The town of Powassan recently passed a resolution encouraging businesses to adopt a Power Down Friday policy and turn off the power on Fridays between noon and 1 pm.
This is a great climate project because it encourages community involvement and makes it the norm for people to take the time to turn off unused sources of electricity. The campaign has garnered national media attention with mentions on CTV National TV News.
Have a gander at the Power Down Friday Resolution passed by Powassan council and consider encouraging your municipality to adopt a similar one. By encouraging small acts that conserve power and making them habit forming, the lifestyle changes that will make a bigger difference in slowing climate change will be easier to act on.
Special thanks to Rusty Perkins, local resident, who encouraged council to take this small step in adopting a green policy that will help raise awareness of climate change in her community.
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