Live Green Resources

How to Live Green
Making a Difference – Household by Household
Town Hall by King County Councilmember, Jane Hague
Bellevue City Hall
May 10, 2008; 10 A.M. – 12 noon

AGENDA with RESOURCE LINKS:

I. Welcome and Update on the City of Bellevue's Environmental Stewardship Efforts

·Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger
City of Bellevue Resource Conservation Hotline - 425-452-6932 or email at recycle@bellevuewa.gov & City of Bellevue Environmental Responsibility http://www.bellevuewa.gov/environmental_responsibility_overview.htm

II. INTRODUCTION & MODERATOR

King County Councilmember Jane Hague http://www.kingcounty.gov/hague

III. BACKGROUND ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES & GREEN ENERGY

a. Washington State Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland, CPL@DNR.WA.GOV

b. Roger Garratt, Director of Resource Acquisition, Puget Sound Energy, http://www.pse.com

IV. PRACTICAL IDEAS - Speakers Forum on Green LIVING

a. Green shopping

i. Diana Crane, PCC Natural Markets
http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/products/index.html (for information on plastic bags ban see: http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/products/bags/plasticbags.html )

ii. Mary Embleton, Cascade Harvest Coalition, www.cascadeharvest.org

b. Green Building & Households

i. Aaron Adelstein, Executive Director of the Built Green program for the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
www.builtgreen.net

ii. Bob Stolarski, Director of Customer Energy Management, Puget Sound Energy
http://www.pse.com/solutions/foryourhome/Pages/rebatesOnAppliances.aspx or call a PSE Energy Advisor at: 1-800-562-1482

iii. Doug Rice, King County Water & Land Resources Division, www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/naturalyardcare/documents.asp or Natural Lawn & Garden Hotline: 206-633-0224 or www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/yard/lawn. Also, Household Hazards.

c. Recycling

i. Kevin Kiernan, Division Director, King County Solid Waste
For general solid waste disposal information including food scraps see: www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd. For hazardous waste disposal see: www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/disposal or Hotline: 1-888-TOXICED and http://www.envirostars.com/. The business waste line is 206-296-3976. For information on safe, free, medical sharps disposal call 206-296-4466 or go to www.metrokc.gov/health/apu/resources/disposal.htm

ii. Jim Poss, President, BigBelly Solar, www.bigbellysolar.com

d. Green transportation

i. Steve Marshall of Cascadia Center, www.cascadiaproject.org

ii. David Hull, Supervisor of Service Planning for King County Metro, figure out how to take the bus, please visit: http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl?resptype=U  or call 206-553-3000.

V. THE CHALLENGE & CLOSING REMARKS - King County Councilmember Jane Hague http://www.kingcounty.gov/hague

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OTHER RESOURCES:

Links on calculating your carbon footprint and checklist for a green household

• People are invited to try out the “Carbon Calculator,” to determine their carbon footprint and learn ways to reduce your environmental impact. The calculator will be demonstrated at the April 1 City Council meeting which will be broadcast live beginning at 7:30 p.m.
• 101 Ways to go Green http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/2007Q2/bas_0507_going_green.pdf

Links on green car information

• If you’re interested in testing out or buying a green car you can visit the Green Car Company http://www.thegreencarco.com/
• If you don’t want to own a car but need one at times, you can join a service that allows you to check out cars for when you need them: www.zipcar.com
• Fast facts about vehicle idling: www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca
• Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s fast facts about idling see: http://www.pscleanair.org/actions/vehicles/default.aspx

Links on green building information

• About King County’s green building programs and resources: http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/greenbuilding/
• Construction recycling information: http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/greenbuilding/construction-recycling/index.asp
• Here's a directory source for green companies: http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages/results.cfm?category=&state=WA&keywords=&Input=Search
• Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org) is a leader in green building design if you want more information beyond Built Green programs.
• Ecohaus (formerly known as the Environmental Home Center) is a green building supply store and resource. You can find out more information at www.ecohaus.com. (This website is accessible but undergoing an update.)
• Watermiser outdoor conservation cleaning product: www.watermiser.com