On April 22 we mark the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement—Earth Day.

What is Earth Day and how did it come about? According to earthday.org:

“The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Senator Nelson announced the idea for a “national teach-in on the environment” to the national media; persuaded Pete McCloskey, a conservation-minded Republican Congressman, to serve as his co-chair; and recruited Denis Hayes as national coordinator. Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land.”

In honor of Earth Day we wanted to take a moment to point out some of the ways you can call attention to energy efficiency and green certification in your listings.

In Listing Load as you add or modify a residential listing you’ll find a field called “Energy Efficiency.” If you’re not sure of the definition of the abbreviated features simply click on the “Energy Efficiency” field name and as pop-up list will appear.

Check up to six features that apply to your listing. Energy efficiency is very important to many potential buyers so the more complete the list of energy efficient features the better.

If the property has a Green Certification, like LEED or Energy Star, the year it was certified is required so make sure it’s available when entering your listing information.

You may notice that some of the energy efficiency features are also available for selection in other fields for example FOR-95 can also be found as a heat field choice.

If you have any questions about our energy efficiency features or Green Certification fields, please call our Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or send them an email. We’re here to help our subscribers.

Earth Day Activities
Portland Earth Day Activities for Kids

General Earth Day Events in Portland

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