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Last Updated 9/7/2010 GreeningUSA advocates for sustainable communities to the benefit of local economies and environments. _____________________________________________________________ http://www.greenschoolbuildings.org/Homepage.aspx _______________________________________________________________________________ Thanks to New Member: Gary Sluzar, Geo Real Estate Services, West Monroe Thanks to Renewing Members: Geraldine C. Aird, Environmental Health Advocate and Community Organizer, Syracuse RogerW. Bradley, Partner, Melvin & Melvin PLLC, Syracuse _______________________________________________________________________________ GreeningUSA Launches 12 Traits© Community Rating System Beta Test and Public Comment Period GreeningUSA created some real excitement at their Sixth Annual meeting on May 26 by announcing the launch of the 12 Traits© Community Rating System Beta Test Self Assessment Manual and Public Comment Period. The Syracuse Post-Standard picked up the story on May 27, and again in their editorial section on Sunday, May 30. The 12 Traits© is a comprehensive system to determine the overall sustainability of an existing city, town, village or county. It is the most comprehensive rating system developed for communities to measure their successes, and to make sense of how to prioritize future initiatives in their move to become truly sustainable. The City of Syracuse has signed on as the first beta tester, and the organization is currently seeking other communities, organizations and individuals to become involved in one of three ways: 1. Public Comment Period – is open until September 30, 2010. Read and review the 12 Traits© Self-Assessment manual and give us your constructive feedback. 2. Community Beta Testers - are being sought to complete the self-assessment by the end of this year. 3. Expert Virtual Committees – are being formed by those with specific expertise in any of the 12 Traits.
To download a copy of the 12 Traits© Self-Assessment Manual, please visit the GreeningUSA web site at www.GreeningUSA.org To become a Community Beta Tester or to volunteer to serve on an Expert Virtual Committee, please email the 12 Traits© Program Manager, Peter Arsenault, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
_______________________________________________________________________________ GreeningUSA on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131259257161 You can also join us on Plaxo: http://greeningusa.plaxogroups.com _______________________________________________________________________________ in this issue... Greening in the News Headlines: (scroll down for details) - Greenland Glacier Calves Island Four Times the Size of Manhattan Sustainable Communities in the News Headlines: (scroll down for details) Greening Legislation: (scroll down for details) - Proposed bill promotes sustainable community planning - Eco-friendly disposal of e-waste Greening Resources: (scroll down for details) - Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies - Green Back to School Ideas - Environmental Working Group’s Back to School Guide - GrowWNY launches new online resource for Western NY _______________________________________________________________________________ Greening Calendar of Events New Listing Ithaca: Ithaca College Sustainability Leadership September 8-21, 2010 Ithaca College
Sustainability Leadership Seminars in the Professional Certificate Program Registration: www.ithaca.edu/gps/sl ______________________________________________________________________________ Syracuse: SUNY ESF Outreach September 13 – 16, 2010 On-line and in-person study Photovoltaic Installer and Maintenance Training Solar Power as Renewable Energy (SPARE) Board-recognized by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) NOTE: Beginning June 30, 2011 NYSERDA will be requiring all PV installers in New York State to be NABCEP Certified. Info: http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/spare/ _______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Latham: Canadian Consulate Buffalo, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, AIA Eastern NY & U.S. Green Building Council, New York Upstate Chapter September 16, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Hotel Indigo
Architectural Seminar: Green Building Solutions Free - Registration Required Questions: Kat Scrivener, 416-250-2779, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Program & Registration: http://www.greenupstateny.org/uploads/AIA_Albany_2010.pdf ______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Syracuse: F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse September 17, 2010, 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. City Hall Commons, 1st fl Atrium
The Near Westside Initiative Presenters: Maarten Jacobs, Director, Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) Alys Mann, Director, Neighborhhod Planning and Property Redevelopment Everyone is welcome! More Information: Charlotte Holstein, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Ithaca: F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse September 17, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Ithaca College, Campus Center, Emerson Suites
