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var didYouKnow = new Array("In 2005, Americans — with the help of ENERGY STAR — saved about $12 billion dollars on their energy bills and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to annual emissions of 23 million vehicles.  In addition, they used 150 billion kWh less electricity, or about 4% of total U.S. demand.",
			"Households account for around 20% of total energy consumption in the U.S. (EIA).  The typical household spends more than $1,900 a year on energy bills.  With ENERGY STAR, you can save up to 30% or about $600 per year.",
			"By replacing the five most frequently used lights in your home with ENERGY STAR qualified lighting, you can save more than $60 each year in energy costs. If every US household replaced their five highest-use fixtures, or the bulbs in them, with ENERGY STAR qualified models, the change would prevent the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the annual emissions from more than 8 million cars.",
			"In the average home, 40% of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.  Nationwide, the total electricity consumed by electronics while idle equals the annual output of 12 power plants. Enabling your monitor’s ENERGY STAR power management features can save you about $15 a year on your energy bill. To save even more, replace your old monitor with an LCD display one.  The energy consumption of an average LCD display monitor (flat-panel) is at least half of that for an average CRT.",
			"About one-sixth of all the electricity generated in the US is used to air condition buildings.",
			"Of the $1,900 per year an average household spends on utility bills, half pays for heating and cooling.  Depending on where you live, replacing your old heating and cooling equipment with ENERGY STAR qualified equipment and properly sealing your ducts can cut your energy bill by about $180 (nearly 10%).",
			"The water you save every year by purchasing a new ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washer instead of a new non-qualified model is enough to do 300 loads of laundry.",
			"By 2015, consumer electronics and small appliances will be responsible for almost 30% of all household electricity use. In 2020, the average home is expected to be 5% larger and will rely on even more electricity-powered electronics. (EIA)",
			"You can get tax credits under the Energy Policy Act for reducing your home’s energy use associated with lighting, windows, heating and cooling, thermostats, drafts, insulation, attics, and roofs. <a href='http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits'>Click here for more information</a>.",
			"If all states adopted the most recent commercial and residential model energy codes, by 2020 annual consumer energy bill savings would be almost $7 billion, and the construction of 32 new 400 megawatt (MW) power plants could be avoided.",
			"California’s building standards have helped save businesses and residents more than $15.8 billion in electricity and natural gas costs since 1975, and these savings are expected to climb to $59 billion by 2011 (CEC 2003).",
			"States are responsible for more than 16 billion square feet of building space and spend more than $11 billion annually on building energy costs, which can account for as much as 10% of a typical government’s annual operating budget.",
			"In 2005, EPA estimates that the United States recycled 32.1% of its garbage (79.0 million tons of material). (EPA’s Municipal Solid Waste Characterization Study)",
			"Current national recycling efforts reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 49.9 million metric tons of carbon equivalent, which is equivalent to the annual GHG emissions from 39.6 million passenger cars.",
			"U.S. recycling activity conserves significant quantities of energy. EPA estimates that our current recycling efforts saves 1.4 quadrillion BTU, equivalent to 11.3 billion gallons of gas.",
			"<a href='http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/flextech.shtml'>Flex Fuel Vehicles</a> are specially-designed to run on either traditional gasoline or a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline known as &quot;E-85.&quot;  E-85 reduces GHG emissions by 20%.  FFVs are available to consumers in a range of models at no extra cost.",
			"A vehicle that gets 30 MPG will cost you $650 less to fuel each year than one that gets 20 MPG (assuming 15,000 miles of driving annually and a fuel cost of $2.60).  Over a period of 5 years, the 30 MPG vehicle will save you $3,250.",
			"Vehicle CO2 emissions cannot be reduced with exhaust treatment devices. They can only be reduced by decreasing the amount of fossil fuel burned by: driving less, using a renewable fuel, getting more mileage out of each gallon of fuel.");
			
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