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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: February 23, 2011
Description
On today's episode of Bloomington Today, we'll find out some tips to make your home more energy efficient, while helping you cut costs, we'll also take a look inside one of Bloomington's recycling centers.
A
B
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
thanks
for
joining
us,
I'm
caitlin
cockrele
the
positive
effects
that
recycling
has
on
both
the
community
and
our
environment
seems
to
be
growing.
However,
the
number
of
people
actually
using
the
recycling
systems
is
shrinking.
Hennepin
county
has
been
closely
monitoring
this
decline
and
wants
your
help
to
do
something
about
it.
What
we
found.
B
B
C
C
One
area
we're
really
looking
at
is
organics
recycling
and
that's
taking
food
scraps
and
non-recyclable
papers
and
collecting
them
like
regular
recycling.
You
would
get
a
container,
you
would
bag
up
that
waste
and
then
it's
taken
to
a
commercial
composting
facility
where
it's
turned
into
compost
and
we're
really
looking
at
that,
because
through
waste
sorts
and
information
we
have,
we
know
that
about
25
to
30
percent
of
our
waste
is
organic
material.
B
C
B
Hennepin
county
is
holding
recycling
forums
in
the
coming
weeks
in
an
effort
to
find
out
from
residents
how
they
can
improve
programs
and
ultimately
get
residents
more
involved
in
recycling.
There
are
two
more
recycling
forums
yet
to
be
held
one
on
february
24th
at
the
civic
plaza
right
here
in
bloomington
from
6
30
to
8
30
pm.
The
next
meeting
will
take
place
in
crystal
on
march
8.
for
details
on
the
forums
visit.
The
city's
website
at
w
www.ci.bloomington.mn.us.
B
And
keyword,
search
forums,
as
we
mentioned
in
the
earlier
story,
the
south
hennepin
recycling
center
doesn't
just
collect
recyclable
goods,
but
also
hazardous
material.
The
city
of
bloomington
wants
to
be
sure
residents
are
informed,
what
exactly
is
considered
hazardous
waste
and
when
and
where
those
materials
can
be
dropped
off.
B
We
encourage
anyone
with
questions
to
visit
the
city's
website
to
find
out
all
information
about
the
center,
including
a
map
of
where
it's
located
hours,
holiday
schedules
and
more
and
in
the
coming
weeks.
Bloomington
today
will
feature
other
ways
to
get
your
basement
or
garage
cleaned
out.
As
we
approach
the
annual
curbside
cleanup
well,
this
year
marks
the
30th
anniversary
for
one
of
the
city's
theater
and
art
center's
popular
organizations.
B
D
D
D
B
E
It's
really
fun
because
we
do
a
lot
of
challenging
music,
and
so
I
feel
that
we're
like
growing
kind
of
in
our
music
knowledge
and
stuff,
and
it's
also
just
really
fun,
because
our
directors
are
super
nice.
I
love
all
of
the
directors
and
it's
just
fun
to
get
together
with
your
friends
and
saying
I
really
love
singing.
E
Especially
as
we
get
older,
it's
really
important
for
us
to
kind
of
blend.
Our
voices
together,
which
you
know
kind
of
enforces
the
whole
teamwork
thing
like
it's,
not
just
one
person
singing
a
solo
or
two
people
saying
you
do
it.
It's
a
whole
choir
of
like
30
kids
and
we
have
to
all
work
together,
and
I
mean
that
really
improves
our
skills
and
all
of
the
kinds
of
stuff
that
we
do
where
teamwork
is
important
again,.
B
The
concert
will
be
held
on
sunday
february
27th
at
the
schneider
theater
at
the
civic
plaza
tickets.
For
this
concert.
Fundraiser
are
25
apiece
to
purchase
tickets,
go
to
the
city's
website,
click
on
the
art
and
culture
tab
under
the
parks
and
leisure
and
you'll
find
a
link
to
angelica
contante's
information
and
the
city
of
bloomington's
human
rights.
