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Green the Capitol has spurred a transformation of perspective and behavior among the House's thousands of employees.
Green Pastor
As part of their Member office greening program, Green the Capitol staff recently paid a visit to the office of Rep. Ed Pastor of Arizona.
Seeing the Capitol Dome in a New Light
A new lighting system will bathe the Capitol dome's exterior in a decidedly green light.
Slashing Energy Consumption With a Blade
It is about the size of an NFL lineman, has the memory of thousands of elephants and survives on a low-energy diet.

Greening Projects at the U.S. Capitol

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1,472
trees saved in 2009 through electronic faxing instead of conventional faxing with non-recycled paper.
74%
reduction of House CO2 emissions by using natural gas instead of coal and by purchasing energy produced by wind.
$200,000
in annual savings as a result of consolidating computer servers.
13,000
incandescent light bulbs replaced with energy-efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) .
650 tons
of cafeteria waste composted instead of going to a landfill.
46 million
gallons of water saved annually by using low-flow toilets, faucets and other measures.
1 pound
of CO2 emissions cut every 24 seconds through carbon footprint reduction efforts.
499,932
pounds of CO2 emissions cut as of 2009.
240,000
meals served monthly with compostable plates, containers and utensils instead of Styrofoam and plastic.
70 million
sheets of 100%
post-consumer recycled paper are sold at the House office supply stores annually.
222,240
kilowatt hours of electricity saved by staff actions through the end of 2009.
100,000
plastic bottles replaced by compostable bottles, eliminating tons of landfill waste.