The Clean Energy Summit Re-Imagining Upstate New York’s Energy Future Closing Keynote: The Honorable Maurice Hinchey, U.S. Representative, 22nd District of NY Pre-registration required. Register Online: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/clean_energy_summit_registration Questions or interested in tabling: Marian Brown, 607-274-3787 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ______________________________________________________________________________ Ithaca: Earthdance September 18, 2010 Tutelo Park Earthdance A Global Time-Synchronized Event for World Peace Ithaca Event Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it World-Wide Event: www.earthdance.org _______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Syracuse: Syracuse University September 21, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Hendricks Chapel
Green the Ghetto and How Much it Won’t Cost Us University Lectures Speaker: Majora Carter, Environmental Justice Advocate and Founder of Sustainable South Bronx Free and open to the public. Information: http://lectures.syr.edu/ ______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Buffalo: Senator Thompson’s Office October 21, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Merriweather Library Business Gets Green Network and learn about green business opportunities Info: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it _______________________________________________________________________________ Syracuse: State University of New York, College of Environmental Science & Forestry September 21-October 28, 2010 SUNY ESF Campus, Baker Lab, Room 408
Leading Sustainability in Public, Private and Nonprofit Organizations More Information: http://www.esf.edu/outreach/ls/agenda.htm _______________________________________________________________________________ Verona: American Society of Interior Designers, NY Upstate/Canada East Chapter September 23 & 24, 2010 Turning Stone Resort & Casino DNA (Design, Network, Aspire) Chapter Conference Topics of Focus: LEED/sustainability for healthcare and education, generations in the workplace, and design for the aging. Featuring extensive education workshops, product exhibits, vendor tradeshow, student career day and the Chapter Annual Meeting. More Information: http://www.asidnyuce.webs.com/ _______________________________________________________________________________ Buffalo: Daemen College September 25, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
6th Annual WNY Environmental Summit Free & Open to the Public Call for Exhibitors Information: Brenda Young, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ______________________________________________________________________________ Syracuse: Syracuse Center of Excellence September 27-28, 2010
The 10th Annual Symposium on Environmental & Energy Systems Restoring Sustainable, Healthy Communities Information: http://www.syracusecoe.org/coe/sub1.html?skuvar=56 ______________________________________________________________________________ Buffalo: North American Association for Environmental Education September 28 – October 2, 2010 Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center 7th Annual Research Symposium and 39th NAAEE Annual Conference Environmental Education: Building Connections-Bridging Gaps Information: www.naaee.org/conference _______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Syracuse: F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, The Tech Garden, Small Business Administration, WISE & SUNY OCC September 30, 2010, 12:00 noon
The Power of Green Innovative networking event for green entrepreneurs – in particular, women. Everyone is welcome! More Information: Charlotte Holstein, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Syracuse: Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series October 5, 2010, 7:30 p.m. On Center
Michael Pollan Author of In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World and numerous other books and articles about food, ecology and sustainability. More Information: http://giffordlectureseries.org/FOCLNews/CalendarOfEvents/tabid/412/vw/3/ItemID/549/d/20101005/Default.aspx ______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Buffalo: American Institute of Architects, New York State & American Society of Landscape Architects Upstate Chapter October 14-16, 2010 Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Cultural Architectural AIA NYS and ASLA Upstate Chapter 2010 Convention LUs, HSW & SD Continuing Education Credits Available More Information: http://www.aianys.org/2010Convention/index.html ______________________________________________________________________________ Syracuse: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry October 17-19, 2010 Syracuse University Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center 8th Biennial Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group Conference More Information: www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2010/srwc _______________________________________________________________________________ New Listing Buffalo: Senator Thompson’s Office October 21, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Merriweather Library
