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PRESS RELEASE
July 3, 2010
Working with the Carmel Green Initiative Organization, CarmelFest 2010 will expand green efforts for the 2010 Independence Day Festival set for July 4th & 5th at Carmel Civic Square.
In its second year as a green festival, CarmelFest is enhancing its campaign to protect and preserve the environment. Plans for this year’s event include increasing the number of recycling bins, encouraging vendors to use fewer disposables, reducing/eliminating paper flyers, utilizing reusable signs & posters, and encouraging festival attendees to walk/bike to the festival.
With over 50,000 attendees and tons of trash generated, recycling is an essential part of reducing the environmental impact of the Festival. Thanks to the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Committee, recycle bins will be posted around the grounds at CarmelFest to recycle bottles and cans. With the help of our festival goers we hope to recycle about a third of the trash that we have this year.
To encourage festival attendees to leave their cars at home, CarmelFest is partnering with Pedal & Park to offer bike, skateboard, and roller blade parking at the festival. Additionally, maps for walking to the event will be available on-line and event signs will be posted on the Monon Trail.
Carmel is a leading community in Indiana and green efforts at CarmelFest helps us maintain our leadership position.
For more information on the festival schedule visit the CarmelFest web site: www.carmelfest.net
| June 14, 2010 | | 6:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Where: University Place Hotel and Conference Center, 850 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN
Repower America in Indianapolis is hosting a Roundtable panel discussion and Q A with multiple speakers on the effects of dependence on foreign oil and climate change on our national security.
Speakers:
Eric Dannenmaier- Environmental Law Professor at IU – Indianapolis
Major General George Buskirk- Former Adjutant General of Indiana
David Galvin - CEO of Galvin Strategies, LLC, a firm that focuses on bringing carbon market resources to both private and public renewable energy projects
Robert White - former Director of Indiana’s United States Department of Agriculture and currently the state director for 25 x 25, an organization that strives to have America’s farms, forests and ranches provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the U.S. by 2025
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.
For more information, contact Jordan Seeder, jordan.seeder@climateprotect.org
| June 21, 2010 | | 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Where: Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
Who: Anyone interested in learning more about urban farming, gardening and farmers markets in Indianapolis
A public forum to discuss urban gardening and farming in Indianapolis. The event is organized by the City of Indianapolis’ Office of Sustainablity and the Brownfields program. Mayor Greg Ballard will kick off the 2nd annual forum with opening remarks. Topics covered include an update on Indianapolis area farmers markets, safe soil issues, urban gardening programs and more.
For more information, email sustainindy@indy.gov
| June 10, 2010 | | 7:30 am | to | 3:00 pm |
Where: 1500 N. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 632-5915
Price: $125 for IRC members; $225 for non-members
RC Member Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. (PJR) will offer Responsible Recycling (R2) Training on June 10 in Indianapolis. Participants will learn the five simple steps to R2 certification and have the opportunity to become an internal auditor. IRC members will receive a substantial discount on the training.
R2 Training Syllabus
* Learn five simple steps to R2 certification
* Learn requirements of the R2 standard
* Evaluate the differences between the e-stewards initiative & R2 certification
* Understand registrar requirements regarding upgrading your existing ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 certification to R2
* What should be included in a focus materials plan
* What should an R2 policy address
* What level of internal training is required
* What is expected of the established EHSMS
* How to select and evaluate downstream vendors
* Learn what qualifications an R2 internal auditor must possess
* Framework for effective compliance evaluations
* Understand the EPA’s role, the Basel Convention, and Basel Action Network (BAN)
* Learn about the R2 optional exam and find out how to become the internal auditor for your company.
More information
| June 10, 2010 9:00 am | to | June 12, 2010 5:00 pm |
The theme of CCMA 2010 is “Love What We Do and Do What We Love.” Keynote speakers include brand guru Bruce Philp, author and managing partner of GWP Brand Engineering (www.brandengineering.com); Michael Shuman, attorney, economist, and author of The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (www.small-mart.org/); and retail food industry expert Michael Sansolo, columnist for The Morning News Beat.
More info
| June 15, 2010 | | 8:30 am | to | 5:00 pm | | June 22, 2010 | | 8:30 am | to | 4:00 pm | | June 23, 2010 | | 8:30 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Where: Hyatt Regency Indianapolis at 1 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Chamber members: $199; non-members, $249
This daylong event will feature state and federal updates on energy as well as low-cost tips, benchmarking and best practices. Featured speakers represent a variety of top environmental organizations in Indiana; Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the Institute for 21st Century Energy, will deliver the luncheon keynote address.
Environmental Permitting
When: June 22-23
Where: Indiana Chamber Conference Center at 115 W. Washington St., Suite 850S , Indianapolis, IN
The first day of the conference will cover water permitting, including the system, the process, applicable standards and new state and federal developments with water pollution. The second day will focus on the same issues with air permitting and air pollution.
The conference is presented by EHS Technology Group and Bingham McHale LLP.
Cost for both days: Indiana Chamber members, $599; non-members, $629.
