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Long Weekends
State’s Four-day Work Week Saves Energy
Utah has officially become the first
state to experiment with reducing en-
ergy costs and commuter gasoline ex-
pense by switching 17,000 of 24,000
executive branch government employ-
ees to a 40-hour, four-day work week.
Governor Jon Huntsman’s mandatory
three-day weekend just may catch on.
Turning out the lights, heat and
air conditioning on Fridays in a third
of Utah’s government buildings will save the state an esti-
mated $3 million a year, according to the governor’s office.
Although total commuter fuel charges are still unknown, the
Department of Environmental Quality estimates that during
the yearlong experiment, employees in six buildings alone
will save $300,000 at the pump.
In addition, “We feel like we can reduce the carbon
dioxide [emissions] by around 3,000 metric tons” says Kim
Hood, executive director of the Department of Administrative
Services, which tenders another direct benefit by reducing
local air pollution.
Required Viewing
King Corn & Ethanol Exposé
Earth Cinema Circle’s documen-
tary, King Corn, reveals the politics
behind the subsidized crop that
drives our fast-food nation. Just
about everything most Americans
eat contains it: high-fructose corn
syrup, corn-fed meat, and corn-
based, processed food.
“King Corn is one of the most
important films you can see to bet-
ter understand government policies
behind the corn industry and the
ethanol movement,” says co-host
Ed Begley, Jr. It’s why drivers now
pump this biofuel at the gas station,
even though ethanol requires more energy to make than it
delivers.
View more films that inform and inspire a positive difference
by joining EarthCinemaCircle.com.
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