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Article: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OUT ENCOURAGES SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 10, 2007
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Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
Penn State students have their own version of "Friday Night Lights."
It's called Friday Night Lights Out and it's aimed at helping the University minimize pollution and reduce its $1 million a month electric bill.
Some 20 to 45 student volunteers gather on Friday night at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. They are divided into small groups and assigned to targeted buildings, where they turn out lights that were left on in public areas such as classrooms, study rooms, restrooms and lounges. It's estimated that students turn off approximately 1,500 to 2,500 light bulbs every Friday night.
The concept is ...