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I am the EPA Region 9 Green Hospitality Coordinator.\u00a0 I provide these\u00a0periodic newsletters in order to share information that may be of interest to\u00a0lodging and other hospitality facilities.\u00a0 Please feel free to forward this to\u00a0any who may be interested.\u00a0 I am available to help you address any challenges\u00a0faced by hospitality businesses’ as they work to reduce their environmental impacts\u00a0and move toward sustainability. Please feel free to reply and let me know how\u00a0this e-mail newsletter can be more helpful for you, or if you have any questions\u00a0or concerns.\u00a0 I welcome items to include in the next newsletter and I welcome\u00a0the opportunity to share your successes with others that may be facing similar\u00a0situations.\u00a0 Also let me know if you would prefer not to receive these messages.\u00a0Wendi Shafir, LEED AP Pollution Prevention Coordinator US Environmental Protection<\/p>\n
Agency, Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street (WST-7) San Francisco, CA 94105 415.972.3422 <\/a>Buildings Energy Data Book<\/strong> <\/a>How Sustainability Can Be Incorporated into Executive Compensation.<\/strong> Leader on how the company is implements its scheme:<\/p>\n (1) Recognize that change is coming, and get ahead of the curve. \u00a0National Grid\u00a0decided to \u201cweave\u201d into its internal budgets and operations, the fact that many\u00a0governments are setting targets to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) 80 percent by\u00a02050;<\/p>\n (2) Establish a baseline and internal metrics. National Grid first set a\u00a0baseline measurement of its carbon footprint;<\/p>\n (3) Create a culture that rewards\u00a0carbon reduction. National Grid had already reduced its GHG emissions by 30 percent (4) Be ready to adjust to new policies, regulations and market information.\u00a0\u00a0National Grid is ready to incorporate the cost of carbon in the U.S. into its\u00a0decision making when a cap and trade program is in place. \u00a0To read the entire\u00a0article: http:\/\/www.triplepundit.com\/2010\/04\/how-sustainability-can-be-incorporated-into-executive-compensation\/<\/a> <\/strong>(Courtesy of Practice Greenhealth listserve)<\/p>\n <\/a>Take\u00a0the Food Recovery Challenge, In 2008, American businesses and households generated 32 million tons of food\u00a0waste.\u00a0 Of that, 31 million tons (97%) was thrown away into landfills or incinerators!\u00a0Much of this \u201cwaste\u201d was not waste at all, but actually safe, wholesome food\u00a0that could potentially feed millions of Americans or discards that could be recycled\u00a0(composted) into a nutrient rich soil amendment.\u00a0 And since food is such an incredibly\u00a0valuable resource that can be used to protect our soil and water or grow our next\u00a0generation of crops, there are just so many better uses for it to consider before\u00a0putting in a landfill or incinerator. Which is why the US EPA Food Recovery\u00a0Initiative<\/strong> and the WasteWise Program<\/strong> have joined forces\u00a0to challenge business, industry, and institutions to reduce, donate, and recycle\u00a0as much of their food waste as possible \u2013 saving money and helping protect the\u00a0environment.\u00a0 And through the Food Recovery Challenge<\/strong>, participating\u00a0organizations have the opportunity to receive national recognition for their outstanding\u00a0Challenge achievements. Take the Food Recovery Challenge <\/em><\/strong>and together \u2013 let\u2019s take a bite out of food waste! \u00a0To join us and to learn more\u00a0\u2013 go to www.epa.gov\/foodrecoverychallenge<\/strong><\/a> To Join:<\/em> If your organization is not already a WasteWise Partner, first\u00a0contact the WasteWise Helpline at (800) EPA-WISE (372-9473) to join, or register\u00a0online<\/span> at https:\/\/my.re-trac.com\/NewWasteWisePartner.pm<\/a><\/p>\n Once you have a ReTRAC account, follow the instructions below for existing partners.\u00a0If your organization is already a WasteWise Partner, log onto WasteWise ReTRAC\u00a0at https:\/\/my.re-trac.com\/Login.pm<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0You will see a banner at the top of the home page for the Food Recovery Challenge.\u00a0Choose the link to your organization\u2019s information page, where you will check\u00a0the \u201cFood Recovery Challenge\u201d box to enroll. EPA also recently released updates\u00a0to its Food Waste Web site at www.epa.gov\/foodrecovery<\/a>.