Business Gets Green Monthly presentations by green business owners. More Information: Bill Nowak, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ______________________________________________________________________________ Syracuse: SUNY ESF and the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) November 3 & 4, 2010 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SURE Program Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy: Renewable Technologies and Carbon Cycling November 3: Renewable Energy 101 November 4: Renewable Technologies and Carbon Cycling Information: www.esf.edu/outreach/sure/ _______________________________________________________________________________ Syracuse: SUNY ESF Outreach November 18, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SUNY ESF Campus, Banker Lab, Rm 408 Green Infrastructure Symposium 2010: Growing Green Infrastructure in Central New York Info: http://www.esf.edu/outreach/gi/fall2010/ _______________________________________________________________________________ Call for Abstracts – Deadline October 15. http://www.esf.edu/greenbuilding/ East Syracuse: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry March 24-25, 2011 Doubletree Hotel, 6301 State Route 298 9th Annual Green Building Conference Keynote Speaker: James Howard Kunstler Urban Planning Expert, Social Critic, Author, Journalist More Information: http://www.esf.edu/greenbuilding/ _______________________________________________________________________________ Greening in the News from the Post-Standard
Long, hot summer of fire and floods around the world fits predictions of climate change Floods, fires, melting ice and feverish heat: From smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Iowa and the High Arctic, the planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown. It’s not just a portent of things to come, scientists say, but a sign of troubling climate change already under way. Full Story: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/long_hot_summer_of_fire_and_fl.html _______________________________________________________________________________ from Science Daily
Greenland Glacier Calves Island Four Times the Size of Manhattan Delaware researcher reports that an "ice island" four times the size of Manhattan has calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962. Full Story: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100806161859.htm _______________________________________________________________________________ Sustainable Communities in the News from Yahoo News
The hottest summer since records began 130 years ago in Russia Officials have said that the scorching heat and smog have doubled the number of deaths recorded in Moscow. Full Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_fires _______________________________________________________________________________ Greening Legislation
From UPI.com
Proposed bill promotes sustainable community planning WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate aims to help American communities plan for the future. The legislation, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., provides for planning and grants that would allow communities to better coordinate transportation, housing and community development The goals for communities include reducing traffic, encouraging economic growth, preserving green space and creating more affordable housing. _______________________________________________________________________________ from the Green UniverseCity at Syracuse University
Eco-friendly disposal of e-waste New York consumers and the environment scored a big win in May when the state’s lawmakers passed a comprehensive e-waste law. Effective April 1, 2011, manufacturers are required to take back their electronics such as computers and TVs – regardless of purchase date and at no cost to most consumers – for proper disposal and recycling. Fees may be charged to businesses and non-profits with more than 50 and 75 employees, respectively. Full Story: http://greenuniversecity.syr.edu/Newsletters.html _______________________________________________________________________________ Time to Renew: Please continue to support sustainable communities by renewing your membership. to the benefit of local economies and environments. Our Goals: Sustainable Communities: Promote, support and advocate sustainable communities.
Sustainable Organizations: Foster synergy, awareness and linkages with other sustainable organizations.
National Membership: Develop a national membership base, and a financial sponsorship base with programs or resources specifically for these groups. _______________________________________________________________________________ THE NEXT GreeningUSA BOARD MEETING: The public is invited to Board Meetings. To reserve a seat, contact Diane Brandli, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Voting during Board Meetings is reserved for Board of Directors. The Board reserves the right to call a closed session.
from the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)
Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies This guide lists the most common back-to-school supplies made out of toxic PVC and suggests safer PVC-free products in over 20 product categories. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/852/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=5306 _______________________________________________________________________________ from Mother Earth News
Green Back to School Ideas _______________________________________________________________________________ from Environmental Working Group
Back to School Guide _______________________________________________________________________________ from The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
GrowWNY launches new online resource for Western NY GrowWNY is a hyperlocal source of information about living green‐‐powered by more than 150 organizations collaborating for our regional environment and YOU. _______________________________________________________________________________ For an extensive list of "Sustainable Links", visit our web site at www.greeningusa.org. GreeningUSA does not endorse the above events, companies or products. We suggest you verify details. Furthering the Conversation...
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