Audio News Release: National Energy Awareness Month

INTRO:
Unplug. Turn off lights. Close doors. Check thermostats. Become personally responsible for conservation. Simple steps that, taken collectively among the 685,000 employees at the U.S. Postal Service and throughout its 34,000 facilities, will have a dramatic impact on the environment.

Sam Pulcrano is Vice President of Sustainability for the Postal Service.

PULCRANO SOUNDBITE:
WE NEED TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS WE CAN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE FUTURE. NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION MONTH IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CULTURE OF CONSERVATION HERE AT THE POSTAL SERVICE.

CLOSE:
The Postal Service has as its goal reducing energy use 30 percent by 2015. Scheduled capital investments will be made annually in energy conservation measures, primarily for lighting and HVAC upgrades.

(Preceding audio courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service)

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.