1. STScI Sustainability Council  Here for you – to inform & assist  green lunches “monthly”  computer servers use ~1/3 of electricity; their dissipated power heats the building.  low wattage lamps retrofitted in building and garage  reduce electricity consumption on specific summer days  bins for recyclables and compost on each floor  tele-working  Azafran café is very green  earth day & other events  community supported agriculture, CSA  our staff’s “stable” of hybrid & plugin vehicles  https://confluence.stsci.edu/display/green/Institute +Sustainability https://confluence.stsci.edu/display/green/Institute +Sustainability

2. Green Lunch Topics  Solar power  Electric vehicles  Geothermal heating  Green lawn care  Impact of bottle water  Retained heat cooking  Bees  Green-washing “favorites”  Green investing  Advocacy and activism  Collaboration w/ JHU  Trash/recycle/compost bins  Tele-working  Carpooling  Public transportation  Earth day  Travel between Stieff and Muller  Biking to work (we have a shower!?)  Battery recycling

3. Examples  Tele-working  Plug-in vehicles

4. Conspirators – join us?  William “Bill” Blair  Marco Chiaberge  Karen Levay  Peter McCullough  Greg Pabst  Vanessa Thomas  Linda Thompson  Hugh Wilson  Zolt Levay