Registration: www.indianachamber.com/conferences or (317) 264-6885 or (800) 824-6885.
| June 15, 2010 | | 5:30 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
IMSDC, BSA LifeStructures and USGBC are offering LEED® Green Associate Training. The course will focus on the understanding of the core concepts of the LEED® Rating Systems needed to pass the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED® Green Associate Study Exam.
Benefits of training with us:
* Instructor Don Able, LEED® AP, has a thorough understanding of green building practices
* Continuing education credits (self reported)
* $300.00 of the $550.00 course fee is tax-deductible
* One-year Membership to USGBC Indiana Chapter (www.usgbc-in.org)
* Light dinner served at each class
Date: Six weeks: every Tuesday beginning June 15th, 2010
Ending July 20th, 2010 (i.e. 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20)
Time: Light Dinner: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Class: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: IMSDC
2126 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
See location in Google Maps
Fee: $550.00 (six week course)
Registration Deadline: June 10th, 2010
Course materials included with class:
* Green Associate Study Guide (online access and hardcopy)
* Video Training (online access and CD)
* Online Audio Study Guide
* Online Digital & Printable Flashcards
* Online Exam Questions & Test Simulator - 600 Questions
* Online Term Quiz - 200 Questions
* Online Study tips
Additional materials available but not included:
* Green Building and LEED® Core Concepts Guide, First Addition - $50.00
* USGBC LEED® Green Associate Study Guide - $80.00
| June 17, 2010 | | 5:30 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
Where: Notre Dame University, Geddes Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Cost: Free
We are meeting in Geddes Hall on Notre Dame’s campus to tour the building. Geddes Hall recently achieved a LEED Gold rating.
| June 16, 2010 | | 5:30 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
Central BranchThe Central Branch Monthly Program will be on Wednesday, June 16th at 5:30pm. The venue for
this event is yet to be determined. Please visit usgbc-in.org for updates.
Cost: $10 members, $20 non-members
For Immediate Release
Contact: Maria Steiner
Central Indiana Land Trust
msteiner@conservingindiana.org
Office: 317.631.5263
Cell: 317.869.7020
Property Bequeathed to the Central Indiana Land Trust for Permanent Protection
June 1, 2010 (Indianapolis, Indiana) – Fifty-three acres of nature in the heart of the Keystone at the Crossing shopping area in Indianapolis will be permanently protected by the Central Indiana Land Trust on June 12th, 2010. Former landowner Oliver Blair Daugherty ensured the permanent protection of his family’s land by bequeathing it to the Central Indiana Land Trust upon his passing in 2009. He lived on the land until he became ill in 2008, and fended off many purchase offers over the years. This 53 acres had been in Mr. Daugherty’s family since the mid-1800s, when his great-grandfather received it as a land grant. The land has been named Oliver’s Woods Nature Preserve in his honor.
“We are delighted that Oliver Daugherty chose to preserve this beautiful natural area in the midst of such a highly developed part of the city, and we are honored that he chose the Central Indiana Land Trust as the vehicle for doing so. Mr. Daugherty’s wishes and the mission of the Land Trust are a perfect fit. The Central Indiana Land Trust will ensure that this land is protected forever,” said Heather Bacher, Executive Director for the Central Indiana Land Trust.
Mr. Daugherty generally kept to himself, but was interviewed by Jeff Kollath of Indy Parks in 2003. When asked what he would like to see done with the land either during or after his lifetime, Mr. Daugherty said, “I’d like to see what’s here stay here.”
Oliver’s Woods is located along the White River, just steps away from both Keystone at the Crossing and Clearwater shopping areas. The new preserve is partially forested and partially a prairie restoration, with almost a mile of White River frontage. In the future, the preserve will be open for the public to use for wildlife viewing and hiking. A portion of it is in an easement with the City of Indianapolis for the southern portion of Town Run Park mountain bike trails. The area under easement will continue to serve the community as mountain bike trails.
Oliver’s Woods also features a home, named the Daugherty House, which will eventually become the Land Trust’s headquarters. The home was built in the late 1800s as a Dutch Colonial and has many historical features, including original hardwood floors and windows. Additions were built on in the 1950s, including a kitchen and garage.
A public celebration is planned for Saturday, June 12th from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at the Daugherty House at Oliver’s Woods, located at 8825 River Road. Tours of the property will be available. Due to very limited on-site parking, attendees are asked to park on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the parking garage at 3925 River Crossing Parkway. A van will continuously shuttle guests to and from the property throughout the afternoon. Guests are also asked to RSVP to info@conservingindiana.org or 317-631-5263 by June 7th for this event.
About the Central Indiana Land Trust
The Central Indiana Land Trust is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization that has protected over 3,800 acres in central Indiana through conservation easements, fee simple land acquisition, and land protection partnerships. The Land Trust manages 15 of their 28 properties as nature preserves that are open to the public.
Through land protection, stewardship and education, the Central Indiana Land Trust preserves natural areas, improving air and water quality and enhancing life in our communities for present and future generations. For more information, please visit www.ConservingIndiana.org.
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