Last month, “06880” reported that Staples’ Club Green was going for gold in CL&P’s “Live Green Win Green” competition.
They earned a silver — but it’s worth $5,000, as 1 of the top state finalists.
The club will use the funds to sponsor the 2nd annual EcoFest on May 22. Some of the prize money will also go to pursuing other environmental initiatives throughout Staples and Westport.
A tip o’ the green and silver hat to all club members, and advisor Michael Aitkenhead!
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Tagged CL&P, Michael Aitkenhead, Staples High School Club Green
Staples’ Green Club has done a lot in the past year. They’re helping recycle everything from the usual paper and bottles to compact fluorescent bulbs. They got the school to phase out paper towels in bathrooms; they created an edible garden, installed “No Idling” signs in the parking lot, and organized a hugely successful Eco-Fest.
All that costs money. Now their good works can help them earn cash.
The Green Club entered CL&P’s “People’s Choice Award” contest. The winning high school — there are 12 entrants — earns $20,000. Runners-up get $5,000. If Staples wins, the money will fund several projects, including the 2nd annual Eco-Fest.
Click here to vote. At the site you can also watch a 2-minute video about Staples’ Green Club — but you don’t have to.
It’s the easiest thing you’ll do all day. And, hopefully, only 1 of the greenest.
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Here’s an offer that’s easy to refuse: Pay more for electricity.
But wait — there’s more!
If you sign up for “community energy” with CL&P, your bill will rise about 5 percent. But you’ll force the utility to buy all of your home electricity from clean, renewable sources like wind and water. No more nuclear, gas, oil or coal — the cheap-but-dirty electricity CL&P now buys.
Need more reasons to pay more? Keep reading!
For every 100 Westport families signing up, the town receives a free $20,000 solar panel from the CT Clean Energy Fund. We have 4 so far, thanks to 400 families; those panels will soon be installed on a school.
Still not convinced? How about this:
In partnership with Staples’ Club Green, Community Energy is offering school clubs and teams a chance to make money. Families enrolling in “community energy” through June 30 can designate any Staples organization to receive $30. No favorite cause? The $30 goes to Club Green.
You can leave the program at any time, without penalty.
No one wants to pay more for anything. But when you can lower your carbon footprint, decrease dependence on polluting sources of electricity, help earn a solar panel and donate a chunk of change to your favorite club or team, it’s hard not to.
Do it today!
(For more information, contact moniqueb@optonline.net or ClubGreenSHS@gmail.com)
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