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Green Star E-News
* Shining Stars ================================== Welcome New October Enrollees! Elmendorf Support Services Thank you to the volunteers and sponsors who participated in Green Star’s Town Square Holiday Lighting Project. Thanks Choffee’s Kitchen and Mini-Brute for your contributions! ================================= AIR QUALITY SURVEY The link below leads to a survey about your commute and vehicle maintenance habits. The survey consists of nine questions and takes about five minutes to complete. Once you complete the survey, you’ll be entered to win a car care gift basket. A new prize will be drawn every month. One entry per individual please. HELP GREEN STAR KEEP OUR AIR CLEAN! ELECTRONICS RECYCLING FOR NONPROFITS, year-round drop-off at Total Reclaim. Eligible nonprofits receive a 25¢/lb discount on all electronics recycling, thanks to a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation. Contact Total Reclaim at 561-0544 or Green Star at 278-7827 for more details. STEP IT UP, Saturday, November 3, 11am – 1pm, Kincaid Park Chalet. See the article below for details and a schedule of events and speakers. RECYCLING TOWN MEETING, Tuesday, November 6, 6:30 to 9 pm. You’re invited to a Recycling Town Meeting at Denali Elementary School, Multipurpose Room, 148 East 9th Avenue (Downtown). Learn about new options for curbside and other recycling developments. Come tell us what you think! For more information, call Kevin Harun at 343-4174. ENGINE BLOCK HEATER TIMER GIVEAWAY, Saturday, November 10, 11am to 4pm. University Center Mall, main entrance. Come pick up a free timer so you can save money while you plug in your engine block heater. Remember to plug in your car or truck for two hours before driving it when the temperature drops below 20ºF. It’s easy with a programmable outdoor timer! ANCHORAGE RECYCLES DAY, Thursday, November 15, 12-5pm, Anchorage Recycling Center, 6161 Rosewood Street. Stop by for refreshments, recycling information and the chance to win some great prizes. Come see the new plastics recycling bins that should make plastics recycling much easier and learn about the new glass plant company that is now taking our recyclable glass here in Anchorage. Celebrate America Recycles Day at the Recycling Center, sponsored by ALPAR and Smurfit-Stone Recycling with help from Green Star, Alaska Waste, Total Reclaim, EK Industries and the Municipality of Anchorage. “INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS” WORKSHOP, Saturday, November 17, 9am to 5pm (with 1 hour break for lunch), Anchorage Unitarian Fellowship, 3201 Turnagain St. If you are looking to reduce energy costs for your home or business while earning a return on your investment in solar, wind or micro-hydro system, this exciting 8-hour workshop is for you. In the morning you will learn valuable methods of saving $$ with energy efficiency, including conducting a hands-on mini-energy audit of the building you are in. In the afternoon session you will learn the basics of solar, wind and micro-hydro technologies; learn to use the solar pathfinder; and learn to assemble a working grid-tied solar photovoltaic system. All who attend will receive a complimentary copy of Homepower Magazine and Solar Today, and a 10% discount on new renewable energy books on sale at the workshop. Cost: Before November 12 - $80 ($60 for full-time students) To register please visit www.yourcleanenergy.us. Lunch: Bring your own or join our group delivery order of soup & sandwiches from the Middle Way Cafe! ================================= The glass recycling facility at Point Woronzof, operated by Polar Supply, was recently sold to EK Industies. EK Industries has great plans for expanding the product lines for recycled glass in Anchorage. Currently, no glass is being accepted at the plant location but the bins at the Anchorage Recycling Center, the Anchorage Regional Landfill, Northway Mall, and the Brown Jug warehouse are all open for business and the glass collected there will be going to the recycling facility once again. Key to the success of the new enterprise is to be sure that the glass sent to the recycling facility is clean and free of contaminants. That means no caps, lids or other items going into the bins. The plant becomes much less efficient if the glass is contaminated. Anchorage recyclers are asked to take special care in preparing glass for recycling. ================================= On November 3rd, “Step It Up” events are taking place across the country to support a plan to curb global warming. In Anchorage, elected officials, Native Alaskan leaders, city and state officials, and candidates for office will come together on November 3rd to share their views on climate change and call for national leadership on the issue. The Anchorage “Step It Up” event is one of hundreds taking place across the country and will build on Step It Up’s April 14 rally that one of more than 1,400 events in 50 states, the largest global warming event in U.S. history. The events—being symbolically held exactly one year before the 2008 election— will show the contrast between the intense concern of ordinary Americans about climate change and the leadership vacuum in Washington. “November 3 represents a new move towards political accountability,” said author and Step It Up spokesperson Bill McKibben. “So far it's been enough for politicians to say: I care. Now, one year out from a pivotal global warming election, it's time to see who's going to lead.” The Anchorage event, to be held at the Kincaid Park Chalet, will bring special attention to the urgency of the issue for