From pbraese@unca.edu Thu May 9 14:29:36 2002 From: pbraese@unca.edu (paul braese) Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 09:29:36 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Request for feedback/information on the EPA's "commuter choices" program Message-ID: <000701c1f75d$909cd120$40181298@facstaff.unca.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C1F73C.098B3120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please read the email below and provide feedback for linda, if applicable. Thanks! From: Rimer.Linda@epamail.epa.gov > Subject: commuter choice > To: Jonathan@athena.dev.unc.edu, cpshea@fac.unc.edu, robin.w.smith@ncmail.net, > byers@unca.edu, pjerman@environ.sc.edu > Hi everybody- > I was just reviewing some of EPA's efforts to reduce "vehicle miles > traveled" and improve air quality. I was reminded of the voluntary > program "commuter choice" which provides incentives for companies and > governmetns/universities to aggressively get folks to car pool/van > pool/use public transit. > > I was just wondering if UNC, or UNC-A or the Sustainable Universities > schools or DENR is participating? thanks for any feedback. > Linda > > Paul E. Braese, PE Mechanical Engineer Office of Design and Construction University of North Carolina at Asheville pbraese@unca.edu 828-232-2279 (voice) 828-257-8480 (pager) 828-251-6455 (fax) ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C1F73C.098B3120 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="Paul Braese (pbraese@unca.edu).vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Paul Braese (pbraese@unca.edu).vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Braese;Paul FN:Paul Braese (pbraese@unca.edu) ORG:University of North Carolina at Asheville TITLE:Mechanical Engineering, Design & Construction TEL;WORK;VOICE:(828) 232-2279 TEL;PAGER;VOICE:(828) 257-8480 ADR;WORK;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:;;CPO #1100=3D0D=3D0AOne University = Heights;Asheville;NC;28804-8500 LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:CPO #1100=3D0D=3D0AOne University = Heights=3D0D=3D0AAsheville, NC 28804-8500 URL;WORK:http://www.unca.edu EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:pbraese@unca.edu REV:20011030T144702Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C1F73C.098B3120-- From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Fri May 10 18:25:45 2002 From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers) Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 13:25:45 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Good sustainable purchasing source now free Message-ID: <606F5D6D2972EC41B0C9B1F8246EF313012609@PICARD.sys.p2pays.org> Thanks to Scott Mouw for passing along the good news that this excellent source is now free. Please share with your purchasing folks, as appropriate. > FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO GREEN SEAL'S "CHOOSE GREEN REPORTS" > > Thanks to a grant from EPA, Green Seal is offering a free subscription to > its "Choose Green Reports". Each "Choose Green Report" discusses the > environmental impacts of categories like paints, cleaners, carpets, office > supplies, and luminaries; gives environmental criteria with rationales for > them; surveys manufacturers; and, based on the manufacturers' responses, > recommends products that meet the criteria. The Reports include contact > information for manufacturers. They are the country's only source of > life-cycle recommendations of environmentally responsible manufactured > products. They make it easier to purchase environmentally preferable > products, and if it's easier, it's more apt to happen. > > You can learn more about Green Seal and its programs at > http://www.greenseal.org and sign up at http://www.greenseal.org/cgrs for > these objective, peer reviewed recommendations of environmentally > responsible products. Signing up incurs no obligation and provides > electronic notification when a Report is placed on the subscription > website. > > > Scott Mouw > NC Div. of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance > 1639 Mail Service Center > Raleigh, NC 27699-1639 > 919.715.6512 > 919.715.6794 (fax) > www.p2pays.org > From cpshea@fac.unc.edu Mon May 13 14:51:31 2002 From: cpshea@fac.unc.edu (Shea, Cynthia (Office of Assoc Vice Chancellor, Campus Services)) Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 09:51:31 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Sustainability Coalition's Annual Report Message-ID: <22E5670F3742D411BFBD00E018C1BF9D0224768C@facmail3.facilities.unc.edu> The Annual Report of the UNC Chapel Hill Sustainability Coalition is now available on-line for those interested in taking a look. In these days of tight budgets, the 20% return on lighting upgrades and the $600,000 saved by recycling 37% of campus discards are attracting attention. With green