SOLAR ONE PRESENTS
THE GREEN RENTER: DOING RIGHT BY THE EARTH IN THE WORLD’S GREATEST CITY.
TUESDAY NOV. 22, 7PM

Topic: A Survey of NYC Green Politics  (see attachment for more
information)

FREE!
at Solar One in Stuyvesant Cove Park: E.23rd St and the East River (6
Train to 23rd St, or L Train to 1st Ave.
For more information on this workshop or future Green Renter programs,
please contact Chris Neidl: 212 505 6050, neidl@...

On Saturday, December 10, 9 am-1 pm,
NYDesigns will host a course on the "Business of Green Products,"
given by two of o2NYC's board members,
Jacquie Ottman and David Bergman.

Don't miss it! (see attached image for details.)

o2NYC members get $15 off the regular $60 price!
Not a member yet? Go to: http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34

SOLAR ONE PRESENTS

THE GREEN RENTER:
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR DOING RIGHT BY THE EARTH IN THE WORLD’S GREATEST
CITY.

TUESDAY NOV. 15, 7PM

The Environmental Benefits of Buying Local

The wisdom of buying locally produced goods and services has long been
the subject of debate in economic discourse. However, local purchasing
also represents an important prospect for environmentally sustainable
development.

By significantly reducing the massive waste and emissions burdens that
are imposed by global transportation networks, and by ensuring that
production adheres to local environmental law sand values, local
purchasing by individuals, businesses and publicentities can result in
significant positive environmental and economic impacts.

Join Jen Roth, Research Director for the New York Industrial Retention
Network, for an informative survey of the green merits and enduring
challenges that surround development models based on local production.
Particular attention will be given the NYC context.

FREE!

Solar One in
Stuyvesant Cove Park:
E.23rd St and the East River
(6 Train to 23rd St, or L Train to 1st Ave.
For more information on this workshop
or future Green Renter programs, please
contact Chris Neidl: 212 505 6050, neidl@...

SOLAR ONE PRESENTS

THE GREEN RENTER:
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR DOING RIGHT BY THE EARTH IN THE WORLD’S GREATEST
CITY.

TUESDAY NOV. 15, 7PM

The Environmental Benefits of Buying Local

The wisdom of buying locally produced goods and services has long been
the subject of debate in economic discourse. However, local purchasing
also represents an important prospect for environmentally sustainable
development.

By significantly reducing the massive waste and emissions burdens that
are imposed by global transportation networks, and by ensuring that
production adheres to local environmental law sand values, local
purchasing by individuals, businesses and publicentities can result in
significant positive environmental and economic impacts.

Join Jen Roth, Research Director for the New York Industrial Retention
Network, for an informative survey of the green merits and enduring
challenges that surround development models based on local production.
Particular attention will be given the NYC context.

FREE!

Solar One in
Stuyvesant Cove Park:
E.23rd St and the East River
(6 Train to 23rd St, or L Train to 1st Ave.
For more information on this workshop
or future Green Renter programs, please
contact Chris Neidl: 212 505 6050, neidl@...

 
 
Special Offer for o2 Members! $20 off regular price
 
The Power of Sustainable Design [Receive 6 AIA credits]
A two part seminar on Sustainable Design principles and applicable case
studies will be conducted on Saturday November 5th. 
The course will be taught by two experts in the field - Shruti Narayan
and Jamy Bacchus.  Ms. Narayan is a LEED certified
architect and ARUP consultant who is working on the California Academy
of Sciences project at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 
Mr. Bacchus, who is also LEED accredited, is an consultant in
sustainability and mechanical engineering.  His previous works include
the Freedom Tower and the New York Jets Sports and Convention Center.
 
Both instructors will discuss the concrete steps towards quality
designs realized in a sustainable manner.
 
Session #1: Sustainable Design Principles [9:00 AM to 12:00 PM] Learn
the principles of Sustainable Design including ecologically sound,
economically viable, socially just and humane criteria in the design
practice.
 
Session #2: The Impact of Sustainable Design on Buildings
[1:00 PM to 4:00 PM], learn how those principles are applied in the
design of products and building using renewable energy and recyclable
materials. 

A discussion of funding sources for sustainable design, including
questions and answers will be held over the lunch break, led by Mary
Howard, the director of NY DESIGNS.
 
Registration Contact: Michelle Zaffino, mzaffino@...
Tel: 718.482.5960.
 
Saturday, 11/05/2005, 9:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: NY DESIGNS, 45-50 30th Street, Long Island City
 
o2 Members Price: $100*
Regular Price: $120
More Info: http://www.nydesigns.org

*Haven't signed up for o2NYC membership yet?- Go to:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34






Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

SOLAR ONE PRESENTS

THE GREEN RENTER:
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR DOING RIGHT BY THE EARTH IN THE WORLD’S GREATEST
CITY.

TUESDAY NOV. 1, 7PM

Greening The Grid: Buying Clean Electricity for your NYC apartment

Experts agree that the substitution of fossil fuels by clean, renewable
electricity sources like wind, solar and low impact hydro will be key
to securing a healthier, safer and more prosperous energy future for
residents of our city, state and world.

