SEEDS = Environmental Leadership

SEEDS = Environmental Leadership Posted by SEEDS on Dec 05 , 2019 - 07:32 am Moving Needles in the Right Direction SEEDS Energy & Environment programs focus on quantifying change and proving the practical feasibility of reducing energy used, garbage landfilled, and increasing the carbon sequestered.     Dana Pflughoeft, a political science and environment [...]

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kWh Challenge

Reduce your energy use with this 4-week kWh challenge! Actions include upgrading lightbulbs to LEDs, daylighting, turning off appliances and electronics, and unplugging. SEEDS guided the City of Traverse City…

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Traverse City Staff Take on a KiloWatt-Hour Challenge!

Traverse City Staff Take on a KiloWatt-Hour Challenge! Posted by SEEDS on Aug 14 , 2019 - 12:12 pm For one month this summer, City staff were encouraged to take electricity efficiency into their own hands! In striving towards its 100% renewable electricity goal, the City Manager, Marty Colburn, endorsed a City-wide Staff kWh Challenge [...]

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City of Traverse City upgrades Carnegie Library Building lights to LED

City of Traverse City upgrades Carnegie Library Building lights to LED Posted by SEEDS Team on Feb 11 , 2019 - 09:17 am The City of Traverse City replaced 76 light fixtures at the historic Carnegie Library Building based on energy efficiency recommendations made by SEEDS, moving the City towards its operational goal of 100% [...]

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