Commission.
Recently
partnered
with
normandale
community
college
to
celebrate
black
history
month.
F
B
Prior
to
the
presentation
at
normandale
community
college
mayor,
gene
winstead,
along
with
human
rights
commissioners,
took
to
the
streets
marching
for
remembrance.
The
human
services
division
supports
a
variety
of
community
events
if
you'd
like
to
be
notified
of
these.
Other
events,
go
to
the
city's
website
and
sign
up
for
esubscribe
to
have
all
updates
sent
right
to
your
cell
phone
or
email.
B
Omecongo
also
made
a
stop
at
the
civic
plaza,
while
in
bloomington
to
speak
with
a
group
of
young
people
who
gathered
together
for
the
2011
youth
leadership.
Retreat
kids
were
gathered
at
tables
where
they
talked
about
what
discrimination
is
to
them,
how
they
may
have
personally
experienced
it
and
how
they
could
put
a
stop
to
it.
G
A
G
A
C
F
C
B
Welcome
back
to
bloomington
today
we
are
now
joined
by
center
for
energy
and
environment
community
energy
coordinator,
neely,
crane
smith
neely.
How
are
you
doing
great
today,
thanks
great
thanks
for
being
here
now?
Your
organization
is
partnered
with
the
city
of
bloomington.
Why
don't
you
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
that
partnership.
I
Well,
the
center
for
energy
and
environment,
which
is
the
nonprofit
I
work
for
works,
helping
reduce
energy
use
in
all
types
of
buildings
across
the
state
of
minnesota,
so
we
definitely
work
with
a
lot
of
cities.
One
program
we're
offering
here
in
bloomington
that
we're
working
with
the
city
on
is
called
the
home
energy
squad
and
that's
a
program
that
helps
bloomington
residents,
reduce
energy
waste
in
their
homes
and
start
saving
on
their
utility
bills.
B
Great
alrighty:
well,
you
know
there
are
lots
of
ways
that
people
can
sometimes
overlook
that
they
can
help
reduce
their
their
energy
use
and
we
have
lots
of
goodies
on
the
table
today.
So
I
think
that
the
best
way
would
just
be
to
kind
of
chat
about
what
you've
brought
here.
So
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
ways
that
you
know
a
digital
thermostat,
something
as
simple
as
that.
Oh.
I
I
B
I
Right,
if
you
have
an
older,
some
older
thermostats
do
contain
mercury
which
should
be
recycled
with
household
hazardous
waste.
Okay,
great
all,
right.
What
else
do
we
got
here?
Oh
so
many
things.
Well,
probably
the
easiest
quickest
way
to
reduce
on
electricity
use
is
to
use
compact
fluorescent
light
bulbs
or
cfls,
which
are
you
know,
they've,
come
a
really
long
way
in
the
past
couple
years
that
they've
been
on
the
markets
they're
very,
very
quick
and
easy
and
actually
have
a
great
tool
here.
I
That'll
show
us
just
how
much
energy
you
can
save
when
you
use
compact
fluorescents.
So
this
is
a
light
meter.
It's
just
a
basic
electricity
meter,
like
you
might
see
on
the
side
of
your
house,
and
what
this
shows
us
with
a
spinning
disc
in
front
is
just
how
much
energy
is
being
used
to
power
lights
now.
Have
you
ever
touched
an
incandescent
when
it's
been
on
before
you
know?
I
don't
think
so,
but
probably
stay
away
because
they
get
really
hot
right.
I
Well,
heat
is
a
sign
of
energy
waste,
so
things
that
get
really
really
hot
and
it's
not
their
purpose
in
life
to
be
hot.
So,
like
your
vcr
or
cell
phone
charger
or
a
light
bulb
means
they
waste
a
lot
of
energy.
I
don't
know
about
you,
but
I
played
with
the
easy
bake
ovens.
