IN THIS NEWSLETTER: · July 11 Monthly Meeting · August 8 Go Green Golf Outing · Great Lakes Transportation Summit · P2 Environmental Stewardship Survey – Your Input Requested · DTE Providing Free Programmable Thermostats to Business Customers Monthly Meeting Monday, July 11, 2011 :: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Rockford Construction 5540 Glenwood Hills Pkwy SE, Grand Rapids This month, the WMSBF Energy Committee has collaborated with Rockford Construction and Shape Corporation to present some local best practices and a little creative sleuthing centered around renewable energy and energy conservation. Our presenters will be Roger Rehkopt, Vice President of Rockford Construction and Cody Green, Safety and Environmental Coordinator with Shape Corporation. Come prepared for some lively interactive discussions. Alternate transportation strategies are encouraged. Contact Lisa Locke, llocke@wmsbf.org, if you would like help in arranging carpooling. Space is limited. If you would like to attend this meeting, you must register by email at info@wmsbf.org by Wednesday, July 6. Cost of attending is $10, payable by cash or check at the event. Credit card payments may be made through the home page of our website, Monthly Meeting Payment on the left hand menu, http://www.wmsbf.org. A $1 additional processing charge is included for credit card payments.
Events 6th Annual Go Green Golf Outing Monday, August 2011 8 a.m. scramble - 7:15 a.m. free driving range NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR! Wallinwood Springs Golf Club in Jenison (www.wallinwoodspringsgolf.com) $75.00 cost includes 18 holes of golf, lunch,door prizes and awards, networking and good green fun. Bring your own foursome ($300) or we can help place you in a group.
We are also looking for SPONSORS for this fun and worthwhile event.The “GoGreen” Golf Outing is a scholarship fundraiser designed to raise $5,000 in order to encourage college/university students to integrate sustainability into their particular discipline and seek ways in which it may be infused into their institution’s curriculum. Your Sponsorship will help support, and ensure, a 2012 scholarship!! Questions?? Contact Lisa Locke, 616.914.1597, llocke@wmsbf.org, or planning committee members: Gabe Wing 616.654.7324 gabe_wing@hermanmiller.com Mike Stemo 616.723.6954 mstemo@mktec.com Sharon Koop 616.813.6413 skoop@goodwillgr.org Download golfer sign-up and sponsorship information: http://www.wmsbf.org/index.php/documents/cat_view/80-scholarship-materials Great Lakes Transportation Summit July 27, 2011; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. GVSU Eberhard Center, 301 Fulton St. West, Grand Rapids Attend this year's premiere wind energy manufacturing event. Hosted by The Right Place/ MMTC, in partnership with AWEA (AmericanWind Energy Association), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Rockford Berge, the Great Lakes Transportation Summit brings together the industry leaders in transportation and logistics management. For more information and to register, visit www.rightplace.org/TransSummit or contact Natalie Powers 616-771-0327or powersn@rightplace.org.
Resources P2 Environmental Stewardship Survey In an effort to bring Environmental Stewardship into the forefront of Michigan Communities, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking key input from business organizations and their members or clients who collaborate with them to advance pollution prevention and environmental management in the State.
The following linked survey is designed to help the DEQ Office ofEnvironmental Assistance determine program enhancements that would encourage increased participation in voluntary environmental stewardship efforts in Michigan. This survey represents an opportunity to provide feedback on what resources, services, and incentives may be important to you and your business, now and in the future. Please take a momentto provide your feedback by completing this short survey and providing detailswhere you desire.
P2 Environmental Stewardship survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9JS56XR DTE Providing Free Programmable Thermostats to Business Customers Programmable thermostats make it easier for both homes and businesses to save energy. As part of its Your Energy Savings program, DTE Energy is providing free programmable thermostats to the first 6,000 business customers who contact them. The opportunity provides businesses with ways to save money and help the environment by saving energy. Installation included. The program offers incentives for an array of energy-saving technologies. Customers can pick from a menu of “prescriptive” measures with predetermined incentive rates and energy saving estimates, or can submit their projects for custom measures that can be calculated on a case-by-case basis. Natural gas business customers interested in participating in the program can call (866) 796-0512 (option 3) or email YourEnergySavings@kema.com. THE WMSBF ON TWITTER, LINKEDIN, AND FACE BOOK We are now on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. We are using these media to update meeting information, member news, and general sustainability news. Follow or friend to remain in the loop! | 