However, few New Yorker’s are aware that they can help spur this
important effort by signing up to receive their electricity from green
sources, right now!  Such a move, being made by a growing number of
households, not only displaces dirty fossil fuels today, but also
provides critical investment towards the expansion of these still
fledgling sectors of the energy economy.

Mike Forese of New Wind Energy (http://www.newwindenergy.com) will lead
an informative workshop at Solar One that will answer all your green
power questions.  Historical background and future trends, as well as
financial, environmental and procedural details will be discussed at
length. Aspiring green renters who bring a RECENT UTILITY BILL can even
sign up for green electricity right on the spot.

FREE!

Solar One in
Stuyvesant Cove Park:
E.23rd St and the East River
(6 Train to 23rd St, or L Train to 1st Ave.
For more information on this workshop
or future Green Renter programs, please
contact Chris Neidl: 212 505 6050, neidl@...

Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

 
 
Special Offer for o2 Members! $20 off regular price
 
The Power of Sustainable Design [Receive 6 AIA credits]
A two part seminar on Sustainable Design principles and applicable case
studies will be conducted on Saturday November 5th. 
The course will be taught by two experts in the field - Shruti Narayan
and Jamy Bacchus.  Ms. Narayan is a LEED certified
architect and ARUP consultant who is working on the California Academy
of Sciences project at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 
Mr. Bacchus, who is also LEED accredited, is an consultant in
sustainability and mechanical engineering.  His previous works include
the Freedom Tower and the New York Jets Sports and Convention Center.
 
Both instructors will discuss the concrete steps towards quality
designs realized in a sustainable manner.
 
Session #1: Sustainable Design Principles [9:00 AM to 12:00 PM] Learn
the principles of Sustainable Design including ecologically sound,
economically viable, socially just and humane criteria in the design
practice.
 
Session #2: The Impact of Sustainable Design on Buildings
[1:00 PM to 4:00 PM], learn how those principles are applied in the
design of products and building using renewable energy and recyclable
materials. 

A discussion of funding sources for sustainable design, including
questions and answers will be held over the lunch break, led by Mary
Howard, the director of NY DESIGNS.
 
Registration Contact: Michelle Zaffino, mzaffino@...
Tel: 718.482.5960.
 
Saturday, 11/05/2005, 9:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: NY DESIGNS, 45-50 30th Street, Long Island City
 
o2 Members Price: $100*
Regular Price: $120
More Info: http://www.nydesigns.org

*Haven't signed up for o2NYC membership yet?- Go to:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34

THE GREEN RENTER SERIES AT SOLAR ONE presents:
GETTING INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSAs) IN NYC.

CSA helps to support regional family farms that are struggling to stay
in business, while providing city people, particularly those in
low-income neighborhoods, with access to high quality, locally grown,
affordable produce. Embracing CSAs supports local economic growth, and
brings about a number of environmental benefits.  Paula Lukats of Just
Food will explain the basics of CSA programs, how they function, and
who they benefit; and provide useful information for those interested
in getting involved in existing CSAs in New York, or even starting one
in their own community.

FREE
7pm, Tuesday Oct 25
Solar One
Stuyvesant Cove Park
E.23rd St and the East River (South of the Gulf Station, East of the
elevated FDR Drive)

For more information on this workshop or other upcoming Green Renter
programs, please contact Chris Neidl: 212 505 6050, neidl@...

See attached flyer for information on future Green Renter events.

TONIGHT- October meeting: Green graphics roundtable
o2NYC hosts a green graphic design and packaging roundtable. Join
several of New York's green-minded graphic designers including Elena
Ruano Kanidinc, Cynthia Fetty, Julia Reich, Marc Alt and others from
AIGA NYC, Minneapolis-based designer (and o2-USA liaison) Wendy
Jedlicka and others for a discussion of the big green topics and a
sharing of information, resources and advice, going deeper than ink and
paper.

Wendy Jedlicka will give us a report from her attendance at the
Sustainable Packaging Forum in Philadelphia- which starts today.
More info:
http://www.packstrat.com/FILES/HTML/Conferences_and_Events/conferences-
sustainablepackaging/0,9489,,00.html

Please bring your own resources, samples, information, opinions, and
ideas to share.

When and where:
Tonight- Thursday, October 20, 2005 7 - 8:30 pm
At the Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Avenue between 50th and 51st.

See you there!

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27


















Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

Dear All:

We are currently launching a poll sponsored by UNIDO-ICHET to study
public opinions and attitudes towards new energy related issues.
We are also looking for feedback related to UNIDO-ICHET's website.
Would you please logon to one of the URLs listed below (you can logon
either site we offer). Your answers will produce valuable information
for our researchers.

http://www.unido-ichet.org (UNIDO-ICHET homepage, please log on and
click 'for UNIDO-ICHET survey' 'button)
http://eshop.ereach.com.tw/UNIDO-ICHETsurvey (questionnaire web
pages)

And please forward this meaningful survey message to anyone whom you
know is also suitable to answer this questionnaire. Thank you.