When
I
was
a
little
girl,
they
use
incandescent
light
bulbs
to
cook
food.
You
could
cook
food
with
them,
so.
C
I
Really
hot,
and
that
means
they
use
a
lot
of
energy,
so
you
can
see
that
spinning
disc.
That
shows
just
how
much
energy
is
being
used
by
this
incandescent
to
produce
light
and
now,
on
the
left
hand,
side
is
a
compact
fluorescent,
produces
the
same
amount
of
light.
The
same
color
is
light,
but,
as
you
can
see,
barely
moving
snails
pace.
Exactly
compact
fluorescents
use,
75,
less
electricity
and
last
seven
to
ten
times
longer
so
per
bulb.
You
can
save
over
40
over
its
lifetime
right.
I
And
I
think
part
of
it
is
just
when
they
first
came
out.
They
were
that
spiral
bulb
and
they
look
kind
of
weird.
What
was
great
is
they
made
a
lot
more
of
these
bulbs,
so
I
also
brought
now.
This,
like,
I
said,
is
an
a-line
bulb.
This
is
my
favorite,
because
it's
the
same
size
and
shape
as
an
incandescent.
You
can
clip
lamps
on
top
to
it,
but
you
can
also
find
compact
fluorescents
in
indoor
and
outdoor
flood
light
in
bathroom
globe,
dimmable
three-way
candelabra
base.
B
I
Right
the
power
strip
is
here
for
what
is
actually
a
big
issue
in
minnesota
homes.
Now
the
average
minnesota
home
has
between
30
to
40
electronics
plugged
in
at
all
times
and
if
they're
plugged
in
they're
using
electricity.
So
that's
anything
with
a
clock
anything
with
the
remote
anything
that
has
a
little
red
led
light.
I
That
tells
you
it's
ready
to
come
on
like
if
you
have
one
room
in
your
house
where
you
turn
off
all
the
lights
and
then
suddenly,
there
are
like
80
red
eyes
staring
at
you,
that's
what's
called
phantom
load
and
that
constant
sort
of
drain
of
electricity
from
all
these
electronics
can
add
up
to
a
lot
of
money.
In
fact,
if
you
just
look
at
video
game
consoles,
it's
like
playstations
wiis
xboxes,
those
left
plugged
in
cost
our
country
over
1
billion
dollars
a
year
in
wasted
electricity.
I
If
it's
plugged
in
it's
always
using
energy
now,
what's
good
to
know
about
phantom
load,
is
that
doesn't
mean
you
have
to
unplug
everything?
Some
things
are
meant
to
be
plugged
in
all
the
time.
But
if
you
focus
on
the
big
phantoms
in
your
house
and
that's
your
tv
and
your
computer
use
a
lot
of
phantom
load,
so
focus
on
getting
those
into
power
strips
and
then
turning
them
off.
I
I
Yes,
last
but
not
least
at
least
now
a
big
issue,
every
minnesota
winter
is
air
leaks.
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
calls
I
get
from
people
who
are
like
my
house
is
just
too
uncomfortable.
Well,
odds
are
if
you're
uncomfortable
you're,
paying
too
much
for
energy
and
a
big
cause
of
that
can
be
air
leaks.
So
stopping
air
leaks
into
your
home
is
a
big
comfort
issue,
but
it
also
helps
you
save
money.
One
really
simple
way
to
do
that.
I
I
love
this
is
using
these
gasket
seals
now
little
known
fact
that
the
outlets
and
the
switch
plates
in
your
home
are
usually
not
insulated.
So
it's
a
really
easy
way
for
that
cold
air
to
get
right
into
your
house.
So
what
we
recommend
are
using
these
custom
cut
pieces
of
foam
insulation.
You
can
get
them
at
the
hardware
store
for
like
three
bucks
and
they
go
right
into
your
outlets
and
your
switch
plates
and
help
reduce
air
leaks.
