Carrie McCausland Ci f C l d S i S i bili C di City of Colorado Springs

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Carrie McCausland
Ci off C
City
Colorado
l d SSprings
i
SSustainability
i bili C
Coordinator
di
Colorado Sustainability Conference
Give
the Fish a Gift
Halloween Costumed Creek Clean-up
Get
bins free from City of Colorado Springs
Sort
publically
Look for trends
Share results using meaningful comparisons
•Saved 171 trees;
•Conserved
C
d 252,464
252 464
gallons of water;
•Took 15 cars off the road;
•Saved 333
333,261
261 kilowatt
hours of energy;
•Reduced oil consumption
by 9,080 gallons; or
•Averted 58,376 pounds
of greenhouse gas
Aluminum
recycling
facts
Prizes
Recycle at local
metal recycler
y
for
funding
Repurposed
p p
Materials
Paint
the non
non-shiny
shiny side with reused paint
MertroRides
Corporate Challenge
Reuse
office materials
B
Bring
i g awareness tto careful
f lb
buying
i g
Educate
on sustainable food attributes in
advance
Award prize for most sustainable dish

Competition

Each item = 1 point
Organic, local,
vegetarian,
g
, Green-listed
Seafood Watch items = 5
points
Cow-based items = .5
points
Individually packaged
items = .5 point
p
Red Seafood Watch items
= -5 points
Sample
several kinds that
meet some basic criteria
Poster to explain criteria
Blind taste test

Reveal certifications?
Reveal price per bag?
Make
office standard from
this point forward
Revisit whenever wanted
Not
all candy is created
equal
Greenopia.com (candy)
Orangutan Friendly
S
Sustainable
i bl Palm
P l Oil
Halloween Candy List
Community
Supported Agriculture
Covered area protected from snow
and sun
Being available during a pick-up
time window
Willingness to help members
Help
pp
promoting
g the p
program
g
At least 15 members picking up
Discounts!!!
To
To-go
go
ceramic
painting
Secret Santa style
y
Photos
Or,
World Environment Day, or Earth Hour, or
America Recycles Day, or…
Veda Salon
Colorado College

Sticker
star chart
Decorate stairways

Dry erase paint/chalk
paint/vinyl letter
sayings
Energy
bars/power bars
Coffee/energy drinks
Energy efficiency education materials
Demo refrigerator energy basics
(temperatures, cleaning coils, thermal
massing, LED light conversion)
How to use an Killawatt Meter
(available for check-out)
Green
Cities Coalition of the Pikes Peak
R i
Region

Cool space for 40 to 80 mingling people
Food
Drinks
5:30
to 7:30 p.m.
pm
4th Thursday
Spiel and publicity
mention
Pet
waste carries viruses
and bacteria that are
harmful to humans and
animals in our watershed
and can degrade water
quality
Contest for best
d
decorated
t d
newspaper/other bag
collection tin/box
Each
person shares three of their
environmental tips – two that they do and
one that’s a lie
Others guess, most correct guesses gets a
prize
Turn the true tips into personalized
lasting reminders via refrigerator
magnets,
t stairwell
t i
ll dé
décor, weekly
kl
chalkboard tips, etc.

City Topics: stormwater,
y
g, sustainability,
y, transit,,
recycling,
planning demographics.

CSU Topics: The Watershed We Live In
In-restoring
restoring it
back to nature, Water Law in Colorado: The Gold
Standard-what it takes to gain access to Colorado's
water,
t F
From F
Forestt tto F
Faucet-where
t h
your water
t
comes from and why, Xeriscaping for Coloradoans-the
gain and keep
p a beautiful yyard, Water
easyy wayy to g
Conservation-easy changes in and outside your home
add up to big savings, Southern Delivery Systemfuture economic affects to our city,
city Water Quality-it's
Quality it s
better than bottled, Water and the West; Water and
the World-quick facts about our freshwater supply.