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2/28/2023
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PAG E 2 <br />SUSTAINABILITY NEWSLETTER <br />Smart Salting Practices <br />Winter has already put us through several sloppy <br />storm systems this season. While salt is often <br />necessary to keep our roadways and sidewalks <br />safe, it also causes damage to local waterways <br />and is dangerous to many plants and animals. <br />Here are some tips for smart salting: <br />1. Shovel and scrape snow and ice from the pavement surface, as much as you can. <br />2. Use less salt - a 12 ounce coffee cup full is enough for a 20 foot driveway <br />3. Check the temperature —salt will not work below 15 degrees F. <br />4. Consider using sand or lava grit as alternatives, which can help provide traction on <br />icy surfaces when the temperature is below the threshold where salt won't work. <br />5. Sweep up extra salt and grit once conditions have dried. <br />Renewable Energy Subscriptions <br />Are you a fan of renewable energy? The easiest <br />way to support renewable electricity sources is <br />to sign up for Windsource® or Solar" Rewards® <br />Community from Xcel Energy! <br />These subscription services allow you to source <br />some or all of your home electricity usage from re- <br />newable sources for a small monthly fee. <br />Check out current renewable options available <br />from Xcel Energy and sign up today. <br />Positive Climate News <br />England will ban some single -use plastics. Following their 2020 ban <br />on plastic straws, cotton swabs, and drink stirrers, England will ban <br />plastic cutlery, plates, trays and other polystyrene cups and food con- <br />tainers starting October 2023. <br />Hole in the ozone laver on track to heal. Despite some setbacks <br />from Chinese CFC emissions, the ozone layer is on track to return to <br />pre-1980 conditions by 2066. <br />USDA approves first vaccine for honeybees. Scientists have devel- <br />oped a vaccine that encourages a prophylactic response in bees to prevent foulbrood, one <br />bacterial threat to hives. The vaccine is injected into royal jelly, which the queen ingests, ac- <br />quiring immunity and passing it onto her offspring. <br />
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