Sponsorship: UNIDO-ICHET (UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION - INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES)
Project leader: Mavis Tsai, Ph. D. Shih Hsin University

Hi Maureen:

The Biodegradable Products Institute lists all the compostable
plastics, including sources of  resin.
http://bpiworld.org/BPI-Public/Approved/3.html
I did a packaging project last year, and BPI was very helpful.  The
resin producers were helpful in discussing what applications were
suitable for their products as well.

Also, about a year ago, AOL sent out CDs in what looked like
wheatboard covered in paper.  I have also seen thin steel media tins
that can be thrown in the regular recycling.

M

On 10/17/05, Kakee Scott <k@...> wrote:
> o2listers-
>
> In response to this week's meeting announcement, I received a green
> packaging question. If anyone has any tips for Maureen, please respond
> to her and to the o2 group address as well.
>
> I don't think greendisk makes anything bioplastic cases but they might
> like the suggestion- http://www.greendisk.com/
>
> I'm sure there must exist recycled paper cd sleeves.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kakee
>
>
> Kakee Scott
> ~
> 917 658 5296
> kscott@...
> k@...
> ~
>
> On Oct 17, 2005, at 12:45 PM, MODINO100@... wrote:
>
> > Hi O2,
> >
> > do you have any sources for cornstarch-based [or any non-plastic
> > renewal
> > material] cd/dvd packaging
> >
> > sincerely,
> > Maureen
> >
> > Maureen O'Brien
> > www.MODINO.com
> > Modino Design
> > Custom Publication, Print, Web and
> > Graphic Design for Green & Sustainable
> > Businesses, Organizations and Foundations
> > 561 Broadway
> > room 4d
> > New York, NY 10012
> > 212.431.4354 x201
> >
>
>
>

http://www.metabolix.com/
http://www.hempplastic.com/
http://www.natureworks.com/
http://www.earthology.net/environmentally_friendly_cds.htm


> o2listers-
>
> In response to this week's meeting announcement, I received a green
> packaging question. If anyone has any tips for Maureen, please respond
> to her and to the o2 group address as well.
>
> I don't think greendisk makes anything bioplastic cases but they might
> like the suggestion- http://www.greendisk.com/
>
> I'm sure there must exist recycled paper cd sleeves.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kakee
>
>
> Kakee Scott
> ~
> 917 658 5296
> kscott@...
> k@...
> ~
>
> On Oct 17, 2005, at 12:45 PM, MODINO100@... wrote:
>
>> Hi O2,
>>
>> do you have any sources for cornstarch-based [or any non-plastic
>> renewal
>> material] cd/dvd packaging
>>
>> sincerely,
>> Maureen
>>
>> Maureen O'Brien
>> www.MODINO.com
>> Modino Design
>> Custom Publication, Print, Web and
>> Graphic Design for Green & Sustainable
>> Businesses, Organizations and Foundations
>> 561 Broadway
>> room 4d
>> New York, NY 10012
>> 212.431.4354 x201
>>
>

o2listers-

In response to this week's meeting announcement, I received a green
packaging question. If anyone has any tips for Maureen, please respond
to her and to the o2 group address as well.

I don't think greendisk makes anything bioplastic cases but they might
like the suggestion- http://www.greendisk.com/

I'm sure there must exist recycled paper cd sleeves.

Thanks!

Kakee


Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

On Oct 17, 2005, at 12:45 PM, MODINO100@... wrote:

> Hi O2,
>
> do you have any sources for cornstarch-based [or any non-plastic
> renewal
> material] cd/dvd packaging
>
> sincerely,
> Maureen
>
> Maureen O'Brien
> www.MODINO.com
> Modino Design
> Custom Publication, Print, Web and
> Graphic Design for Green & Sustainable
> Businesses, Organizations and Foundations
> 561 Broadway
> room 4d
> New York, NY 10012
> 212.431.4354 x201
>

October meeting this Thursday: Green graphics roundtable
o2NYC hosts a green graphic design and packaging roundtable. Join
several of New York's green-minded graphic designers including Elena
Ruano Kanidinc, Cynthia Fetty, Julia Reich, Marc Alt and others from
AIGA NYC, Minneapolis-based designer (and o2-USA liaison) Wendy
Jedlicka and others for a discussion of the big green topics and a
sharing of information, resources and advice, going deeper than ink and
paper.

Wendy Jedlicka will give us a report from her attendance at the
Sustainable Packaging Forum in Philadelphia- which starts today.
More info:
http://www.packstrat.com/FILES/HTML/Conferences_and_Events/conferences-
sustainablepackaging/0,9489,,00.html

Please bring your own resources, samples, information, opinions, and
ideas to share.

When and where:
Thursday, October 20, 2005 7 - 8:30 pm
At the Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Avenue between 50th and 51st.

See you there!

