Alameda County Green Business Program Newsletter April 2008

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Alameda County Green Business Program Newsletter April 2008

10 Years = of Environmental Values at Work

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Green Business recognition event April 16th! 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at StopWaste.Or= g, Oakland

&nbs= p; A = few comps are left for Program Partners! Email <= /span>pamela.evans@acgov.org<= /span>

Green Industry Trends - and H= ow Bay Area Businesses are Making a Difference

&nbs= p; Gil= Friend - Natural Logic, Inc.

Patrick MacIntyre - Blue Sky BioFuels

Gary Gerber - Sun Light & Power

James Hurd Nixon - Sustainable Systems, Inc.

Brian Back - Sustainable Industries

&n= bsp;Ce= lebrate <= b>Environmental Values at Work with newly certified Bay Area Green Busines= ses <= /span>
To= ur our Platinum LEED certified venue

Program Quarterly 'Stats' & News=

- Certified 12 new Green Businesses

- Recertified 8

- Sent out approximately 90 checklist/applications

- Received 49 new applications

- 316 certified Green Businesses in Alameda Cou= nty

- Over 1,250 GBs in the Bay Area

Wh= at else is new for 2008? Checklist have been updated to reflect new Program standards. Required changes include: Toilets: 1.6 gpf or l= ess. Lighting: CFLs and T-8 lighting. Office & = copy paper: Minimum 30% post consumer recycled content.<= /span>

Green&= nbsp;Events & Opportunities

Green Business recognition event April 16th! =

= Email <= /span>pamela.evans@acgov.org if you= 'd like to attend.

Tri-Valley Sustainable Business Alliance Mixer: April 8, 6:00 p.m. in downtown Livermore. For info: steve@sustainablebiz.org

Electronics disposal event, = Elephant Pharmacy, 1607 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, April 13, 9-3. For more info.

Green Chamber of Commerce Mixer<= /strong> May 8,= 5:30 p.m. Hosted by Community Bank of the Bay, Oakland.

RSVP = for mixer and ot= her GCC events (Speaker event 4/30, Green Albany 6/8.)

2008 Green Business e-Summit (= not affiliated with the BAGBP) April 23, 7 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Online webinar!

SBA Speaker Series - = Low Carbon Diet: A Thirty Day Program= to Lose 5000 Pounds tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May= 6. Go to Susta= inable Business Alliance events listings for updated info.

Earth Day events around Alameda Cou= nty! <= /span>

April 19 - Berkeley, Fremont and Livermore

April 22 - Ohlone College

April 23 - East Bay MUD

April 26 - Castro Valley

Green Media <= /o:p>

Media Newsgroup papers featured the Green Business Program as a resource = for avoiding 'greenwashing' in a February article that appeared in the = Daily Review, Oakland Tribune, and other local media.

= The East Bay Business Times featured the surge in demand for Green Business certification = in February.

Also in February, <= /span>Wine Spectator Interviewed Yvon Chouinard, committed environmentalist and founder of Patagonia. One of Chouinard's passions is wine, and he's lending his suppor= t to a new effort to Green Business certify Napa Valley Vintners.&n= bsp; Wine Spectator:= You spoke at the Napa Valley Vintners' unveiling of their Green Wineries program. What did you think of the program?
Yvon Chouinard:= I was blown away by what they're doing. . . . . I've been at this for 30 years and this is the best, most well-thought-out program I've ever seen.

Green Tips & Resource= s

Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Car= bon calculators help by showing how much CO2 you're producing - and by which of your activities. Two carbon calculators are good fits for small to medium-sized business. Find them at: <= /span>

Office Footprint CalculatorTM and

= UC Berkeley Life Cycle Footprint Climate Calculator<= span style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#006699'> =

Sustainable Industries, an independent, award-winning magazine serving green business leaders = in the West, is offering certified Green Businesses a discou= nt of 51% off a 12-month subscription for a total of $19. To si= gn up u= se promo code *MIS8.** Offer good through 12/31/= 08.

Two Green Businesses in Alameda County offer resourc= es for safe, environmentally-friendly pharmaceutical disposal: Teleo= sis Institute and Eleph= ant Pharmacy.

Click to ap= ply for Green-e Climate for a retail offsets t= hrough The Center for Resource Solutions.

Read Pacif= ic Institute's fact = sheet on bottled water for background on how the growing consumption of bottled = water impacts the economy and the environment.

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Quick Links

Green Business Program &nb= sp; StopWaste.Org

Featured Businesses:

Anna's Jazz Island<= span style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#285685'> &= nbsp; Chabot Space & Science Center

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Newly Certified Green Businesses= !

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= New Green Businesses =

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Ann Blake & Associates (Alameda)<= /span>

Delta Products Corp. (Fremont)<= /span>

Drs. Chen & Stephenson (San Leandro)

Eagle Shield, Inc. (Dublin)

FedEx/Kinko's (Fremont)

Julie Holcomb Printers (Emeryvil= le)

Paradise Plants Co. (Oakland)<= /span>

StopWas= te.Org (Oakland)

Service by Medallion (Cross County)

Venus (Berkeley)

Village Grounds (Berkeley)

VIP Bin Cleaning Service (Pleasanton)

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Recerti= fied

Goza Gear

K/P Corporation

Mannequin Madness<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'>

Nina Homisak Hair Design<= /span>

S.A.S. German Auto

Sue Kearney graphic craftswoman<= /span>

Sue Kearney life coach

Toyota Logist= ics Systems

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Contact= us:

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Pamela Evans, Green Business Program Coordinator

pamela.evans@acgov.org &= nbsp; 510.567.6770

Susan Sakaki, Green Business Consultant

sakaki@esgcon.com 510.53= 1.5733

Leila Khatapoush, Green Business Consultant

leila.khatapoush@gmail.com 510.52= 0.1103

Outreach & Presentations=

East Bay Economic Development Alliance Legislative Reception<= /span>

State Assemblymember Loni Hancoc= k's Green Business Event at Laney College

Union City's Small Business Foru= m

Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Events

Green Chamber of Commerce Networ= king Events

Livermore Chamber of Commerce Gr= een Event

Dental = P2 Training for Green Business Partner Organizations (partnered with EBMUD)=

Apollo Alliance Green Economy for All

Oakland= Green Tech Cluster

Alameda= Green Drinks Speaker Series

Southern Alameda County Dental Society & City of Fremont

East Bay Small Business Development Center

Dublin = City Council

In Febr= uary, the City of Fremont mailed an 'Operating in the Green' resources pa= cket to all licensed businesses.

Getting Real about Saving Energy

Flex Your Power's Energy-Saving Tips Cards are available for private and public sector employers who want to help their employees use natural gas and electricity wisely. To receive a free shipment of tips card= s, fil= l out the online request form.

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