\u00a0Check out the site! To learn more about the WasteWise Program<\/strong>,\u00a0visit the WasteWise web site at www.epa.gov\/wastewise<\/a> <\/strong>September is also Feeding America\u2019s<\/em> \u201cHunger Action Month\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n To learn more, go to www.hungeractionmonth.org<\/a> <\/strong>Additional resources<\/em> * LeanPath and Jonathan Bloom both maintain terrific\u00a0blogs specifically on food waste – you may want to check them out: Blog\u00a0www.foodwastefocus.com<\/strong><\/a> * <\/strong>Composting 10-Step Guide from Practice Greenhealth: http:\/\/blog.leanpath.com\/wp content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Composting_10StepGuide.pdf<\/a> I hope the above information and resources are help to you in your efforts decrease\u00a0food waste generation and increase food recovery.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/span>Waste Reduction\u00a0Model (WARM)<\/strong> <\/a>Tax incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy<\/strong>. AZ http:\/\/www.dsireusa.org\/incentives\/index.cfm?re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=AZ<\/a> <\/a>Travelocity, Expedia Add Hundreds of Sustainable Hotels: http:\/\/www.4hoteliers.com\/4hots_nshw.php?mwi=7709<\/a> <\/a><\/span>Training Video Series Helps Facility Managers Track Energy Use. <\/strong> – Read and understand your facility’s energy bills – Obtain and interpret meter<\/p>\n data – Determine what to track Watch the training videos at http:\/\/betterbricks.com\/DetailPage.aspx?ID=1162<\/a><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/em> Metering Best Practices: A Guide to Achieving Utility Hello All I am the EPA Region 9 Green Hospitality Coordinator.\u00a0 I provide these\u00a0periodic newsletters in order to share information that may be of interest to\u00a0lodging and other hospitality facilities.\u00a0 Please feel free to forward this to\u00a0any who may be interested.\u00a0 I am available to help you address any challenges\u00a0faced by hospitality businesses’ as they … Continue reading EPA Region 9 Green Hospitality Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2762"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3033,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762\/revisions\/3033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nContents<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0 Fluorescent\u00a0Lamp Recycling, February 2009, EPA530-R-09-001<\/a>
\n<\/strong> 2. \u00a0Buildings\u00a0Energy Data Book<\/a><\/strong>
\n3.\u00a0 How\u00a0Sustainability Can Be Incorporated into Executive Compensation<\/a><\/strong>
\n4.\u00a0Take\u00a0the Food Recovery Challenge<\/a><\/strong>
\n5.\u00a0 Waste\u00a0Reduction Model (WARM) NEW VERSION: Updated August 2010<\/a><\/strong>
\n6.<\/strong> Tax\u00a0incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy<\/a><\/strong>
\n7.\u00a0Travelocity,\u00a0Expedia Add Hundreds of Sustainable Hotels
\n<\/a><\/strong>8.\u00a0 Training<\/a> <\/strong>Video Series Helps Facility Managers Track Energy Use<\/a><\/strong> 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Fluorescent Lamp Recycling, February 2009, EPA530-R-09-001.
\n<\/strong>The purpose of this document is to provide information to businesses,\u00a0regulatory agencies, and the public interested in recycling spent fluorescent\u00a0lamps.\u00a0 Specifically, this document discusses safe practices for handling, storing,\u00a0and recycling spent fluorescent lamps, as well as providing Best Management Practices\u00a0(BMPs) for the storage of spent fluorescent lamps and the use of drum-top crushers\u00a0(DTCs) for compacting waste lamps.\u00a0 View the Fluorescent Lamp Recycling document\u00a0at http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/hazard\/wastetypes\/universal\/lamps\/lamp-recycling2-09.pdf<\/a>
\nFor more information and a copy of Fluorescent Lamp Recycling\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/hazard\/wastetypes\/universal\/lamps\/links.htm<\/a>
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\nStatistics\u00a0on commercial building energy consumption. Data tables contain statistics related\u00a0to construction, building technologies, energy consumption, and building characteristics.\u00a0The Building Technologies Program within the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office\u00a0of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy developed this Buildings Energy Data\u00a0Book to provide a current and accurate set of comprehensive buildings- and energy-related\u00a0data. \u00a0The Data Book is an evolving document and is periodically updated. http:\/\/buildingsdatabook.eren.doe.gov\/ChapterView.aspx?chap=3#10<\/a> Check out hotel\/motel information in Chapter 3.\u00a0 Some of the info is only current\u00a0to 2007, other data are current to 2009. Direct link to hotel data is http:\/\/buildingsdatabook.eren.doe.gov\/ChapterView.aspx?chap=3#10<\/a>