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27


















Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

October meeting: Green graphics roundtable
o2NYC hosts a green graphic design and packaging roundtable. Join
several of New York's green-minded graphic designers including Elena
Ruano Kanidinc, Cynthia Fetty, Julia Reich, Minneapolis-based designer
(and head of o2-USA) Wendy Jedlicka and others for a discussion of the
big green topics and a sharing of information, resources and advice,
going deeper than ink and paper. Stay tuned for updates.

When and where:
Thursday, October 20, 2005 7 pm - 9 pm
Location TBA

See you there!

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

Special invitations to o2NYC for two upcoming green events:

NYDesigns offers a SPECIAL PRICE for o2NYC members
at the first of its fall Green Design series:

"What is the Payback for Clean Energy?"
Thursday, October 6, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

What owners, developers and contractors want to know about the payback
for
geothermal, solar thermal and wind.
Case studies of New York City projects focusing on the financial
payback.
John Krieble, Office of Sustainability, NYC DDC: Andrew Berman
Architects and altPower.
Co-sponsored by Long Island City BPC.

RSVP to Kakee (k@...) to get the SPECIAL PRICE for o2NYC members!
$15 ($30 for general public.) **If you haven't had the chance to become
a member yet-
join now at: http://o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34 (Save more than half
the price
of o2NYC membership just at this event!)

*NYDesigns Design Business Center is a program of
CUNY EDC at LaGuardia Community College.
For more information, contact Michelle Zaffino at 718.482.5960
or visit http://www.nydesigns.org.

AND...

Eco-Logic's Wind-Powered "Mixed-Greens" CD Release Party & Concert
Tuesday, Oct. 4th 8 pm at Nublu

Eco-Logic's "Mixed Greens" CD features talented and green-minded artists
include the Brazilian Girls, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, DJ Logic,
Wax Poetic, and more…
The Hi-FI wind-powered CD party listening will begin at 8 pm sharp
at Nublu in Alphabet City-  62 Avenue C between 4th and 5th Street.
At 10 pm, a performance by Kudu, one of the favorite Mixed-Greens
artists.
The performance kicks of Eco-Logic's monthly concert series featuring
Mixed-Greens
artists at exclusive New York City venues.
All concerts are 100% powered by environmentally-sustainable solar and
wind energy.

Please RSVP for the listening party to guarantee your seat and giftbag
that includes
free WIRED stuff, American Apparel Sustainable t-shirts and
Mixed-Greens CD's.
RSVP's, press and other inquiries can be sent to ben@....
Mixed-Greens is a new release from Eco-Logic, a grassroots
sustainability company
turning NYC businesses green and bringing an exciting new face to urban
sustainability.


- Kakee and Rebecca, http://www.o2nyc.org

##

Oil and gas prices will continue to rise, compelling green solutions
Get the full story at this Wed., October 5 conference in NYC

Why are oil and gas prices rising?  We hear about refinery shortages,
growing demand, and natural disasters, but another factor has now
entered mainstream discussion: geological limits on the supplies of
these fuels.  As we approach them, fuel costs will continue to rise,
making the solutions long proposed by environmentalists into economic
necessities, instead of merely desirable reforms.  Energy efficiency
and conservation, new transportation policies, and the widespread
implementation of renewable sources of power, will all become
critically important.  At the Petrocollapse Conference on Wednesday,
October 5, nationally known experts will explain why crude oil will
inevitably rise to over $100 per barrel, what effect this will have on
our national and local economy, and how government, business and civic
groups must begin working together now to prepare for a fuel-depleted
future.
 
(A report on responses specific to New York City will be presented at
the conference.  Please contact Dan Miner, Long Island City Business
Development Corporation, for an executive summary at 718.786.5300 x 27
or danminer@....)

 
Petrocollapse Conference:
Examining the Local and Global Consequences of Peak Oil
Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Contact:  Jenna Orkin, Moderator, (718) 246-1577   cell (646) 267-1577,
jennakilt@...
or: Jan Lundberg, Organizer, (215) 243-3144
http://www.petrocollapse.org/
 
The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
40 E. 35th Street, New York, NY  10016

October 5, 9 AM - 5 PM.  Registration begins 8:30.

Oil experts and scientists will speak at a unique conference on a
little-known but crucially important cause of the current rise in oil
prices – the coming peak in global oil production referred to simply as
peak oil.  Presenters will discuss its local and global consequences.

Speakers include James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency;
Dr. John Darnell, Science and Energy Advisor to Congressman Roscoe
Bartlett; Jan Lundberg of Culturechange.org, former publisher of the
Lundberg Survey; Mike Ruppert, author: Crossing the Rubicon,
Fromthewilderness.com; David Pimental, Cornell University; David Room,
Post Carbon Institute; Dan Miner, Long Island City Business Development
Corporation. The moderator is Jenna Orkin, co-founder of the World
Trade Center Environmental Organization.

   The event is sponsored by Culturechange.org and by Continuing
Education & Public Programs, The Graduate Center, City University of
New York (CUNY).

