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On Wednesday a gigantic clothesline dangled over Berkeley's Civic Center Park. T-shirts, sweaters, jeans, and all kinds of clothing swayed in the wind as members of Rising Sun Energy Center's California Youth Energy Services program proudly explained the work they've been doing to make Berkeley's.munity more sustainable."Really what this is is a call to action," said Jodi Pincus, executive director of the Berkeley-based Rising Sun Energy Center. "You may be asking, how does climate change relate to air drying my clothes? Clothes dryers are the second largest energy hog appliance in the home, and CO2 emissions from a single household can amount to nearly 23,000 pounds of CO2 per year. It is up to us to do something."

The "Air Dry For the Environment" event on July 17 included short speeches from Pincus, RSEC's Outreach Manager Christina Chan, Berkeley Vice Mayor Linda Maio, Councilman Laurie Capitelli, and two of CYES's youth employees.CYES aims to tackle two issues through its program: youth employment and resident efficiency. CYES hires and trains local youth ages 15 to 22 as Energy Specialists, providing jobs in the green economy to young people who really need them.leg garter for sale CYES's Energy Specialists offers Green House Calls to renters and homeowners, providing an efficiency assessment, installation of energy and water saving products and personalized r.mendations to help residents save energy where they can.If you have a yard, members of CYES will install a retractable clothesline as a sunny-day alternative to a tumble dryer.

The best part is, these house calls are free. Any PG&E customer in Berkeley, Antioch, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremond, Hayward, Oakland, Pleasanton, Richmond, Union City, and Marin County is eligible."I keep.ing back because I'm excited to see the program grow," said one youth employefactory connection high heel shoese who had been with CYES for three years. "But I want us to get further than the Bay Area, because the further we go, the smaller our carbon footprint will b.e.""Doing this job, we get to educate a variety of.munities,snake bone chain people that.Cheap Orange Retro Removable Bikini Set on salee from all kinds of backgrounds," added another youth employee.handcuff holidays "We get to educate all of them about little changes they can make in their own homes to help the greater environment."