Welcome to Green Star!
Green Star® is a non-profit organization, based in Anchorage, Alaska, that encourages businesses to practice waste reduction, energy conservation and pollution prevention through education, technical assistance, and an award-winning voluntary "green business" certification program.
LATEST NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
Mayor's Charity Ball. Saturday, October 9, Dena'ina Center. Green Star is one of four nonprofit organizations chosen this year to benefit from the generosity of those who attend and sponsor this high-profile event. Visit the website for event reservations, sponsorship opportunities, auction item donations and how to purchase a raffle ticket.
Only 1500 raffle tickets will be sold for this event. Raffle tickets are $50 each and the prizes are as follows:
2 Grand Prizes of $5,000
2 1st prizes of $2,500
1 2nd prize of $1,500
1 3rd prize of $500
Tables are selling out FAST, so contact the organizers soon to get tickets to the event.
The Ball is also looking for volunteers.
Volunteers Needed -- Green Star is seeking volunteers who can translate a variety of Green Star mateirals into languages including, but not limited to, Tagalog, Hmong, Samoan, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish and various Native languages.
Enjoy The Ride
Anchorage's municipal Cable Channel (10) is airing an instruction cycling video produced by the League of American Bicyclists each day at 7:30am, and 3 and 9pm, throughout the summer. "Enjoy the Ride" is based on the League's BikeEd curriculum and covers topics such as the pre-ride checklist, bicycle handling skills, and riding in traffic.
Showing Off Green Star
at the "BUSINESS OF CLEAN ENERGY IN ALASKA" Conference
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| Valerie Boyd and Jody Fondy The Denali Commission |
Jacenda Hobbs and Matt Malone |
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECENT AWARD CERTIFIED ORGANIZATIONS
| Steve Heinle (left - Green Star Board member) presents a Green Star Award certificate to Anna Hilbruner and Karla Brollier of the Alaska Building Science Center at the July 12 Anchorage Chamber of Commerce "Make It Monday" luncheon. |
| Nicole Woicikowfski (Operations Administrator - center) and Joe Neimeyer (Federal Co-Chair - right) of the Denali Commision accept the Green Star Award certificate from Green Star's executive director Kim Kovol) at the June 14 Anchorage Chamber of Commerce "Make It Monday" luncheon. |
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Staff of the Alaska Building Science Network (ABSN) accept the Green Star Award certificate from Lilly Capell, Green Star's technical assistance coordinator, at the recent Green Star May Member Mixer.
left to right: Geoff Butler, Anna Hilbruner, Lilly Capell, Karla Brollier |
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Liz Rocha (right) of MACTEC accepts the Green Star Award certificate from Green Star executive director Kim Kovol at the recent Green Star May Member Mixer.
Learn more about what Green Star certified businesses have done to become more efficient. |






