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Ty Stark
Marketing and Communications Assistant, NEF
Ph: 801-908-5800 Fax: 801-908-5400
E-Mail: ty@nef1.org

UTAH WILL GO DARK ON SEPTEMBER 19th

On Wednesday September 19th eCube Energy is encouraging all Utah homes and business to turn their lights off from 9 to 10 pm. ECube Energy is a Salt Lake City company that specializes in energy saving devices.

The experiment, called "Lights Off Utah," is being organized to demonstrate how much energy can be saved and how carbon emissions can be eliminated through the simple act of turning off all lights statewide for one hour.

Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and Governor Jon Huntsman support this idea and will be encouraging all non-essential municipal lighting to be switched off.

Essential services, such as hospitals and nursing homes will not be asked to participate, and street lighting will remain on during that period.

To sign up as a participant or sponsor in the September 19th project, go to www.lightsoffamerica.com and go to the lightsoffutah link.

For more information or if you want to help, contact: Dan Furner
801-231-1202.

National Energy Foundation is a unique 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and cultivating an energy literate society through educational programs. NEF recognizes the importance and contribution of natural resources to our economy, national security, environment and quality of life. Visit www.nef1.org to find out more about NEF.

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