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sidebar = new makeArray(8);
sidebar[0] = "<p><img align='left' alt='shoe image' src='http://www.reed.edu/sustainability/assets/images/shoe.jpg' title='shoe image' style='margin:0 5px 0 0'/>Measure your <a href='http://www.myfootprint.org/'>ecological footprint</a>.</p>"
sidebar[1] = "<p>Calculate the <a href='http://www.commutesolutions.com/howmuch.html'>cost of commuting by car</a>.</p>"
sidebar[2] = "<p>Read how Reed is participating in <a href='http://www.reed.edu/cis/facilities/green_computing.html#suggestions'>green computing</a>.</p>"
sidebar[3] = "<p>Need to use a car for a quick trip? Try <a href='zipcar.html'>Zipcar</a>! Zipcar and Reed have joined forces to provide Reed students, staff, and faculty a car-sharing program on campus at discounted driving rates.</p>"
sidebar[4] = "<p>Going to or from the airport? Take the bus and MAX light rail rather than a taxi for a smaller carbon footprint.</p>"
sidebar[5] = "<p>Setting your computer to sleep when you are away for less than 20 minutes is an easy way to reduce your computer’s energy consumption to just 1-6 watts, compared to the an average 65-250 watts it takes to operate an average desktop computer.</p>"
sidebar[6] = "<p>Modern LCD color monitors don’t need a screensaver. Only when the screen goes completely dark is a computer actually saving energy.</p>"
sidebar[7] = "<p>Turn off electrical appliances that aren't being used. Most appliances continue using energy even when turned off or on standby, including computers, televisions, kitchen appliances, stereos, battery/phone chargers, and any device with a clock, sensor, or lighted display. Five percent of the energy we use in the U.S. is consumed by appliances on stand-by. </p>"

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