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Modify the brightness of each computer monitor. 
This process will save the amount of energy output it takes to keep your computer screens brightly lit.
Encourage an artist
If you know someone interested in making art from recycled materials, offer to provide supplies. Many school children need items like paper towel tubes for art projects.
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Green Lighting Tips:
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Do not place lamps near a thermostat. The thermostat senses the heat produced from the lamp which can change how often your furnace or air conditioner will run.
Keep your computer in service longer
Advocate keeping computers in service until either technological obsolescence or their natural end of life.If you buy two computers of the same type (desktop or laptop) over a decade, you use less total energy than if you had bought three in that same time span. The best way to reduce your computer energy use is to buy fewer computers.
Turn on hardware only when in use
If you have hardware such as scanners or printers that are connected to your computers and turned on indefinitely, your computers will consume a higher amount of energy.
Use liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors instead of cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors
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Sleep Mode and Power Management Features
Many computers available today come with a sleep mode or power management featureMake sure you have the power-down feature set up on your PC through your operating system software..
Modify the power management settings on your computers
On Windows computers, modify your power management settings in the Power Options menu within your Control Panel.