University of North Carolina at Charlotte

UNC Charlotte volunteered to serve as one of 50 select employers to participate as part of a Regional Air Quality Board Project called Clean Air Works! This project will initially run from June through August and is intended to include voluntary employer-based programs to encourage employees and managers to reduce vehicles on roads and the negative impacts from emissions, especially during bad air days. Activities could include-where it makes business sense to do so-occasionally working from home, using flex-time and compressing schedule arrangements, riding CATS, carpooling, and ride -sharing.

University committee educational efforts aimed at encouraging a change of mindset among faculty, staff and students about commuting approaches.

Pump ‘Em Up and Check Your Gas Cap

UNC Charlotte’s Environmental Assistance Office and the College of Engineering are sponsoring, Pump ‘em Up, a national campaign that promotes proper vehicle tire-inflation as a gasoline-saving measure, Thursday, June 7 from11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The public and campus community are invited to bring their vehicles for a FREE tire-pressure check and adjustment and gas cap check. Participants will receive a free tire gauge. A new permanent “Pump ‘Em Up!” station will be inaugurated. The air compressor was donated by ARK Petroleum.

According to Pump ‘em Up, proper tire inflation could save Americans 4 million gallons of gas each day, hundreds of dollars each year on gas and extend the life of their tires by 25 percent. If a leaky gas cap is detected, it will be replaced free of charge.

The event will be held in Parking Lot 23 by Duke Centennial Hall off Highway 29. CNN will be on hand to film the activities. Savannah Walter, founder of Pump ‘em Up will attend.

For more information contact, Regina Guyer, 704.687.3968 or email rguyer@uncc.edu

or visit www.pumpemup.org.