City of Davis

BEGINNING OCTOBER 12, CITY ONCE AGAIN CHALLENGES RESIDENTS:
LOSE 5,000 LBS OF CARBON IN 30 DAYS

Contact:

• Mitch Sears, Sustainability Manager
• 757-5544
• msears@cityofdavis.org

The City of Davis is beginning the next stage in the LOW CARBON DIET CHALLENGE, challenging the community to take part in a program to reduce household carbon emissions. In this 30-day program, "Eco-teams" made up of friends, family, and co-workers are asked to find ways to “lose” 5,000 pounds of carbon through easily implementable lifestyle changes.

The program is based on a workbook published by the Empowerment Institute entitled “Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds.” The workbook outlines ways to best improve household energy efficiency and uses lighthearted illustrations to make the book fun to use. Most practices described are easy and inexpensive to implement, and can save household energy costs and gasoline expenses significantly. This workbook has successfully been used in other cities around the nation including Portland, Oregon, and effectively enables citizens to take direct action in the fight to reduce global warming.

The Low Carbon Diet shows how to make real change in residential energy use and transportation. What could be better than to live in a building or neighborhood where the residents are working together to build a more sustainable and resilient community?