Sleep is Good.

Time off is Better!

Last year USM used over 19,000,000 kWh of electricity.

Our use of this power resulted in the release of over 8500 tons of global warming CO2, Sulfur Dioxide and NOx.

Please turn off your monitor when it is not needed and let us all breathe slightly cleaner, healthier air.

Disable your “screen saver” (a feature that wastes energy) and

Enable the “sleep” mode on your monitor. By using this clever energy-management tool you will help reduce electricity use at USM. “Sleep” mode turns your computer’s monitor down from full power if you haven’t touched the keyboard or moved the mouse for 10 minutes or so. The monitor is “woken up” by a keystroke or by moving the mouse. If you aren’t using your monitor, it’s good to let it “sleep”, but turning it off is even better.

It only takes a moment to enable the “sleep” function on your monitor. Ask a friend to help if you haven’t done this before, or call the Computer Help Desk at: 4029. Coal-fired power plants produce much of the electricity we use. This is not a clean or sustainable process. By allowing your monitor to sleep, you slow global warming, reduce health care costs, improve our quality of life, and help protect our loons from the mercury that is released into the atmosphere when coal is burned. Protect your monitor from unnecessary heat-related damage. Press the “off” button.

Sleep is good – Time off is Better!

This information is provided on 100% reused paper by the USM Sustainability Office. Contact Dudley Greeley at 780-4384 for more information.