   "As oil prices rise and crude oil supplies and refined products strain
to keep up with demand, the peaking of global oil extraction is finally
becoming acknowledged in the mainstream news.  As Hurricane Katrina
continues to hamper petroleum production in addition to devastating a
large population and ecosystem, people are asking if this is a
foretaste of the future of a nation that has failed to conserve
energy," stated Jan Lundberg, a principal conference organizer who ran
the oil statistics firm Lundberg Survey.

   "The public remains in the dark about the vast array of consequences
of this looming crisis.  Political leadership is almost entirely
lacking.  Dishonest reporting by OPEC countries and major oil companies
have contributed to the illusion that there is sufficient time before
we 'run out of oil' to transition to a 'solution', whether it be
hydrogen, renewables or an attempt to increase nuclear power, or some
combination of the above," Lundberg added.

   Approximately one dozen significant oil producing countries are past
their peak in extraction and it is possible that world peak has already
arrived (this cannot be conclusively determined until after the fact). 
The sudden effects of shortage are likely to hit the global economy
within the next three years, possibly even as early as this winter.  At
the Petrocollapse Conference the participants will ask:

   - How will the economy be affected by limits on critical resources
such as oil and natural gas? 
   - What will be the effects of peak oil (a geological phenomenon) and
petrocollapse (an economic and social phenomenon) on food supply and
other services we depend on?
   - What is the role of the market in determining how severe will be the
effect of shortage stemming from geological depletion?
   - Is there a "Plan B" to ease a transition to sustainable living in a
world without plentiful energy and petroleum's materials?   "It is up
to us to find solutions that involve everyone in a spirit of
solidarity," said Lundberg.
    
 
 

This is fantastic- most definitely we should get o2 involved. Two
things it makes me think of- the barge museum in Red Hook and the
Frying Pan where we had Greendrinks. We'll keep it in mind for meetings
to come. I've subscribed to their mailing list so I'll keep an eye out
for their emails.

Thanks Mo!

Kakee



Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

On Sep 21, 2005, at 9:05 AM, momo_ny13 wrote:

> My friends bought a World War II Air Sea Rescue boat for a dollar so
> that they could turn it
> into a floating Art and Design Center.  They are calling it the Empty
> Vessel Project, and EV
> is the name of the boat.  I say it's a nifty project.  Once she's
> fixed up a bit, she might be
> an interesting place for an 02 meeting or two.  In their words:
>
> "EV is a World War II Navy Rescue boat. We saved her from demolition
> in the Bronx and
> brought her to Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. By next year, she will become
> an Art and Design
> Center fostering projects focused on sustainable living in
> post-industrial urban
> landscapes. EV, herself, will be the first such project. We will begin
> by hosting work
> parties, movie nights, seminars, concerts, dinners, and workshops."
>
> OPEN CALL: We are taking proposals for projects to host on, in, and
> around EV for the
> Gowanus Oktoberfest, October 22. This is a day-long celebration of the
> Gowanus canal,
> with marine activities, infotainment, and guided paddle eco-cruises
> with the Urban Divers
> and the Gowanus Dredgers. We are most interested in projects that
> explore themes
> pertaining to sustainable living in urban landscapes. We would welcome
> green technology
> projects, utopian art/architecture/design, performance, and anything
> that explores the
> sticky place between theory and practice. We are interested in playful
> ideas, well realized
> ideas, and hare-brained schemes. Any questions, or to get an
> application form, e-mail
> Tianna Kennedy at tk@....
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

TONIGHT: Special meeting with Alistair Fuad-Luke planned at Green Map
We caught word that Alistair Fuad-Luke was in town for a week and we
could not pass up the chance to schedule a meeting with him. He will be
stopping in with o2NYC to lead a discussion on 'how sustainability
thinking expands the role of design.' This past April marked the
release of an updated edition of his "Eco Design Handbook," the
comprehensive guide to 570 green products and 125 green materials.

When and where:
TONIGHT, Thursday, September 22, 2005. 6:30-8:30 pm. At Green Map
Systems offices, 131 Essex Street, #2B, corner of Rivington on the
Lower East Side, 1 block from F train Delancey Station. 212 674 1631.

See you there!

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

My friends bought a World War II Air Sea Rescue boat for a dollar so that they
could turn it
into a floating Art and Design Center.  They are calling it the Empty Vessel
Project, and EV
is the name of the boat.  I say it's a nifty project.  Once she's fixed up a
bit, she might be
an interesting place for an 02 meeting or two.  In their words:

"EV is a World War II Navy Rescue boat. We saved her from demolition in the
Bronx and
brought her to Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. By next year, she will become an Art
and Design
Center fostering projects focused on sustainable living in post-industrial urban
landscapes. EV, herself, will be the first such project. We will begin by
hosting work
parties, movie nights, seminars, concerts, dinners, and workshops."

