Dan Sweetman Discusses Governor Doyle's Executive Order #145

UW-L's Dan Sweetman presented to the JCES about Govenor Doyle's Executive Order #145 requiring all state buildings to conform to high environmental and energy efficiency standards. The order will affect both existing buildings and future construction. You can listen to a podcast of Dan's presentation. You can also read the original press release related to the signing.

Dan also discussed Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester R. Brown, available free online in PDF format.

Through a strategic realignment of responsibilities, Dan now has duties to represent UW-L Facilities Management's involvement with implementing an integrated campus-wide sustainability program.

Sonya Newenhouse from Community Car

The JCES recently had an opportunity to listen to a presentation by Sonya Newenhouse of Madison, WI about her business, Community Car, a member-based, car sharing service. There has been interest in expanding Community Car to the La Crosse area. You can listen to a podcast of Sonya's presentation as well as download and view the PowerPoint slides in PDF format.

UW-L Composting Program Back on Track

Although it originally started in 2002, the UW-L composting program was halted in 2006 due to a lack of volunteers to haul the food waste from Whitney Center to the composting bin. This year, with the help of Student Services and the hiring of a four student Composting Crew, the composing program has been revitalized and should prove to be a valuable addition to UW-L's sustainability efforts. Read more at: http://www.uwlax.edu/sustainability/html/composting.htm.