EarthCARE Scoreboard for Two District School Boards 2006/2007
Compare these data with past years' audit results:
| |
 |
 |
| Demographics |
~74,000 students; 149 schools |
~20,500 students; 53 schools |
| Number of years in EarthCARE |
4 |
2 |
| Number of schools participating in 06/07 |
140 (94.0%) |
52 (98.1%) |
| Number of students on EarthCARE teams in 06/07 |
2871 |
679 |
| Number of rooms audited in most recent audit |
7081 |
2034 |
| Lights on when not needed in 06/07 |
14.0% |
14.3% |
| Computers on when not needed in 06/07 |
22.0% |
19.7% |
| Estimated reduction in CO2 emissions in 06/07 |
16.7 tonnes
(equivalent to 554 mature trees) |
1.7 tonnes
(equivalent to planting 56 mature trees) |
| Estimated savings from LOCO (Lights Off / Computers Off) alone |
$1,791,542 |
$180,236 |
| Number of environmental activities planned in schools |
1209 |
290 |
| Number of stories planned for web or newsletters |
548 |
230 |
| Number of EarthCARE board-wide events held since program started
(e.g., Fairs, Launches, Expos) |
5 |
2 |
| Number of
partnerships |
9 |
6 |
