Community Sustainability Council Posts Draft of Sustainability Action Plan

The Community Sustainability Council (CSC) functions to advise the Greensboro City Council on matters relating to sustainability. The CSC has posted a draft of its proposed Sustainability Action Plan, and I urge you to read it and provide appropriate feedback. The CSC itself can be found here, and the draft of its proposal can be found here.

Sustainable Greensboro to Offer Program on Solar for Businesses

Power Your Business With The Sun

Businesses, nonprofits, and investors will learn about how solar applications can:
--Save on hot water and heating costs
--Be an investment
--Become more affordable with tax credits and proven financing

Panelists:
--Travis Simpson, CEO, Extend Energy
--Dan Gretsch, Solar Hot
--Tracy M. Valentine, CPA, MBA, Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co, LLP
--Iain MacSween
Moderator: Madeline Fazzalari, LEED AP, Progress Solar Solutions, LLC

Where:
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
342 N. Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

When:
June 3, 2010
8:30 am

Admission:
Free

Sponsored by:
--Sustainable Greensboro
--The Greensboro Partnership

For more information:
Stephanie Ashton
336-387-8316

To register for this free event, go to:
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce

Renewables -- A Long Way to Go

Sanity Check: How much energy are we really getting out of renewable sources? Note that the largest renewable contributors are biomass and hydro.

This chart is based on EIA data from 2001.

Biofuels Program presentations available

Presentations related to the May 4 biofuels program are now available on our website! Go to GER, then choose the Documents and Downloads option, then scroll down to Biofuels Program Materials.