buildings, higher attendance and increased occupant productivity offer even greater savings than the reduced life cycle operating costs. Please be aware that the remainder of the website is woefully out of date. http://sustainability.unc.edu I'm very open to suggestions for improvement, so please share if you have any. Cindy Pollock Shea Sustainability Coordinator University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Voice: 919-843-5251 Fax: 919-843-4567 Change is inevitable. It's the resistance to change that's optional. From cpshea@fac.unc.edu Mon May 13 15:32:49 2002 From: cpshea@fac.unc.edu (Shea, Cynthia (Office of Assoc Vice Chancellor, Campus Services)) Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:32:49 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Biodiesel A Fuel That Starts Low on the Food Chain Message-ID: <22E5670F3742D411BFBD00E018C1BF9D0224768E@facmail3.facilities.unc.edu> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_000_01C1FA8B.0E7FF6F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Biodiesel is already available on state contract and being studied by Chapel Hill Transit. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/business/yourmoney/12BIOD.html?tntemail1 <> ------_=_NextPart_000_01C1FA8B.0E7FF6F0 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="Biodiesel A Fuel That Starts Low on the Food Chain.url" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Biodiesel A Fuel That Starts Low on the Food Chain.url" [DEFAULT] BASEURL=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/business/yourmoney/12BIOD.html?tntemail1 [InternetShortcut] URL=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/business/yourmoney/12BIOD.html?tntemail1 Modified=709E64B889FAC1016F ------_=_NextPart_000_01C1FA8B.0E7FF6F0-- From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Mon May 13 18:01:34 2002 From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers) Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 13:01:34 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Sustainability Conf Announcement for Oct. '02 Message-ID: <606F5D6D2972EC41B0C9B1F8246EF31301260F@PICARD.sys.p2pays.org> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FA9F.D65D3020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The North Carolina Save Our State Organization (Larry Trachtman trachtman@sosnc.org ) wishes to extend the following early invitation to our NC Project Green partner organizations. As details become available, they will be displayed on the website listed at the end of this announcment. Please contact Larry or Avery, if you have any questions. Additionally, SOSNC plans a Sustainability Contest to be awarded at this conference (there is a category for government agencies). For details and dates for submissions see http://www.sosnc.org/awards.html Sustainability: A 21st Century Model for Economic Growth October 23, 2002 Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC Join Save Our State on October 23, 2002 for a one-day conference on sustainable economic development. Our featured speaker will be Paul Hawken, noted author of the popular best sellers Natural Capitalism, The Ecology of Commerce, and Growing a Business. The conference's goal is to introduce sustainability principles to North Carolina business and industry, government and the media and to create a forum for ongoing dialogue on environmentally responsible economic development. The conference will be held at the Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC. Other sessions will feature business case studies and panel presentations on emerging trends and opportunities in sustainable enterprise. The target audience is business, political and civic leaders so that they can make informed decisions on responsible stewardship of our state's natural resources. The conference is hosted by Save Our State, a statewide nonprofit organization that promotes conservation of natural resources along with sustainable economic development. For registration information, contact Avery Kamila at 919-839-2111 or e-mail info@sosnc.org. For sponsorship opportunities contact Larry Trachtman at 919-839-2111. Look for additional information on Save Our State's web site at www.sosnc.org. Sharron Rogers Environmental Sustainability Coordinator NC Division of Pollution Prevention 919.715.6526 sharron.rogers@ncmail.net www.SustainableNC.org ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FA9F.D65D3020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The North Carolina Save Our State = Organization (Larry=20 Trachtman trachtman@sosnc.org) wishes=20 to extend the following early invitation to our NC=20 Project Green partner organizations.   As = details=20 become available, they will be displayed on the website listed at = the end=20 of this announcment.  Please contact Larry or Avery, if you have = any=20 questions. 

