Weekly Energy Saving Tip

Wash only FULL loads of dishes and clothes. When washing clothes, wash in cold water and use cold water detergent whenever possible.

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Weekly Energy Saving Tip

Install water-efficient shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators to reduce water consumption without any loss in pressure.

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Weekly Energy Saving Tip

Bundle up your water heater in an insulating blanket. Water Heater Blankets start around $10-15 but can save you BIG on your utility bills.

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Reflections on MHYC: A New Perspective

One of our newest Corpsmembers, Jackie Wolfe, joined Energy Crew in January. We recently asked her what she thought about MHYC so far and this is what she had to say: This first month of our term has gone by quite quickly, actually. The first two weeks of orientation seemed slow, but once we made [...]

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Weekly Energy Saving Tip

Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120°F. Each 10° reduction can save you up to 5% in energy costs each month.

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Weekly Energy Saving Tip

Air dry your dishes instead of using your dishwasher’s heated drying cycle.

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Corpsmember Spotlight

Our spring term is well underway and our new crews are hitting the ground running to conserve water and energy around Colorado. We have 14 new ACLCs, 7 new Energy Corpsmembers, 2 new Water Corpsmembers and we are thrilled to have all of them on board. We recently put together a video introducing a few [...]

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A New Family At MHYC

Who would have thought that two weeks of orientation could be fun? I mean come on, how much could you cover in two weeks that couldn’t be done in one week or a few days for that matter? The answer to that question came swiftly on the first day as the majority of the time [...]

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Service Project: The Urban Farm

Last Friday, all the MHYC CMs headed to The Urban Farm for an All-CORPS SERVICE PROJECT. Our new Energy and Water CMS joined the Summer of Service Crews and some staff to spend the morning working at The Urban Farm. The sky was blue, the sun was out and so were everyone’s smiles. It looked [...]

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INTERVIEW? AHHHHHHH!

Steps to help you prepare and succeed in your interview: 1. Do some research on the business/organization before the interview. (Get to know their website, do they have Facebook?) 2. Practice interviewing. 3. Dress for success: Neat hair, appropriate and professional clothing. Minimal jewelry and make up for women. 4. Go alone. Do not take [...]

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