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(U.S. Department of Energy) IdleBox is an electronic education and outreach toolkit on vehicle idling reduction from the Clean Cities Coalition Network. The low-hanging fruit of fuel economy, idling reduction is a simple way to use less fuel and to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases.
Type: Resources
The SmartWay Transport Partnership is a voluntary collaboration between EPA and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. SmartWay Transport Partners lead the way towards a cleaner, more efficient transportation future by adopting fuel-saving strategies that increase profits and reduce emissions. The program applies to:
Shippers – any company that ships or receives items delivered by truck or rail transport
Carriers – companies that are truck owner-operators, private fleets, rail companies, and public for-… Read More
Type: Resources
Wheel weights are clipped to the rims of every automobile wheel in the United States in order to balance the tires. These weights often come loose and fall off. They are either washed into storm sewers and end up in waterways or are gathered during street cleaning and placed in municipal landfills. The weights are susceptible to atmospheric corrosion. Currently, there are no regulatory controls governing the use of lead wheel weights. Lead is a highly toxic chemical that has been designated as one of 31 Priority Chemicals targeted for reduction by EPA.
Type: Resources
(Department of Energy) Choosing a more efficient vehicle? Thinking about buying a new vehicle?
Fueleconomy.gov has gas mileage estimates and other information for cars from the current model year back to 1984.
Selecting which vehicle to purchase is the most important fuel economy decision you'll make.
The difference between a car that gets 20 MPG and one that gets 30 MPG amounts to $612 per year (assuming 15,000 miles of driving annually and a fuel cost of $2.45).
That's $3,062 extra in fuel costs over five years.
Type: Resources
Wondering what environmental issues or questions you should ask a supplier about a specific product? We make it easy for you by providing specification or RFP language, short explanations of environmental issues relevant to that product, referrals to product lists or environmental product certifications, and links to additional resources.
Type: Resources
The typical categories of medical waste and details regarding state-regulated treatment.
Type: Resources
(Transportation toolkit) This infographic illustrates the opportunities health care has to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through green transportation programs along with specific examples from leading facilities.
Type: Resources
(Transportation toolkit) The Practice Greenhealth transportation goals have been developed to help hospitals create a baseline of key transportation performance metrics, set targets, and identify strategies to improve environmental and human health impacts of transportation-related activities.
The goals focus on three areas of hospital-related transportation activities critical in achieving reductions in both air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from transportation and are based on proven strategies demonstrated by Practice Greenhealth member hospitals and health systems and… Read More
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Empower your staff, gain support from leadership, and celebrate your successes. Here are additional resources to help lead your community to a healthier future through organization-wide environmental stewardship.
Sustainability and Employee Engagement Resource List
Type: Resources
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