OPEN CALL: We are taking proposals for projects to host on, in, and around EV
for the
Gowanus Oktoberfest, October 22. This is a day-long celebration of the Gowanus
canal,
with marine activities, infotainment, and guided paddle eco-cruises with the
Urban Divers
and the Gowanus Dredgers. We are most interested in projects that explore themes
pertaining to sustainable living in urban landscapes. We would welcome green
technology
projects, utopian art/architecture/design, performance, and anything that
explores the
sticky place between theory and practice. We are interested in playful ideas,
well realized
ideas, and hare-brained schemes. Any questions, or to get an application form,
e-mail
Tianna Kennedy at tk@....

This Thursday: Special meeting with Alistair Fuad-Luke planned at Green
Map
We caught word that Alistair Fuad-Luke was in town for a week and we
could not pass up the chance to schedule a meeting with him. He will be
stopping in with o2NYC to lead a discussion on 'how sustainability
thinking expands the role of design.' This past April marked the
release of an updated edition of his "Eco Design Handbook," the
comprehensive guide to 570 green products and 125 green materials.

When and where:
Thursday, September 22, 2005. 6:30-8:30 pm. At Green Map Systems
offices, 131 Essex Street, #2B, corner of Rivington on the Lower East
Side, 1 block from F train Delancey Station. 212 674 1631.

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

This Thursday: Special meeting with Alistair Fuad-Luke planned

We caught word that Alistair Fuad-Luke was in town for a week and we
could not pass up the chance to schedule a meeting with him. He will be
stopping in with o2NYC to lead a discussion on 'how sustainability
thinking expands the role of design.' This past April marked the
release of an updated edition of his "Eco Design Handbook," the
comprehensive guide to 570 green products and 125 green materials.
Stayed tuned for more information...

When and where:
Thursday, September 22, 2005. 6:30-8:30 pm.  We will be announcing a
location soon.

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27















Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

Mark your calendars for CitySol!
Solar music party, green power sign-up drive and ecodesign market
October 1, 1-7 pm at Solar1 in Stuyvesant Cove Park 2420 FDR Drive (at
23rd Street)
Read more at http://o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=5

***Affordable market spaces available. Email Rebecca ASAP at
r@... if you have any green designs to sell at the marketplace.
***Volunteers also needed before and during the event. Please email
r@... or neidl@... to enlist.

Yea! It's working! Well- so far we are still a limited group until I
put out more of a push for people to sign up. In the meantime, you
might also try the international o2 mailing list for this question.
Soon I hope we will have droves of New Yorkers on this list.

Thanks for coming to the meeting tonight, Chuck! See you soon!

Kakee

Kakee Scott
~
917 658 5296
kscott@...
k@...
~

On Sep 15, 2005, at 4:34 PM, Chuck Heckman wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm doing a bit of research regarding a Swedish initiative that
> Electrolux did a few years back. It was a washing machine leasing
> system
>   in which you would pay by the load. This was to increase awareness
> and
> provide a motivation to conserve water.
>
> I can't find any information as to the success (or lack there of) of
> the
> program. Is it still running?
>
> Any info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Charles D. Heckman
> President / Designer
>
> Delano Collection, Inc.
> 140 Warren St., Suite 5B
> Brooklyn, NY 11201
>
> t - +1 718.577.1048
> f - +1 866.218.0277
> c - +1 215.815.6303
> w - www.delanocollection.com
>
> skype - delanocollection
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
> the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged
> information.  Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, forwarding, or
> distribution is prohibited.  If you are not the intended recipient,
> please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the
> original message.
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

Hi All,

I'm doing a bit of research regarding a Swedish initiative that
Electrolux did a few years back. It was a washing machine leasing system
   in which you would pay by the load. This was to increase awareness and
provide a motivation to conserve water.

I can't find any information as to the success (or lack there of) of the
program. Is it still running?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chuck



--


Charles D. Heckman
President / Designer

Delano Collection, Inc.
140 Warren St., Suite 5B
Brooklyn, NY 11201

t - +1 718.577.1048
f - +1 866.218.0277
c - +1 215.815.6303
w - www.delanocollection.com

skype - delanocollection

++++++++++++++++++++++

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original message.

TONIGHT at 7 PM: o2NYC's September meeting with treehugger.com

All about our favorite ecodesign site- treehugger.com
Graham Hill, creator of treehugger.com and o2NYC member, is in town
from abroad for a short time and will be talking with us about the
progress of treehugger.com from it's beginning one year ago to it's
current state- a massive international database of green design and a
constant feed of the latest and greatest green tidbits achieving 10,000
unique hits every day. Graham and others from treehugger.com would like
to get your feedback on the site to help inform future designs for it.
We'll be browsing the site, so bring a laptop if you have one.

When and where:
TONIGHT Thursday, September 15, 2005 7 pm - 9 pm at 457 Broome Street,
No. 9 (at Mercer St.)

Directions:
Take the F to Broadway/Lafayette stop or the NR to Prince St. Head
south on Broadway and then right on Broome.
Take the 6 to Spring and walk one block south on Lafayette and take a
right on Broome.
Take the Q to Canal St and walk north on Broadway, then left on Broome.
Walk a block or so to 457.

