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Ever walk down a street on Christmas and see each house with their Christmas lights on? Ever wonder how much energy that must be wasting? Energy Service Corps, a partnered program of CALPIRG and AmeriCorps, is working to educate the next generation about energy conservation. Students from the Energy Service Corps program at UCSC educated a class of 4th graders at Westlake Elementary on the importance of conserving energy. One of the most basic tips for these students was to turn off the lights! Turning off the lights when not in a room of the house is a great, easy way to save energy and to save money on your electricity bill. Beyond the basics, Energy Service Corps students taught these 4th graders about renewable vs. non-renewable energy sources. These students will now grow up conscious of the benefits of wind, solar and even geothermal energy sources. Moreover, these students will go home and talk to their parents about what they learned in a special presentation that day. So, our Energy Service Corps students are not only reaching the next generation about energy issues, but they are reaching the current adult generation as well! Two birds with one stone, sweet!
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Students from across the state organize a press conference to STOP CUTS to CalGrants in Sacramento with their elected officials. -
UC Berkeley Intern Kat Lockwood speaking to students at Cal about the NO on 23 campaign to protect California’s clean air and global warming law with Van Jones. -
UCSB interns host the Textbook Rebellion as part of a national tour to fight high prices and successfully get both TV and print media to report on their event. -
Actress Amy Smart speaks at the CALPIRG Statewide Organizing Conference about activism and banning plastic grocery bags. -
Four TV, two radio, and two print media cover our High Speed Rail Spring Break Tour stop in the central valley. -
UC Davis students kick off a TEXT-2-GIVE table for Somalia Famine Relief on the quad – our efforts statewide raised thousands of dollars for famine relief. -
UC Davis CALPIRG Interns Justin Hassis and Manny Rin take a photo petition during the CALPIRG Alternative Spring Break Tour- gathering hundreds of petitions calling for a statewide ban on single use polystyrene containers and plastic bags -
UCR, USC, and UCLA interns come together for a joint beach clean-up! -
Jared Calinisan, UC Mercd AmeriCorps Member and CALPIRG intern, teaching kids at a local elementary school about energy efficiency (UC Merced educated 1,157 kids in one quarter – way to go!) -
UC Merced intern caulking a window as part of our Energy Service Corps program’s work to save Californian’s energy and money while also saving the environment!