1. Report to the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries by Carter E
Report to the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries by Carter E. Strang Tucker Ellis & West LLP

2. The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and Tucker Ellis & West LLP Green Initiatives

3. “Its Not Easy Being Green” by Kermit the Frog

4. CMBA’s Green Initiative
Goals:
- CMBA Law Firm/Office Certification
- CMBA Goes Green
- CMBA Outreach/Green Advocacy/Events

5. Law Firm/Office Certification
CMBA Certified “Green Firms/Offices”
- Certification Letter of Voluntary Compliance
- Issuance of CMBA Certification
- CMBA Recognition

6. CMBA Certification (Cont.)
Paper Management/Use:
Compliance with 2 of 4 of the following (first three are from the ABA/EPA “WasteWise” Program):
1) Purchase office paper with at least 30% recycled content.
2) Recycle discarded office paper.
3) Use double-sided copying and printing at least for drafts and internal documents.
4) Purchase office paper only from paper manufacturers with sustainable forestry management practices.

7. CMBA Certification (Cont.)
Energy use-- commitment to the reduction of firm/office energy use by 10% (over a 12 month period).
Suggested law office “best practices”: turn off lights and turn down air conditioning/heat in off hours, low energy lighting, etc.

8. CMBA Certification (Cont.)
Recycling of cans, bottles, plastic and e-waste.
Law Firm/Office certification of the existence of a program for the recycling of cans, bottles, plastic and e-waste

9. CMBA Certification (Cont.)
Law Firm/Office Green Committee or Administrator
- Certification by firm/office of the existence of a Green Committee or Administrator to promote green firm/office practices
- Provide the CMBA with the appropriate contact information for continuing cooperative efforts with the firm/office though such committee/administrator

10. CMBA Outreach/Green Advocacy/Events
Promote “green” practices at firms/offices, in our personal lives, and in the community at large:
- CMBA web, journal and other publications
- Green events (“David Webster Greener Way To Work Day,” etc.)
- Clearinghouse for green news, events, programs, vendors

11. CMBA “Goes Green”
CMBA to lead by example and meet law firm/office challenge.

12. CMBA’s Inaugural David Webster Greener Way to Work Day

13. Certification Goal for Webster Day
“Twenty-five by the twenty-fifth”

14. Bicycle to Work

15. Mass Transit to Work
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16. Car Poolers

17. President Whitmore Presents CMBA Certificate and Logo

18. Speakers and the Webster Family

19. Carbon Footprint Analysis

20. TEW’s Green Initiative
TEW Green Initiative Committee
1st CMBA Green Certified Law Firm

21. TEW’s Green Initiative (Cont.)
TEW’s Earth Day & Bike to Work Day Events
- Speaker
-Environmentally themed door prizes
- “It’s A Team Effort” Video
- Food/Wine

22. TEW’s Green Initiative (Cont.)
Bike to Work Day (Cleveland)
- Bikers and Smoothie sales -

23. TEW Green Initiatives (cont.)
Green Newsletter/Web Site
Green Tip in Daily News
Green Handouts (trees, water bottles, reusable grocery bag, low energy light bulbs, etc.)
Green Video—New light bulbs

24. Not “The End,” Just the Beginning