 

Additionally,  SOSNC plans a=20 Sustainability Contest to be awarded at this=20 conference (there is a category for government agencies).  = For =20 details and dates for submissions see http://www.sosnc.org/awards.ht= ml

 

Sustainability: A 21st Century Model for Economic = Growth

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        &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;        =20 October 23, 2002

       &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;   =20 Friday Center, Chapel Hill, = NC

 

Join Save Our=20 State on October 23, 2002 for a one-day conference on sustainable economic = development.=20 Our featured speaker will be Paul Hawken, noted author of the popular = best=20 sellers Natural=20 Capitalism, = The=20 Ecology of Commerce, and Growing a Business. The = conference's goal is=20 to introduce = sustainability=20 principles to North Carolina business and industry, government and the = media and=20 to create a forum for ongoing dialogue on environmentally responsible = economic=20 development. The conference will be held at the Friday Center, Chapel = Hill,=20 NC.

 

Other sessions will = feature business=20 case studies and panel presentations on emerging trends and = opportunities in=20 sustainable enterprise. The target audience is business, political and = civic=20 leaders so that they can make informed decisions on responsible = stewardship of=20 our state's natural resources.

 

The conference is hosted = by Save Our=20 State, a statewide nonprofit organization that promotes conservation of = natural=20 resources along with sustainable economic development.=20

 

For registration = information, contact=20 Avery Kamila at 919-839-2111 or e-mail info@sosnc.org. For sponsorship opportunities contact Larry Trachtman at = 919-839-2111.=20 Look for additional information on Save Our State's web site at = www.sosnc.org.

 

 

Sharron Rogers
Environmental = Sustainability=20 Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution = Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net=20     
www.SustainableNC.org=20   
 

 
------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FA9F.D65D3020-- From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Wed May 15 18:19:55 2002 From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers) Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 13:19:55 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Raleigh To Recycle Old Computers Message-ID: <606F5D6D2972EC41B0C9B1F8246EF313012613@PICARD.sys.p2pays.org> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FC34.BB1A0C70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The following announcement is for our personal sustainable practices at home. Please spread the word. Apologies to our non-Wake county partners. Perhaps there is a similar program developing in your area? Raleigh To Recycle Old Computers On June 3, 2002 the City of Raleigh, in partnership with Wake County, will begin collecting old computers from Raleigh residents for recycling. The city is offering the special collection service to support waste reduction and to keep potentially harmful materials inside computers from disposal in the county's landfill. There will be no fee for the service. Residents will need to call Solid Waste Services at 831-6890 or 831-6522 to arrange for the computer collection. Once an appointment is made the resident will leave the computer at the curbside. Acceptable items include: computer monitors, cords, processing units, computer speakers, scanners, parts, keyboards, mice, fax machines and copiers. Once collected the equipment will be taken to Wake County's Multi-Materials facility. Residents may take items directly to this facility themselves if they prefer. It is open Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 4 pm. Acceptable items received at the facility will then be sent to a broker that sells the material for dismantling of the precious metals located on circuit boards. Some monitors may be repaired for resale while those that cannot be repaired are sent for glass recycling. Residents are reminded that they may also make a tax-deductible donation of useable equipment to a number of charitable organizations. Call the city for a list of local options or visit our web page www.raleigh-nc.org/sws/recyclecomputers.htm . DID YOU KNOW? * Each computer monitor may contain as much as five pounds of lead. * Circuit boards contain heavy metals such as cadium, mercury and chromium. * Plastic housings contain PCBs. HAPPY RECYCLING! Linda Leighton Recycling Coordinator City of Raleigh Please note my new email address: linda.leighton@ci.raleigh.nc.us http://www.raleigh-nc.org/sws/recyclinghome.htm REMEMBER: REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE! The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the City of Raleigh or its elected officials. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FC34.BB1A0C70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The=20 following announcement is for our personal sustainable practices at = home. =20 Please spread the word.  Apologies to our non-Wake county = partners. =20 Perhaps there is a similar program developing in your=20 area?
 

