MAY 8 DECLARED “A GREEN DAY FOR GREEN DAY”

TICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 10AM FOR GREEN DAY

US AIRWAYS CENTER – AUGUST 22

Buy Tickets at www.livenation.com,

US Airways Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets or call 1-800-745-3000

Mayor Phil Gordon has proclaimed today, May 8, A GREEN DAY FOR GREEN DAY. A GREEN DAY FOR GREEN DAY is in honor of tickets going on sale for the Grammy Award winning rock band, Green Day who are set to perform at US Airways Center on August 22 and is an effort to help educate the people of Phoenix on the ways to reduce their impact on the environment and to help make for a greener Phoenix. Fans and residents of Phoenix are encouraged to participate in the following eco-friendly acts that will help continue in the efforts to make Phoenix America’s Greenest City.

· Use Alternative Transportation such as Light Rail or Phoenix Metro System:

o Carbon emissions from vehicles are one of the worst causes of global warming. A short travel from your home to work may not seem to be a big polluter, but in reality a drive of about 10 miles emits around 19 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air; and when multiplied by the number of daily car users, the number is astronomical. Taking alternate transportation will not only help the environment but will also help you in saving money.

· Reduce, Reuse and Recycle:

o Reduce the amount of waste produced; Reuse the item, or find someone who can use it; Recycle the product so that our valuable natural resources can be used again and again. These three R’s not only help us reduce the amount of trash we produce, increase the life cycle of products but also help us to reduce our carbon footprint.

· Change from incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent light bulbs:

• This can prevent carbon emissions equivalent to that of more than 800,000 cars. If even one incandescent bulb is replaced with a compact fluorescent light in every house.

· Plant a tree, grass or shrubs:

o Planting trees is the best way to go environmentally green as they absorb carbon- dioxide from the environment. Planting trees also help in preventing soil erosion.

· Conserve Water:

o In a 10- minute shower we consume up to 50 gallons i.e. 189 liters of water. Choose a short shower and you will save up to 200 liters of water, run full loads in your dishwasher and washing machines and make little repairs in your house such as a leaky valve or toilet, which can save more than 500 gallons a year.

Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool have chosen to bring their first tour in three years to US Airways Center in Phoenix, a venue and a city that continue to implement environmentally friendly practices. US Airways Center has purchased Green E-Certified carbon offsets equivalent to the amount of energy needed to power US Airways Center the evening of the performance on August 22. Below is a list of the many other changes that have been implemented at US Airways Center and throughout the City of Phoenix.

· Launched recycling program throughout venue in December 2009.

· Development of solar project to be operational in 2009.

· One hundred percent recycling throughout US Airways Center, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and Phoenix RoadRunners offices.

· All lighting in the US Airways Center parking garage was replaced with an energy-efficient motion activated system in 2007.

· All exit signage in the parking garage has been replaced with LED lighting.

· Initiated a carpooling incentive program which encourages employees to take public transportation or carpool.

· The building cleaning product supplier, Maintenance Mart has put into action a number of “green” practices throughout the building to reduce the impact on the environment, including:

o Using coreless toilet tissue with larger rolls of toilet tissue (with recycled content of 20%)

o Installing hands free towel dispensers with larger hand towel rolls (with recycled content of 40%)

o Using recycled cleaning tools with bamboo handles, instead of hardwood

· The new Phoenix Convention Center has a 100 kW solar photovoltaic system on its roof. The system provides power directly into the facility and is designed to offset power purchased from the utility. Inside the Convention Center, they even have chairs made from recycled seat belts.

· Phoenix has the largest alternative fuels fleet in Arizona.

· Phoenix celebrated the opening of the light rail in 2008; taking cars off of the street and improving our air quality. The 20-mile Metro Rail system opened in December on-time and on-budget, and daily ridership numbers have exceeded expectations by over 50 percent.

· The Public Transit Department operates over 3,555 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) buses, representing 71 percent of the bus fleet. The Aviation Department's inter-terminal and rental car center bus fleets are 100 percent compressed natural gas (CNG).

· 919 out of the City's 1,069 traffic signals have one or more LED lamps for the signal head indications. The City been installing LED lamps for the traffic signal heads for about 10 years.

Help maintain the vision to make Phoenix America’s Greenest City!

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