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“The Marine Corps is leading the development of expeditionary energy solutions for the Department of Defense and the Navy; reducing energy demand in our platforms and systems, increasing the use of renewable energy, and instilling an ‘ethos of energy and water efficiency’ in every Marine.”

-- Gen. James F. Amos 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps George P. Schultz Lecture Marine Memorial Club, San Francisco, CA February 8, 2011

By the year 2012, the Marine Corps Exchange will have a total of 12 newly designed, branded and energy efficient Main Stores!

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LEED Certified THE INNS OF THE CORPS Marine lodging facilities are addressing environmental and ecological concerns by employing design, technology, stewardship, and process improvements across all facilities. The new South Mesa Lodge is the first of these facilities to be certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and has attained a silver certification.

We have embarked on a mission to refurbish all existing lodging facilities according to our new GREEN standards including better recycling, water conservancy, linen re-use, and energy efficient lighting programs. Going forward all new Inns of the Corps will be built to LEED Silver Certification. Two of these are the Lejeune Inn/Camp Lejeune, NC, which will include an additional 50 new rooms; and 102 new rooms at the Miramar Inn/MCAS Miramar, CA.

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TAKE OUR

GREEN MARINE CHALLENGE! First Prize: $1,000 MCX Shopping Spree Second Prize: $500 MCX Shopping Spree Third Prize: $300 MCX Shopping Spree

We want to know how you’re reducing your environmental footprint! Are you modifying your gear, simplifying your life, or building something awesome?

Tell us what you’re doing to go GREEN, teach us how and share what you know!

Submit your “GREEN FRIENDLY” essay of 250 words or less along with at least one photograph demonstrating your efforts, via email, to mcxhelp@usmc-mccs.org no later than 30 April 2011. Winners will be notified on 20 May 2011. See contest rules below.

Rules for MRX GREEN Marine Challenge (1) Only authorized patrons of the DoD military resale system 18 years and older are eligible to participate. (2) All winners' eligibility status will be verified. (3) Authorized patrons must submit their GREEN story of 250 words or less along with at least one color image, in jpg format, of themselves taking part in the story event. Entries should be sent via email no later than 11:59 pm EST, 30 April 2011, to mcxhelp@usmc-mccs.org. Incomplete entries are null and void. (4) No purchase is necessary to enter. (5) Only one entry per authorized patron is permitted. (6) Winners will be judged and chosen on 20 May 2011. (7) Winners will be notified via email using the address by which their entry was submitted. (8) Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash at any time. (9) Prizes are not transferable and need to be redeemed at any Marine Corps Exchange or related MCX facility. (10) The starting date of the promotion will be on or about 1 April 2011 and will end on 30 April 2011. (11) All MCCS employees and their immediate families and all CMC MR employees and their immediate families are not eligible to win. (12) By submitting your entry, you consent to the use of your name and images to appear in future advertisements and newsprint articles. (13) Prizes will be sent via FedEx overnite insured in the amount equal to the prize. Signature required for receipt of prize.

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Sponsored by

Barefoot Beach CLEAN UP! JOIN US April 16th Participate in a community effort to clean up our Marine Corps beach communities in Camp Lejeune, NC, and Camp Pendleton, CA. Stay for some fun in the sun with group volleyball, activities, refreshments, etc.

See local calendars for more event details.

10:00 am - Noon

Clean up

Noon - 1:00 pm

Pizza

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Volleyball

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Barefoot Beach Party

Each volunteer will receive a Barefoot Beach t-shirt, gloves, eco-friendly bags for debris removal and an MCX water !

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Started in 2008, Project Resurrection has saved

Over 11,500,000 plastic bottles have been

many a wetsuit by grinding them down and

recycled and used in Billabong’s new lines of

giving them a second life as a piece of Rip Curl

shorts, tees and hats.

footwear.

This company’s cotton conversion program

This company sponsored the first hydrogen-

gives incentives to Texas farmers who convert

powered surf competition ever in 2009. More

to organic cotton farms.

than a third of the event was run on a hydrogen fuel cell.

