Most environmental problems are caused by human behavior and have long-term implications. A cost effective method of reducing energy can be attributed to behavior change. As an example, the Juneau School District has saved $1.2 million by reducing its energy consumption and expenditure by 30 percent during the past 30 months.

Those savings and reductions have mostly been through "little bitty things that we're doing to change behaviors," said Joyce Kitka, the district's energy education manager. Click here to read more.

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