Take on Global Warming, Pound by Pound

What is the Challenge?

Cool Capital Challenge unites individuals, schools, congregations, businesses, governments and other institutions to take a two-billion-pound bite out of the Capital Region's carbon dioxide emissions by 2009. The Challenge is like a fundraising campaign, only instead of pledging money, we are pledging the region's greenhouse gas emission reduction.  Check your pledge now to implement it. Here is how. 

Be Part of the Solution, Take the Challenge

When you "Take the Challenge", you will be able to calculate your carbon footprint, learn and choose some energy efficient, money-saving actions to reduce it, calculate your carbon and money savings, and make a pledge to reduce your carbon emissions. Learn about the steps to take the challenge.

When pledging you will be joining all the people in the region that are making this commitment. Don't forget to allocate your savings to your favorite team or create a new team, learn about team creation here. 

Drawing Contest Sixth Winner


Noah Sutker
Green Festival 2008 

Contest theme: Children cooling the Washington Region, teaching everyone how to Cool Now! See the contest description here.


  
 

 

GREEN SUMMER COMING UP


       

Green Summer is a project of the District Department of Environment that, in collaboration with District agencies and non-profit community groups such as Cool Capital Challenge, will employ youth to work on energy, watershed, parks and trees. 


Youth between 14 and 21 years old will receive field-based training, work on environmental issues and a stipend this summer. Read more>>

Resources
Check out our great resource page packed with energy saving tips, links, videos, and advice for individuals and businesses.