Mission Statement
The Go Green, Save Green task force approved the following mission statement at their first meeting on June 24, 2008: The Village of Howard, Wisconsin Go Green, Save Green initiative is dedicated to identifying ways to provide internal and external cost savings, while providing a sustainable benefit to our economy, ecology, and community.
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Task Force Information
The Go Green, Save Green (G²SG) task force is comprised of the Village President (Burt McIntyre), one Village Trustee (Dan Deppeler), Village Administrator (Joshua Smith), Executive Director of Public Works (Bob Bartelt, PE), Village Forester (Chris Clark) and three citizen members. The citizen members shall be appointed for staggered three (3) year terms.
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Member Contact Information
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| G²SG Task Force Member |
Address |
Telephone No. |
Email |
David Steffen (Chairman) |
1593 Redstone Trail |
920/246-0102 |
David |
| Burt R. McIntyre |
1108 Coprinus Drive |
920/434-0482 |
Burt |
| Dan Deppeler |
2916 Copper Mountain Trail |
N/A |
David |
| Joshua A. Smith |
2456 Glendale Avenue |
920/434-4640 |
Joshua |
| Bob Bartelt, PE |
2456 Glendale Avenue |
920/434-4060 |
Bob |
| Chris Clark |
2456 Glendale Avenue |
920/434-4640 |
Chris |
| Charlie Higgs |
N/A |
920/434-5863 |
Charlie |
| Frank Ingram |
N/A |
920/445-3758 |
Frank |
| John Tiedt |
N/A |
920/490-1246 |
John |
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Trees
- Plant a tree! The shade a tree provides can lower your cooling bills. A single tree can absorb one ton (2,000 pounds) of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. One acre of tree cover can compensate for automobile fuel use equivalent to driving a car between 7,200 and 8,700 miles.
- Plant native trees! By planting native trees for landscaping, water usage goes down because these plants require less water and are more tolerant to our climate. In fact, native plants only need whatever amount of water is equal to the annual rainfall.
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- If every American home replaced one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
- For every pound of paper that is recycled, the following is saved: 3 lbs of carbon dioxide emissions and 3.5 gallons of water.
- You can run a TV for 6 hours on the amount of electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours.
- Use dimmers and motion sensors to automatically turn off lighting when an area is not in use.
- Unplug "vampire" devices, such as cell phone chargers,when they are not in use.
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- By recycling just 1 glass bottle, you save enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours..
- The more we throw away, the more space we take up in the landfills. When a landfill becomes full, taxpayers have to build a new one.
- You can run a TV for 6 hours on the amount of electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours.
- Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs use 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer
- Change/clean air filters in air conditioner and heaters to make them more efficient.
- Use sleep mode on your computers and turn off each night.
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Green Web Links
CitiesGoGreen: Welcome to CitiesGoGreen, a project focused on answering the question, "How can cities and other local governments become sustainable as quickly and effectively as possible?"
Urban Ecology Center: Located in Riverside Park (Milwaukee), the Urban Ecology Center has a knowledgeable staff and a library with displays of green products for the home.
Focus On Energy: Information on Energy Star products and appliances, as well as incentive and cash-back reward programs.
Green Built Home: Extensive information on green building and remodeling for the builder and homeowner.
Rain Gardens: Information and resources from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District on landscaping with native plants and raingardens to manage stormwater
and protect Wisconsins water resources.
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance: The Wisconsin Green Building Alliance has listings of green builders, projects and educational resources.
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