rural Alaskans. As event speaker Anna Davidson, the Tribal Liaison for Alaska Conservation Solutions, points out, "Village leaders throughout Alaska are very concerned about the warmer temperatures they are experiencing. When your life depends on hunting and fishing, you notice these things. In the rest of the country, climate change may be a political issue. Here it is a community crisis.” The event will also highlight local solutions that are already under way. DEC Commissioner Larry Hartig, UAA Chancellor Fran Ulmer, and Anchorage Renewable Resource Manager Kevin Harun will all share information about efforts underway at the state and local level. Participants in the Step It Up event will call for real leadership on global warming including the 1 Sky priorities: (1) no new coal plants, (2) 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, and (3) 5 million new green jobs. "Individuals across the country are making an effort to reduce their personal carbon footprint. Now we need government to follow our lead. If they don't step it up, we will hold them accountable with our vote next November," says Alaska Center for the Environment Assistant Director Clare Stockert, who is one of the event organizers. Senators Murkowski and Stevens and Representative Young are sending statements outlining their positions on climate change and these will be read at the event. Several candidates running for Congress will also share their views. As the first Step It Up event showed, concerned Anchorage citizens will once again unite across partisan, racial, economic and religious lines to pressure leaders to solve this crisis. Join Step It Up and Anchorage Citizens Against Climate Change on Saturday, November 3 for this unique opportunity to relate local concerns about climate in one of the most beautiful settings that Anchorage has to offer. For more information, visit http://www.stepitup2007.org/. Step It Up Schedule Saturday, November 3rd, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Kincaid Park Chalet First Half: 11- 12 Music provided by the Miracle Drummers and Dancers 11:00 Opening remarks 11:10 Anna Davidson, Tribal Liaison for Alaska Conservation Solutions 11:20 Ethan Berkowitz, Former State House Minority Leader, Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives 11: 30 Carl Wassilie, Biologist, Yup’ik Nation 11: 40 Fran Ulmer, Chancellor of UAA
Second Half: 12- 1 Music provided by the Mt. Susitna Singers 12:10 Kevin Harun, Renewable Resources Manager, Municipality of Anchorage. Reading a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Mark Begich 12:25 Video statement from Diane Benson, Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives 12:30 Reading of statements from Senator Murkowski, Senator Stevens and Representative Young, by Claudia Nalty 12: 40 Larry Merculieff, Seven Generations Consulting. Principal co-founder of the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Alaska Oceans Network, International Bering Sea Forum and The Alaska Indigenous Peoples' Council for Marine Mammals. 12:50 Closing Remarks, Raffle Drawing and Group Photo to send to Congress TBA Larry Hartig, Commissioner of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Participating Organizations: ================================= Four JCPenney stores are the first retail buildings in the country to earn the Energy Star label for superior energy efficiency and environmental performance. Compared to similar stores nationwide, the JCPenney stores collectively spend almost a quarter of $1 million less per year on energy, and avoid over 3 million pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, equal to the greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity use of nearly 200 homes. ================================= The National Recycling Coalition features a site listing each state’s America Recycles Day activities, as well as recycling facts and tips, and the opportunity to pledge to start recycling or improve your current recycling habits. Take a look! ================================= Platinum ($10,000+): BP, ConocoPhillips, GCI, Municipality of Anchorage Department of Health & Human Services, Municipal Light & Power, Rasmuson Foundation, Total Reclaim, Inc., University of Alaska Anchorage, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gold ($5,000-$9,999): Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Media Group, Chugach Electric, Silver ($2,500-$4,999): REI Bronze ($1,000-$2,499): Anchorage School District, Best Buy, Frames Etc., Mini-Brute, Petroleum News, University Center Green ($500-$999): Alaska Building Science Network, Clear Channel, Eric McCullum, Lockheed Martin Alaska Office, Peppercini’s, Princess Tours, Syntax Productions Supporter ($250-$499): ARAMARK, Cellular One, Subway Contributor (up to $250): Alaska Energy Savers, Alaska Mountain Bike Source, Alaska Mountaineering & Hiking, Alaska Rock Gym, Anchorage Guest House, Bear Tooth Grill, Chain Reaction Cycles, Choffie’s Kitchen, Chugach Electric, Chugach Optional School, Clear Channel Radio, Free Spirit Wear, Girdwood Ski & Cyclery, Great Harvest Bread Company, Hartig Rhodes Hoge & Leskisch, The Imaginarium, Kaladi Brothers Coffee, McDonald Waste, Moose’s Tooth Pub and Pizzeria, Odom Corporation, Pacific Environmental Corporation (PENCO), Paramount Cycles, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group, Sacks Café & Restaurant, Skinny Raven Sports, Snow City Café, Studio One Pilates, Sunshine Sports, The Bicycle Shop, WeBike Bicycle Repair, ================================== Feedback/suggestions for future issues? Send us your ideas.
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