That's.
I
B
I
B
B
I
Right,
it's
very
common
that
people
come
to
me
and
expect
that
they're
going
to
have
to
be
miserable
to
save
energy.
You
know,
I
think
we
all
sometimes
get.
President
carter
in
our
heads
put
on
a
sweater
and
turn
down
the
thermostat
and
that's
conservation,
and
then
that's
fine,
but
the
great
thing
about
efficiency
is
you
don't
have
to
be
uncomfortable?
You
don't
have
to
give
up
your
lifestyle.
You
just
use
a
few
good
products
and
a
few
good
habits
when
it
comes
to
misconceptions
about
some
of
the
items
I
have
on
the
table
here.
I
I
do
hear
a
lot
of
misconceptions
about
compact
fluorescence
one
is
that
they
have
to
be
put
in
every
light
socket
in
your
house.
Well,
no,
they
don't.
Actually,
you
should
use
compact
fluorescents
in
high
use
areas
so
places
like
kitchens
dining
rooms,
living
rooms
places
like
that.
Also,
it's
good
to
know
that
compact
fluorescents
do
need
to
be
recycled
shouldn't
be
tossed
in
the
trash,
but
you
can
recycle
them
for
free
at
most
big
box
stores
and
local
hardware
stores,
as
well.
B
I
When
it
comes
to
like
the
number
one
top
action,
we
recommend
that
all
minnesota
homeowners
do
and
it's
a
little
technical
but
bear
with
me.
It's
sealing
attic,
bypasses
so
a
big
problem
this
winter
in
minnesota,
with
all
the
snow,
has
been
ice
dams.
I
mean
they're
all
over
the
place.
People
talking
about
damage
happening
to
their
roofs,
so
their
attics.
The
only
way
to
stop
ice
dams
is
to
reduce
any
hot
air
getting
from
a
heated
home
into
your
unheated
attic
and
that
usually
happens
around
chimneys
or
recessed
lighting
about
electrical
boxes.
I
Anything
that
comes
comes
from
your
heated
house
into
an
unheated
attic,
so
for,
if
your
diy
type
for
under
100
or
if
you
work
with
a
contractor,
usually
around
400
to
600
seal,
those
bypasses
it'll,
prevent
you
from
getting
ice
dams
in
the
future
and
it'll
help.
You
stay
comfortable
with
by
keeping
that
heated
air
in
your
house
where
you
get
to
enjoy
it.
H
H
B
There
are
four
categories
of
the
award
recipients:
individual
youth,
youth
organization,
individual
adults
and
community
groups.
All
individuals
and
organizations
should
be
on
a
volunteer
basis
and
benefit
the
bloomington
youth
in
some
way
to
qualify
for
a
nomination.
We
were
at
the
2011
awards
ceremony
and
we've
got
those
winners
for
you.
B
The
winner
for
the
youth
organization,
category
is
think:
pink,
kids,
clubs
of
jefferson
kennedy,
olsen
and
normandale
hills
schools.
The
group
encourages
students
to
get
engaged
in
the
concept
of
community
service
for
a
cause
and
has
so
far
helped
fund
numerous
cancer
research
projects,
great
job
to
you.
Folks.
Next,
the
individual
adult
category
is
fred
lips.
Fred
began
volunteering
as
a
deck
timer
at
jefferson,
high
school
swim
meets
20
years
ago
and
he's
still
at
it.
He
not
only
financially
gives
support
to
the
school
but,
more
importantly,
donates
his
time.
B
Volunteering
with
boys
and
girls
swimming
marching
band
and
school
choir.
Finally,
in
the
category
of
community
group,
recognition
oasis
for
youth
was
awarded.
This
organization
offers
a
place
to
stay
for
homeless
and
precariously
placed
youth,
it's
staffed
by
volunteers
and
includes
crisis
intervention
as
well
as
on-site
activities.