sgb.berkeley.edu Students for a Greener Berkeley Fall 2006 Kickoff Meeting

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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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 (4 th floor MLK) Dates: Oct 4 th, Oct 25 th, Nov 15 th Exec meetings 1 week before general meetings

sgb.berkeley.edu 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!

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sgb.berkeley.edu 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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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%

sgb.berkeley.edu 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!

sgb.berkeley.edu 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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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. 2d. 4

sgb.berkeley.edu 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)

sgb.berkeley.edu Sustainability Quiz Q: A 1kW PV system prevents 1260 gallons of water from being used and ______ pounds of CO 2 from entering the atmosphere each year: a)110b)3600c) 41,362 d)97,000

sgb.berkeley.edu 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 Gabe

sgb.berkeley.edu 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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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

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

sgb.berkeley.edu Cup Abatement Initiative

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

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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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

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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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 27 th, Oct 18 th, Nov. 8 th, Nov. 29 th ) –Welcome participation from everyone

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

sgb.berkeley.edu 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