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\nBy Gina-Marie Cheeseman of Triple Pundit–People Planet Profit of April 29, 2010.\u00a0President of Ceres, Mindy S. Lubber, says in a Harvard Business Review opinion\u00a0piece that global problems like climate change \u201cdemand new business models.\u201d \u00a0Lubber\u00a0warns that not creating new models will result in more than \u201canother financial-sector\u00a0meltdown,\u201d but environmental and social problems \u201con a scale never before seen.\u201d\u00a0She thinks that bringing pay \u201cinto the equation\u201d is a quick way of grabbing attention.\u00a0Several reports agree with Lubber.\u00a0 A Ceres report, The 21st Century Corporation:\u00a0The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability, says, \u201cSustainability performance results\u00a0must be a core component of the evaluation of senior executive performance and\u00a0compensation packages.\u201d \u00a0A report by Pascual Berrone of IESE Business School,\u00a0and Luis Gomez-Mejia of Arizona State University, published last year in the Academy\u00a0of Management
\nJournal says firms need \u201cincentive mechanisms to dissuade managers\u00a0from avoidance.\u201d \u00a0British utility company National Grid announced last year it\u00a0would partly base executive compensation on meeting targets for reducing carbon\u00a0emissions. \u00a0Joe Kwasnik, group head of climate change for the company, explains\u00a0key points to Environmental<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>Announced September <\/em>1, 2010<\/em> How much of your food and money are you literally throwing away?<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong> Blog: www.wastedfood.com<\/strong><\/a>
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\nNEW VERSION: Updated August 2010 EPA\u00a0created the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) to help solid waste planners and organizations\u00a0track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from several\u00a0different waste management practices. WARM is available both as a Web-based calculator\u00a0and as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (355K WinZip archive). \u00a0The Excel-based version\u00a0of WARM offers more functionality than the Web-based calculator. WARM calculates\u00a0and totals GHG emissions of baseline and alternative waste management practices\u2014source\u00a0reduction, recycling, combustion, composting, and landfilling. \u00a0The model calculates\u00a0emissions in metric tons of carbon equivalent (MTCE), metric tons of carbon dioxide\u00a0equivalent (MTCO2E), and energy units (million BTU) across a wide range of material\u00a0types commonly found in municipal solid waste (MSW). The August 2010 update (Version\u00a011) includes new materials, updated data, and added functionality.\u00a0 It’s available\u00a0at epa.gov\/warm.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal\u00a0incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.\u00a0Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing\u00a0project of the N.C. Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.\u00a0http:\/\/www.dsireusa.org\/<\/a> Specific State Resources CA http:\/\/www.dsireusa.org\/incentives\/index.cfm re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=CA<\/a><\/p>\n
\nHI http:\/\/www.dsireusa.org\/incentives\/index.cfm?re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=HI<\/a>
\nNV http:\/\/www.dsireusa.org\/incentives\/index.cfm?re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=NV<\/a>
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\n<\/strong>in <\/strong>August Travelocity announced it was adding hundreds\u00a0of properties to its Green Hotel Directory <\/span>that have been validated by Hilton Worldwide\u2019s innovative sustainability measurement\u00a0system, LightStay\u2122. \u00a0To date, Travelocity has flagged more than 2,200 hotels across\u00a0the globe with the eco-friendly leaf and the company works with an elite group\u00a0of certification programs.\u00a0 In September Expedia announced that it too is adding\u00a0300-plus properties using LightStay to the Expedia Green Hotel Program.\u00a0 The Expedia.com\u00a0Green Hotel Program launched in April 2008 and now features more than 2,000 supply\u00a0partners and more than 80 green certification programs. http:\/\/phx.corporate-ir.net\/phoenix.zhtml?c=75787&p=irol newsArticle&ID=1458861&highlight<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDo\u00a0you have a mandate for energy reduction? \u00a0Do you need to benchmark your facility\u00a0or prove savings for an energy efficiency project?\u00a0 Tracking and understanding\u00a0electric meter data will better equip you to meet these demands and proactively\u00a0manage energy use.\u00a0 Through this five part video series, you’ll learn how to:<\/p>\n
\nResource Efficiency, 2007 <\/em>http:\/\/www1.eere.energy.gov\/femp\/pdfs\/mbpg.pdf<\/a>
\nOperations & Maintenance Best Practices for Facility Managers at http:\/\/betterbricks.com\/DetailPage.aspx?ID=489<\/a>
\nThis information is from the BetterBricks website<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"