Raleigh= To=20 Recycle Old Computers

 

On June = 3, 2002 the=20 City of Raleigh, in partnership with Wake County, will begin collecting = old=20 computers from Raleigh residents for recycling. The city is offering = the special=20 collection service to support waste reduction and to keep potentially = harmful=20 materials inside computers from disposal in the county's = landfill. There will be no fee for the=20 service.

           = ;=20 Residents will need to = call Solid=20 Waste Services at 831-6890 or 831-6522 to arrange for the computer = collection.=20 Once an appointment is = made the=20 resident will leave the computer at the curbside. Acceptable items include: computer = monitors, cords,=20 processing units, computer speakers, scanners, parts, keyboards, mice, = fax=20 machines and copiers.

           = ;=20 Once collected the equipment will be taken to Wake County's = Multi-Materials=20 facility. Residents may take items = directly=20 to this facility themselves if they prefer. It is open = Monday through=20 Saturday from 7 am to 4 pm. Acceptable items received at the facility = will then=20 be sent to a broker that sells the material for dismantling of the = precious=20 metals located on circuit boards. Some monitors may be repaired for = resale while=20 those that cannot be repaired are sent for glass=20 recycling.

           = ;=20 Residents are reminded that they = may also=20 make a tax-deductible donation of useable equipment to a number of = charitable=20 organizations. Call the city for a list of local options or = visit our=20 web page www.raleigh-= nc.org/sws/recyclecomputers.htm.=

DID YOU=20 KNOW?

=B7 =20 Each = computer monitor=20 may contain as much as five pounds of = lead.

=B7 =20 Circuit = boards contain=20 heavy metals such as cadium, mercury and = chromium.

=B7 =20 Plastic = housings=20 contain PCBs.

HAPPY=20 RECYCLING!

 

=

 

=

Linda=20 Leighton

Recycling=20 Coordinator

City=20 of Raleigh

 

Please=20 note my new email address:  = linda.leighton@ci.raleig= h.nc.us

 

http://www.rale= igh-nc.org/sws/recyclinghome.htm

 

REMEMBER:=20 REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE!

 

The=20 opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent = those of the=20 City of Raleigh or its elected = officials.

 

------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FC34.BB1A0C70-- From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Thu May 30 19:01:52 2002 From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers) Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 14:01:52 -0400 Subject: [SustainableNC] Sustainability Stories Message-ID: <606F5D6D2972EC41B0C9B1F8246EF31301263B@PICARD.sys.p2pays.org> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C20804.138DB2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The Department of Environment & Natural Resources recently held a contest for Sustainability Tips and Stories. The Contest was sponsored by the Department's Sustainability Team and was timed for Earth Day and to publicize the Dept's new Sustainability Policy and Procedures. If you have a few moments to be renewed or refreshed (and don't we all need that these days) you may want to browse the submissions at: www.p2pays.org/webshare/Sustainability/DENRcontest.pdf Please visit the DENR Sustainability Team's webpage at http://www.sustainablenc.org/DENR/ for more information about their on going activities. Sharron Rogers Environmental Sustainability Coordinator NC Division of Pollution Prevention 919.715.6526 sharron.rogers@ncmail.net www.SustainableNC.org ------_=_NextPart_001_01C20804.138DB2A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
The Department of Environment & Natural Resources recently held a contest for Sustainability Tips and Stories.  The Contest was sponsored by the Department's Sustainability Team and was timed for Earth Day and to publicize the Dept's new Sustainability Policy and Procedures.  If you have a few moments to be renewed or refreshed (and don't we all need that these days) you may want to browse the submissions at: 
 
                     www.p2pays.org/webshare/Sustainability/DENRcontest.pdf
 
Please visit the DENR Sustainability Team's webpage at http://www.sustainablenc.org/DENR/ for more information about their on going activities. 

Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net     
www.SustainableNC.org   
 

 
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