energy

i pledge
to replace 4 light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs.

i can
save 1,760 kilowatt-hours of electricity over the life of the bulbs.

together
all Denver residents can save over $20 million each year on our electric bills.

water

i pledge
to reduce my daily shower time by 45 seconds.

i can
save 2 gallons of water each day.

together
all Denver residents can save over 400 million gallons, about as much water as Denver's 5 largest city parks need in a year.

air

i pledge
to replace at least one car trip a week with walking or bicycling.

i can
decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 520 pounds per year.

together
all Denver residents can prevent 153,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, which is the equivalent of removing 25,500 cars from the road each year.

land

i pledge
to plant a tree in the city.

i can
join other metro Denver residents in planting one million trees as part of Tree by Tree – the Mile High Million.

together
we can help remove pollutants from the air, create shade to reduce energy use, and filter dirty stormwater runoff.

waste

i pledge
to replace plastic shopping bags with reusable ones.

i can
eliminate 208 bags per year.

together
all Denver residents can save the amount of petroleum required to drive a car around the earth's equator 351 times.