Redwood City Cool Campaign results based on our March survey are in. Twenty-seven (27) members of our 85 member email distribution group completed a survey. Thanks! The graph below represents how many of those surveyed were "Already Doing" each Challenge, how many completed each Challenge since joining the Redwood City Cool Community Campaign (Did It!), and how many are still plotting how to get started (Not Yet).

The RWC Hot Water actions saved 24016 Lbs of C02 or 12 tons This is equivalent to 961 trees or taking 2.2 cars of the road



Did you participate in Earth Hour on March 29th? Please tell us how you participated.

• Oops . . . Forgot! We were actually having a dinner party.
• Yes, we turned off our lights. However, I still used my treadmill which I do almost every evening at that time.
• I went hiking in the dark with friends so as not to be tempted by anything.
• The UU Fellowship of RWC had a film showing already planned for that night. But after the film we, we held the subsequent discussion by candlelight.
• Yes, neighbors met in the backyard.
• Yes. Told others on my email lists about it. Turned our lights out and asked kids (older) to also do this.
• No
• No, though I was aware of it. I thought Google’s “blackout” was very effective in spreading the word.
• Turned off lights for one hour.
• Due to a situation that is personal, I was not thinking about this program; however, we keep lights out and only use a night light lamp when watching TV. I have cur my TV time down and so has my husband. I might watch a movie and then end it! I do so many things for conservation now that it is difficult to improve upon them.
• No.
• No.
• Yes, I requested that candlelight be used at the dinner party my wife and I were attending.

• no
• Yes, we turned off all lights in the house except one.
• Yes!
• Yes – several households in our neighborhood coordinated. We all shut down everything we could at our own homes and gathered for an hour to share wine and stories by candlelight while kids played in the yard at dusk. It was good fun.
• Almost, no heat, lights or computer on in the house . . . just the TV.
• No

Do you have suggestions about what else the Redwood City Cool Campaign can do to help you make changes in your energy habits?

• Schedule a regular time each week to turn off all lights,, etc.
• Doing a great job already!

• Can we investigate if the city can do a bulk purchase for Solar?
  When is the city going to have shuttle buses to down town Redwood City. How about a installing an electric light rail that runs down Jefferson and Woodside Road to the Train Station. When is the city going to install Solar on City Facilities. When is the city going to pass a Green Building policy?
• Not at this time.
• Products reviews (or links to-) and lists of retailers or manufacturers would be helpful to help choose among big things like water heaters, as well as small ones like bulbs (I've had terrible luck with some!). Thanks!
• Beth, I'd very much like to talk to you about finding spots for community gardens here in the Redwood City area. We have about 20 people from the UU Fellowship who would like to participate in community gardening, but we're in need of sites. Any help we could get from the city in finding some unused space would be appreciated. A lot!
  Carol

• More ideas for those who live in apartments or have limited resources to make major changes. Current items are too much focused on homeowners with financial resources to make substantial changes.
• All questions such as 1-4 should have an "N/A" choice. I have no pool or spa so none of the responses made any sense. Apartment owners could not answer many questions because they have no power to make those changes. It is frustrating to complete a poll that does not reflect your situation.
• Hang clothes on the line, especially heavy items like jeans and jackets, etc. It is so easy...get good, sturdy hangers that don't kink the shoulders when drying, but hang shirts, pants, and towels, etc. If someone is sooooooooooo busy they can't hang small items (or have a convenient place), just dry the small items like sox, face and kitchen cloths. A rod in the house works well also and the clothes dry faster than one realizes. Try half of what they launder now and then try more. It saves so much on energy and energy costs!! Don't try to load the diswasher with pots/pans...too much space is taken. Do those separate in the sink (as most of the time they have to be partially hand-washed) and fill the dishwasher full with dishes, etc. Pans need more help anyway, so why bother trying not to wash them by hand!!!??? Drip systems in the yard, left-over food in the soil, rather than using the disposal. I put nothing down the disposal as it goes down the sewer...big load! After recycling all that is possible, we have less than one grocery bag for a week of three adults! It makes for a great compost pile and the worms love it and aereate the soil. (I hope I spelled it right!) Don't flush the toilet when you urinate-especially children. We have a 1/2 flush of the new toilets of 1.6 gallons. We don't flush unless it is necessary! It saves so much water. Certainly, use common sense if it is "very" yellow. We have done this for decades and taught our children not to flush it down unless it was brown. They still have the habit, even though they are all grown. That's enough for now! Thanks for what you are doing to help our earth.
• NO
• Great job!
• Make solar panels more affordable to homeowners and rental property landlords.
• Challanges like Walk not Drive to see how many times we can walk to do nearby errands, to a park, to downtown for dining and entertainment..re-think, slow down, and adjust our time durning the day/evening to accomodate this. Or a Streamline that Rout challange to bulk a week's errands and events together by day and by locatation/direction for maximum effciency which will support no drive days.
• email energy saving tips from time to time