Air Cleaner Air Cleaner Colorado Colorado ’ ’ s Department of Personnel and Administration, s Department of Personnel and Administration, in Conjunction with the Governor in Conjunction with the Governor ’ ’ s Energy Office, and s Energy Office, and State Fleet Management State Fleet Management Announces Announces The Initiative for a Clean and Green Fleet The Initiative for a Clean and Green Fleet
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Running GreenRunning GreenState Employees Make ColoradoState Employees Make Colorado’’s s
Air CleanerAir Cleaner
ColoradoColorado’’s Department of Personnel and Administration, s Department of Personnel and Administration, in Conjunction with the Governorin Conjunction with the Governor’’s Energy Office, and s Energy Office, and
State Fleet ManagementState Fleet Management
Announces Announces
The Initiative for a Clean and Green FleetThe Initiative for a Clean and Green Fleet
Clean Air: EverybodyClean Air: Everybody’’s s BusinessBusiness
Cleaner Air is the concern of every Cleaner Air is the concern of every citizen of Colorado, and of every State citizen of Colorado, and of every State Employee Employee -- And itAnd it’’s something every s something every employee who drives a state vehicle can employee who drives a state vehicle can do something about.do something about.
OpportunityOpportunity
As State Employees We have the unique As State Employees We have the unique opportunity to dramatically improve opportunity to dramatically improve
Colorado's Air:Colorado's Air:
And we donAnd we don’’t have to do anything t have to do anything dramatic to make it happen!dramatic to make it happen!
Little Things Mean a Lot Little Things Mean a Lot ……
……Especially when it comes to our part in Especially when it comes to our part in cleaning up Colorado's Air.cleaning up Colorado's Air.We can:We can:
Drive Fewer MilesDrive Fewer MilesGet Better Gas mileageGet Better Gas mileageUse Cleaner FuelsUse Cleaner Fuels
How Can We Drive Fewer How Can We Drive Fewer Miles?Miles?
It may seem hard to imagine, but if every It may seem hard to imagine, but if every Colorado state vehicle drove just 10 Colorado state vehicle drove just 10 miles per vehicle per week less, we could miles per vehicle per week less, we could save nearly 3 million miles or:save nearly 3 million miles or:1486 pounds less Hydrocarbons1486 pounds less Hydrocarbons237 pounds fewer Nitrogen Oxides237 pounds fewer Nitrogen Oxides10 TONS of Carbon Monoxide!10 TONS of Carbon Monoxide!
How Can We Drive Fewer How Can We Drive Fewer Miles?Miles?
Some easy ways to reduce miles driven:Some easy ways to reduce miles driven:Use Video or audio Teleconferencing Use Video or audio Teleconferencing instead of drivinginstead of drivingTry to skip one trip a weekTry to skip one trip a weekGroup your trips Group your trips Car PoolCar PoolThere are many more ideas on the State There are many more ideas on the State Fleet Website under Tips for Fewer Miles Fleet Website under Tips for Fewer Miles
What About Improving Miles Per What About Improving Miles Per Gallon? What Can I Do?Gallon? What Can I Do?
You might be surprised to know that if we You might be surprised to know that if we can improve our existing state fleet gas can improve our existing state fleet gas mileage by just mileage by just ½½ Mile per Gallon, we Mile per Gallon, we avoid using 144,000 gallons of gas!avoid using 144,000 gallons of gas!
And How Can I Contribute And How Can I Contribute to Better MPG?to Better MPG?
Here are some simple ways:Here are some simple ways:Reduce vehicle idlingReduce vehicle idlingKeep your vehicle maintainedKeep your vehicle maintained
A clean air filterA clean air filterProper tire inflationProper tire inflationSmoother starting and stoppingSmoother starting and stopping
And many more ideas you can find on our web site And many more ideas you can find on our web site under Fuel Saving Tipsunder Fuel Saving Tips
Why? Because ItWhy? Because It’’s Good s Good for Coloradofor Colorado
33,000 Deaths Every Year Attributed to 33,000 Deaths Every Year Attributed to Vehicle PollutionVehicle PollutionEach Year, Increasing Reports of Asthma Each Year, Increasing Reports of Asthma Linked to Automotive Air PollutionLinked to Automotive Air PollutionThe Many Actions Are Everyday Things The Many Actions Are Everyday Things
And ItAnd It’’s Good for You!s Good for You!
Look for Announcements on Incentives Look for Announcements on Incentives and Recognitionand RecognitionA Traveling Trophy for The Best A Traveling Trophy for The Best Department ImprovementDepartment ImprovementPrizes and Awards for IndividualsPrizes and Awards for Individuals
