Green Living Fair
Get inspired, have fun and learn more about greening your life. At the Green Living Fair, you can meet your neighbors, make new friends, and learn how to build a better planet. If you’re interested in learning about Sustainable Living in Central Pennsylvania, this is the place to be.
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Greening up Harrisburg’s Downtown
"GreenWorks Development's Campus Square Building - the home of the Green Center of Central Pennsylvania - was recently featured on GreenLife Pennsylvania. GreenLife Pennsylvania is a documentary series produced by WVIA, the public television station in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton area. The Campus Square Building was featured as a shining example...
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Green Center Announced
Today marked the announcement of the Green Center of Central Pennsylvania, where green technology will be made accessible to the community. The Center will partner with HACC to teach a green curriculum, enabling them to be on the cutting edge of the job market. Business and residents will be able to get information about environmentally-friendly...
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WITF Covers Green Center Announcement
(Harrisburg) -- A new non-profit organization is designed to serve as a "green hub," of sorts, for the midstate. The Green Center of Central Pennsylvania involves a partnership between Harrisburg Area Community College and several businesses. Its multi-pronged mission involves teaching and training people on sustainable technologies. Executive Director Jill Gaito says it will also serve as an information hub to the public on a range of "green" topics.
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Patriot News Green Center Coverage
"By fall, Harrisburg will have a center for environmental technology that will develop, teach and apply green technologies. The Green Center of Central Pennsylvania will help businesses and residents understand environmental technology and how to use it."
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Green Tips
Turn Your Computer Off at Night
The energy savings can really add up. In one year, if you shut your machine off at night, you’ll save an average of $90 worth of electricity.
Insulate Your Water Heater
Hot water accounts for 13% of a typical utility bill, so improving efficiency goes a long way. Consider wrapping your old heater in a layer of insulation. For the nominal cost of about $15, an insulating jacket can reduce heat lost through the walls of the tank by 25-40%.
Choosing a better bulb
Switching from incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) will cut your dependence on energy and save you about $25 to $60 per CFL. CFLs may be higher in cost, but each lasts ten to fifteen times longer than an incandescent that provides the same light, at a quarter to a third the cost per hour.