Eliminated single serve water bottles and Nautica employees participate at annual river

disposable cups at its sponsored endurance

clean-ups on the Hudson River.

races and promotes reusable water storage

As a contributor to the Nike Grind program,

containers.

Nautica donates old shoes to Nike which uses

The North Face has reduced 27% of its waste

the materials to create new basketball courts

sent to landfills, totaling over 17 tons.

and running tracks.

This company also collects and donates old textiles which are then recycled as filler for car seats and other products.

• Powering our plants with 100% renewable energy and using 100% renewable or recycled In 2008, Timex Headquarters installed one

materials for all products and packaging.

of the largest solar arrays in the Northeast to

• Having zero consumer and manufacturing

power its facilities.

waste go to landfills.

They are currently investigating geothermal

• Future Friendly Activation: Receive a free one

and solar power for operations in India as part

year subscription to National Geographic with

of their sustainability program.

a $25 purchase of participating products.

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• Smarter, Patent-Pending formula seeks out dirt

Road to Zero is Sony’s Global environmental

and stains.

plan, striving to achieve a zero environmental

• Easier-no-mess, easy-dose pump.

footprint throughout the life cycle of our

• Greener - 95% plant-based plus amazingly

products and business activities by 2050. Road

concentrated.

to Zero sets a series of specific goals based on four environmental PERSPECTIVES and six product LIFE CYCLE stages.

PERSPECTIVES Curbing Climate Change Conserving Resources

• Reduction of Resources - clean energy in world-

Promoting Biodiversity

wide factories

Controlling Chemical Substances

• Product Improvement - Commitment to Greenlist

LIFE CYCLE

• Continual Product Ingredient Improvement -

Take Back and Recycling

Reformulation of products has removed 61

Research and Development

million pounds of Volatile Organic Compounds

Product Planning and Design

from products.

Procurement Business Operations Distribution

Over 25% of the material used to produce our domestic plastic products comes from using recycled post-industrial material.

All of our filled pillow bedding contains recycled

We know that the most important thing we can

poly fiber fill and repurposed foam material.

do to reduce our impact on the environment is

We use recycled packaging whenever possible

to improve our products. That’s why we design

across all of our product lines.

them to use less material, ship with smaller

Petmate has created lines of collars, leashes and

packaging, be free of many toxic substances,

toys that are recycled or made from all natural

and be as energy efficient and recyclable as

materials.

possible.

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Supports Earth Day by planting trees on Marine Corps bases across the country!

100% Environmentally Friendly Packaging Create your own Arbor Day! See a store associate for a free tree sapling!

While supplies last.

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Save Energy AND Money!

COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS use about 1/5th the energy an incandescent light bulb does and produces the same amount of light.

• CFLs also generate about 70% less heat so they are safer to use.

• CFLs use 80% less energy and last up to 10 times longer than standard bulbs.

• 1 CFL bulb can prevent more than 400 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions over its lifetime.

• CFLs can also save an estimated $30-$40 in energy costs over the bulb’s lifetime.

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Change the World; Start with Energy Star!

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

Results are already adding up. Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy in 2009 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 30 million cars — all while saving nearly $17 billion on their utility bills.

Replacing household appliances with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR label will significantly reduce your energy bills and help the environment!

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ALREADY LOW MCX PRICES

All Energy Star Appliances WASHERS • DRYERS • REFRIGERATORS Offer Good 4/6 – 4/24, 2011 Excludes pedestals & accessories. No special orders.

Limited to stock on hand. Not available at all locations.

Cannot be combined with any other offer.

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Limited Edition Reusable Green Bag

FREE with purchase on Earth Day, Friday, April 22 While supplies last.

Our Green Partners:

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RECYCLED FIBER

NOT LANDFILLS! Earth Day 2011

50

¢

Limited Edition

Mug

Coffee Refills

While supplies last!

with the purchase of a $499 Reusable MCX Coffee Mug Help us reduce the number of disposable cups littering our landfills!

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