- Kakee and Rebecca

Kakee Scott: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca Silver: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

Included in this email:
-This Thursday, September 15- Treehugger.com meeting- NOTE THE STARTING
TIME HAS CHANGED to 7 PM
-Sell your eco-wares at CitySol Solar Music Party and eco-design market
at Solar1 on October 1
-Idealist.org needs designers
-Jacquie Ottman to speak at GE plastics seminar September 21 at FIT

-o2NYC's September meeting this Thursday: All about our favorite
ecodesign site- treehugger.com
Graham Hill, creator of treehugger.com and o2NYC member, is in town
from abroad for a short time and will be talking with us about the
progress of treehugger.com from it's beginning one year ago to it's
current state- a massive international database of green design and a
constant feed of the latest and greatest green tidbits achieving 10,000
unique hits every day. Graham and others from treehugger.com would like
to get your feedback on the site to help inform future designs for it.
We'll be browsing the site, so bring a laptop if you have one.

When and where:
Thursday, September 15, 2005 7 pm - 9 pm at 457 Broome Street, No. 9
(at Mercer St.)

Directions:
Take the F to Broadway/Lafayette stop or the NR to Prince St. Head
south on Broadway and then right on Broome.
Take the 6 to Spring and walk one block south on Lafayette and take a
right on Broome.
Take the Q to Canal St and walk north on Broadway, then left on Broome.
Walk a block or so to 457.

-Sell your wares at CitySol solar music party, green power sign-up
drive and ecodesign market at Solar1, October 1, 1-7 pm
In gearing up for our o2|e2 project to survey and promote green
industries in NYC, o2NYC has joined up with Solar1, Bright Power and
ConEd Solutions to cohost a solar music party, green power sign up
drive and ecodesign market. It will be a great time with lots of good
music, food, drink, and very cool green products for sale from an array
of green retailers and designers. You are all invited to attend- and if
you have any green designs to sell at the marketplace- please email us
and we will set you up with an affordable market space.

The event will also be the last stop on greenhomenyc's green building
tour. It will feature an eclectic lineup of accomplished DJs and
musical acts, including Matthias Heilbronn (Wave Music); Cato
(Turntables on the Hudson); Marc-Allan Gray (LoveSlap); Corey Backer
(Unknown People); Natasha DeGraff (KillDJ); Red Robot, and other
special guests.  Amplification for the event will be powered entirely
by Solar One’s 3.5 kWh Photovoltaic array. An outdoor bar will be
operated by South Paw, Brooklyn’s premier live music venue. Additional
refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Brooklyn Brewery, Habana
Outpost, and Sambazon. Other partners in the event include some of the
city’s most notable green retailers, including 3R Living, IIKH, Build
it Green, and Vivavi.com. It will also be host to New York’s first ever
Green Power Sign Up Drive, sponsored by ConEd Solutions.  The Drive
will aim to enlist the maximum number of new clean electricity (wind
and/or low impact Hydro) customers throughout the day. Incentives and
gifts will be available to those who choose to sign up at the event.

When and where:
Saturday, October 1, 2005  1:00 pm -7:00 pm at Solar1 (solar1.org)- in
Stuyvesant Cove Park 2420 FDR Drive (at 23rd Street)

Other announcements:

-Idealist.org is looking for designers to help them with a new
international networking site and with publicity materials for it. Work
will be paid. If you go to http://invite.idealist.org and click on
'Click here to learn more…' you'll see a text that invites people
around the world to build this new system together, as well as comments
about this idea from 4,000 people in 130 countries. If you would like
to contribute, email ami@... with some samples of your work
and some thoughts about this project.

-GE Plastics is giving an all-day seminar on Sept. 21 that will cover
some environmental issues and innovation in plastics, including how
regulations such as RoHS, WEEE and eco-labels affect U.S. businesses.
Jacquie Ottman will give the keynote speech. At the Fashion Institute
of Technology. Registration is free. For more information and to
register, contact Laurie Cuevas at 413.448.5765 or email her at
laurie.cuevas@.... See attached invitation pdf for more information.

- Kakee Scott and Rebecca Silver

Kakee: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

Two upcoming o2NYC events:
September 15- Treehugger.com meeting
October 1- Solar Music Party and eco-design market at Solar1

**o2NYC's September meeting: All about our favorite ecodesign site-
treehugger.com
Graham Hill, creator of treehugger.com and o2NYC member, is in town
from abroad for a short time and will be talking with us about the
progress of treehugger.com from it's beginning one year ago to it's
current state- a massive international database of green design and a
constant feed of the latest and greatest green tidbits achieving 10,000
unique hits every day. Graham and others from treehugger.com would like
to get your feedback on the site to help inform future designs for it.
We'll be browsing the site, so bring a laptop if you have one.

When and where:
Thursday, September 15, 2005 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm AT 457 Broome Street,
No. 9 (at Mercer St.)

