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Students for a Greener B e r k e l ey Fall 2006 Kickoff Meeting

Students for a Greener B e r k e l ey Fall 2006 Kickoff Meeting. Outline for Today’s Meeting. Intros About SGB Accomplishments and Past Events Active Projects Drawing For Prize Meet Project Leaders and Social. About Us. Formed Feb 2005

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Students for a Greener B e r k e l ey Fall 2006 Kickoff Meeting

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  1. Students for a Greener BerkeleyFall 2006 Kickoff Meeting

  2. Outline for Today’s Meeting • Intros • About SGB • Accomplishments and Past Events • Active Projects • Drawing For Prize • Meet Project Leaders and Social

  3. About Us • Formed Feb 2005 • Grad student group focusing on improving sustainability of UC Berkeley (projects and events) • General meetings every third Wed 6:30-7:30 pm, Chinquapin Room (4th floor MLK) Dates: Oct 4th, Oct 25th, Nov 15th • Exec meetings 1 week before general meetings

  4. SGB SUCCESSES • Recycled paper purchasing policy • OSC bins in use • Greener Hearst Mining Building • Environmental Sustainability Committee in the Graduate Assembly • Commitment to staff position devoted to campus sustainability And for these efforts… • The 2006 Sustainability • Student Group Award!

  5. Past Events

  6. Sustainability Quiz Which UC campus purchased the least amount of recycled content paper in 02-03? • a.  Berkeley • b.  Irvine • c.  San Diego • d.  Riverside

  7. Sustainable Investing at UC Berkeley • How can our endowment contribute to environmental and social goals? • Meetings w/ admin & UCB Foundation • Advisory committee, fund manager criteria TO DO: • ASUC & GA funds • Continue working with UCB Foundation

  8. Sustainability Quiz • A CFL that produces the same amount of light as an incandescent bulb saves what percent more energy? • A) 10% • b) 50% • c) 75% • d) 90%

  9. Green Your Campus Building • Hearst Mining Building • Recycling system and website • Dish washing station • Sustainability committee • Waste audit • Energy Audit • How you can get involved: • Choose a campus building and make it greener!

  10. Energy Audit • Hearst Mining Building • Collected about 3 weeks worth of data • Lighting • Occupancy • Temperature • How you can get involved: • Analyzing data • Making recommendations • Performing more audits in other buildings

  11. Earth Quiz • How many Earths would we need to support the world if everyone lived like the average North American? a. 0.5 b. 1 c. 2 d. 4

  12. The Green Initiative Fund • Student fee referendum to raise funds for projects to improve environmental sustainability on campus • Renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation, climate change mitigation • $5/semester to raise ~$200,000/yr • On the ASUC ballot in May 2007 • Student control over funds • WHY? Strong statement by students of commitment to a greener Berkeley! Other schools have already taken the lead (e.g. UCSC, UCSB)

  13. Sustainability Quiz • Q: A 1kW PV system prevents 1260 gallons of water from being used and ______ pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere each year: • a)110 b)3600 c) 41,362 d)97,000

  14. Looking for a writer… • Goal: Increase awareness for sustainability through a column/feature in Daily Cal • Introduce and present compelling arguments for green living, ways to implement • Using vehicle of positive change, emphasize ease of integrating sustainable practices in daily life, rather than sustainability as deprivation • Ex// flyers on Sproul • To do: • Persuade Daily Cal editors to carry this feature • Alternatively, can publish online • Find a writer • Brainstorm preliminary article ideas • Time commitment • Lots  be a writer! • Little  contribute ideas Contact: Joanne (jwyim@berkeley.edu) Gabe (gharley@lbl.gov)

  15. Battery Recycling Program • Public not aware of necessity of recycling batteries • No means for students to recycle batteries on campus How you can get involved: • Increase public awareness of recycling batteries • Work with the campus to install battery recycling bins

  16. OSC (One Side Clean) Paper Reuse Project • Designed unique paper re-use collection bin • Distributed ~100 bins • To date bins have been very successful TO DO: • Analyze effectiveness of bins • Develop proposal for large scale manufacture

  17. Sustainability Quiz • A ton of recycled paper saves how many trees? a. 200 b. 100 c. 50 d. 17

  18. Cup Abatement Initiative

  19. Cup Abatement Initiative Phase 1 Collect Data Determine Benefits Phase 2 Encourage re-use Work with Local Businesses

  20. Pop Quiz True or False? There is currently an official, centralized group/office on campus dedicated to sustainability.

  21. Greening Local Copy Shops • Objective • Work with local copy shops to improve their purchasing practices (RC paper) • Identify productive end-use for their OSC paper How you can get involved: • Draft letter to copy shop managers • Circulate a petition around campus departments expressing commitment to do business with those shops who ‘go green’ • Develop system for convenient collection of OSC paper and find appropriate end-user

  22. Pop Quiz About how much of UC Berkeley's unrecycled waste (by weight) is paper? • a. 15% • b. 30% • c. 50% • d. 80%

  23. Other ways to get involved: • Executive Board • President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Webmaster, Project Leaders, Recruitment Officer, Publicity Officer • Treasurer opening • New openings in Jan 06 • Meet at Raleigh's one week before general meetings (Sept 27th, Oct 18th, Nov. 8th, Nov. 29th) • Welcome participation from everyone

  24. www.pledgegreen.com

  25. Useful Cal Facts • REUSE • Battery recycling • Can/bottle recycling vs. paper • PV Panels (59 kW) • Campus mug discount • Class pass

  26. Projects and Leaders • Sam – Sustainable Investing • Claudia – Green Building/Energy Audit • Becca – TGIF • Gabe (for Weilun) – Batteries • Gabe – OSC Bins • Scott – Cup Abatement Initiative • Ashley – Greening Local Copy Shops

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