# ENERGY STAR Pledge Driver Sample Newsletter Articles

*Feel free to customize this text and provide details on how your
organization has joined with the Change the World, Start with ENERGY
STAR campaign. You are also invited to include product or campaign
images from the Partner Toolkit items available through
energystar.gov/changetheworld.*

## \[Article to encourage employees or others to take the ENERGY STAR Pledge\]

**Pledge to Change the World, One Step at a Time\
*Join \[insert organization name\] in Saving Energy and the
Environment.***

As part of our ongoing commitment to the environment, \[Organization
Name\] urges you to help save energy and money and help fight global
warming by taking the ENERGY STAR Pledge with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR campaign.

The ENERGY STAR Pledge includes small, energy-saving actions that
collectively make a big difference. You can:

-   Change light bulbs to those that have earned the ENERGY STAR

-   Use a programmable thermostat to save energy while asleep or away
    from home

-   Enable power management settings on computers and monitors so they
    go into "sleep mode" when away or not in use

-   Make your next purchase an ENERGY STAR qualified product, such as
    home electronics, office products, and/or appliances

-   Make sure your home is well sealed and insulated

-   And more!

The energy used in the average house can cause twice the greenhouse gas
emissions as the average car. By using less energy, you can reduce the
amount of fossil fuels burned at power plants to make electricity. This
means less of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. If
every American household took part in the pledge, we would save more
than 110 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, more than \$18 billion
in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the
emissions of more than 18 million cars.

\[Organization\] has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
\[goal number\] pounds. Help us exceed this goal by taking the ENERGY
STAR Pledge today. You can also share your energy-saving story to
inspire others to take the pledge. \[Insert any incentive that you might
have to encourage your members/employees/students/customers, etc. to
take the pledge.\] Go to \[insert special URL, your Web site from which
it is linked, or \'energystar.gov/changetheworld and select {your
organization name} from the list\'\] and join millions of others in
using products and practices that save energy and money and protect the
environment. Together we can make a difference.

##  \[Article to encourage others to become ENERGY STAR Pledge Drivers\]

**Join the Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR Campaign\
*Leverage a powerful educational platform and demonstrate your
environmental commitment.***

Many of \[you/our members/etc.\] are taking steps to improve the energy
performance of your facilities and to educate
\[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\] and others about ways to
save energy and money and help protect the environment. For those
seeking a fresh way to get involved, consider joining the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Change the World, Start with
ENERGY STAR campaign and encouraging your
\[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\] to take the ENERGY STAR
Pledge. By promoting the pledge, your organization can take part in an
important movement, measure and promote your own energy and
environmental savings, as well as help your
\[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\] save money and do their
part.

Most people want to protect our environment, but many don't know where
to start. Choosing ENERGY STAR qualified products and energy-saving
practices is a simple way to save money, save energy, and help keep our
planet a healthy place to live. The pledge includes simple everyday
actions, such as changing a light to ENERGY STAR, enabling your computer
to power down when not in use, installing and using a programmable
thermostat correctly with pre-programmed settings, choosing products
that have earned the ENERGY STAR, and more -- actions that can also save
your \[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\] money.

Here\'s how you can participate: simply register your organization
online as a Change the World pledge driver. You will then receive
personalized Web links that allow you to get \'credit\' for your
group\'s pledges and track your progress in helping individuals reduce
the amount of greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficient
practices and products. Pre-printed and customizable campaign materials
are also available to help you invite your
\[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\] to take the pledge.
\[Insert any incentive that you may have, such as a contest with a prize
for the most pledges, to encourage your audience to participate.\]
You'll also have access to a number of resources to help promote your
energy and environmental savings back to your community or to the media.

In addition to joining as a pledge driver, you can also collect stories
of energy-saving successes from your
\[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\], and share those stories
with EPA to help inspire other Americans
\[members/employees/students/customers, etc.\] to take the pledge.

Join with us today in demonstrating our collective contribution to this
vital national movement. Go to energystar.gov/changetheworld and click
on "For Partner Organizations".