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Climate and Energy

Introduction

What the City is Doing
	Electric Vehicles
	Energy Conservation Block Grants
	Resource Conservation
	Traffic Signals

What You Can Do
	Natural Resources Programs
	Carbon Yeti House

What Businesses Can Do
	What Schools Can Do

What You Can Do

The Carbon Yeti insulates his attic. Residents can cut greenhouse gas emissions and conserve energy at home without going to a lot of trouble. The City of Bellevue offers tips with the help of a mascot for environmental stewardship, the Carbon Yeti.

In the "Smaller Footprint Pledge" book, the cartoon Bigfoot shows ways to save energy in and around one's home. The Carbon Yeti has an interactive house with related games too.

Some easy things residents can do to reduce their carbon footprint include:

Recycle half of your household waste. (Save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Reduce your garbage 10 percent by avoiding over packaged products. (Save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Drive less. alternatives to driving solo
Set your thermostat down in the winter down -- from 70 degrees to 68 degrees -- and up in the summer -- from 70 degrees to 72 degrees. (Save 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Install a water-efficient showerhead to use less hot water. (Save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Insulate your water heater. (Save 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Run ceiling fans in your home instead of air-conditioning. (Save up to 2,700 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Use a power strip for your computer, monitor, fax, copier, iPod and cell-phone chargers and any other electronic equipment; then switch it off when they are not in use. (Save 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Drink tap water instead of bottled. (Save 52 pounds of carbon dioxide per year or 2 pounds per gallon jug.)
Check and inflate your tires monthly. (Save 250 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.)
Plant one tree. (Save 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide over the lifetime of the tree.)

Contact Information

City Manager's Office
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Sheida R. Sahandy, Senior Policy Advisor
Phone: 425-452-6168
Fax: 425-452-5247
E-mail: ssahandy@bellevuewa.gov
Contact: Paul Andersson, Program Manager
Phone: 425-452-6129
Fax: 425-452-5247
E-mail: pandersson@bellevuewa.gov