Munro Distributing Joins Campaign Encouraging Americans to Fight Climate Change

RAYNHAM, MA, October 31, 2010 (Press-News.org) In honor of Energy Awareness Month, Munro Distributing Company Inc. announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR campaign to encourage communities and towns to reduce energy use in their homes and workplaces.

Recognizing October as Energy Awareness month, Munro Distributing urges local communities to take the ENERGY STAR Pledge by visiting the website energystar.gov/pledge . By encouraging individual actions that can make a big difference in reducing energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions, Munro Distributing is working in conjunction with millions of Americans to mitigate the impact of climate change while promoting energy independence.

The ENERGY STAR Pledge encourages Americans to: change light bulbs to those that have earned the ENERGY STAR, use a programmable thermostat to save energy while asleep or away from home, enable power management settings on computers and monitors so they go into "sleep mode" when away or not in use, make sure their homes are well sealed and insulated and more!

If every American household took the actions in the pledge, we would save more than $18 billion in annual energy costs and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 18 million cars.

As a leading full-line wholesale distributor of electrical, life safety, energy efficiency and solar components, Munro Distributing is instrumental in helping businesses, NGOs, and government agencies maximize energy and cost efficiencies - while minimizing their environmental footprint. Since 1942, Munro has provided the most technically advanced products and essential value-add service. For more information about Munro Distributing, visit http://www.munrodistributing.com.

About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products as well as new homes and buildings. Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. In 2009, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved nearly $17 billion on their energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 30 million vehicles. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit http://www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).