Directions:
Take the F to Broadway/Lafayette stop or the NR to Prince St. Head
south on Broadway and then right on Broome.
Take the 6 to Spring and walk one block south on Lafayette and take a
right on Broome.
Take the Q to Canal St and walk north on Broadway, then left on Broome.
Walk a block or so to 457.

**Solar music party and ecodesign market at Solar1, October 1, 1-7 pm
In gearing up for our o2|e2 project to survey and promote green
industries in NYC, o2NYC has joined up with Solar1 to cohost a solar
music party, green power sign up drive and ecodesign market. It will be
a great time with lots of good music, food, drink, and very cool green
products for sale from an array of green retailers and designers. You
are all invited to attend- and if you have any green designs to sell at
the marketplace- please email us and we will set you up with an
affordable market space.

The event will also be the last stop on greenhomenyc's green building
tour. It will feature an eclectic lineup of accomplished DJs and
musical acts, including Matthias Heilbronn (Wave Music); Cato
(Turntables on the Hudson); Marc-Allan Gray (LoveSlap); Corey Backer
(Unknown People); Natasha DeGraff (KillDJ); Red Robot, and other
special guests.  Amplification for the event will be powered entirely
by Solar One’s 3.5 kWh Photovoltaic array. An outdoor bar will be
operated by South Paw, Brooklyn’s premier live music venue. Additional
refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Brooklyn Brewery, Habana
Outpost, and Sambazon. Other partners in the event include some of the
city’s most notable green retailers, including 3R Living, IIKH, Build
it Green, and Vivavi.com. It will also be host to New York’s first ever
Green Power Sign Up Drive, sponsored by ConEd Solutions.  The Drive
will aim to enlist the maximum number of new clean electricity (wind
and/or low impact Hydro) customers throughout the day. Incentives and
gifts will be available to those who choose to sign up at the event.

When and where:
Saturday, October 1, 2005  1:00 pm -7:00 pm AT Solar1 (solar1.org)- in
Stuyvesant Cove Park 2420 FDR Drive (at 23rd Street)

More information to follow soon...

- Kakee Scott and Rebecca Silver

Kakee: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a charter member of o2NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

o2NYC's August meeting TONIGHT: Eco-design show and tell followed by
our annual o2NYC Park Picnic

Bring a sample or short presentation of your own green design project
or a favorite eco-design example to show to the group at this month's
show and tell. We want you to show off what you've got or what you
know, get feedback if you need it, give advice if you have it, talk
about successes and failures, and share your future plans if you'd
like.

Some examples of what you might bring: samples or photos of your work
or someone else's that you'd like to share, presentation on your own
laptop or a mac-friendly cd (please keep to 2-3 minutes), news articles
and other media, material samples, books, or even ideas, news, rumors
that you have heard.

If you would like to share your own work, please email Rebecca at
b@... with a one sentence summary of what you will be showing.
Also included in the show and tell will be a follow-up to last year's
o2NYC green office design charette for the Slow Food USA office.

After the show and tell we will be heading down the street to
Empire-Fulton Ferry Park for our Annual Picnic. Please come to the
picnic at 7:45 even if you can't make it to the show and tell. Bring
food to share. As a part of the park's regular Thursday night events,
there will be music playing during our picnic and a movie starting at
sunset for anyone who would like to stay after the picnic.

When and where:
TONIGHT- Thursday, August 18, 2005
Eco-design show and tell: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at the Slow Food USA
office- 20 Jay Street, Third Floor, Room 313
Annual picnic at Empire- Fulton Ferry park under the Brooklyn and
Manhattan bridges 7:45- 9:00 pm.

Directions:
Take the F to York Street. Walk downhill on Jay Street 4 blocks to get
to 20 Jay Street.
OR
to get to the picnic, walk down Jay 1 block and take a left on Front.
Follow Front Street to Main Street. Take a right on Main. Walk all the
way to the river and take a left into the park at the water's edge.
You can also take the A/C to High Street and exit to Cadman Plaza
West.  Walk down hill until Cadman Plaza West becomes Old Fulton
Street. Take a right on Front and a left on Dock. Walk between the
warehouse buildings to get to the grassy area of the park.
The picnic will be seated somewhere in the vicinity of the large
weeping willow tree.

- Kakee Scott and Rebecca Silver

Kakee: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a member of o2NYC: http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27

o2NYC's August meeting: Eco-design show and tell followed by our annual
o2NYC Park Picnic

Bring a sample or short presentation of your own green design project
or a favorite eco-design example to show to the group at this month's
show and tell. We want you to show off what you've got or what you
know, get feedback if you need it, give advice if you have it, talk
about successes and failures, and share your future plans if you'd
like.

Some examples of what you might bring: samples or photos of your work
or someone else's that you'd like to share, presentation on your own
laptop or a mac-friendly cd (please keep to 2-3 minutes), news articles
and other media, material samples, books, or even ideas, news, rumors
that you have heard.

If you would like to share your own work, please email <a
href="mailto:b@...">Rebecca</a> with a one sentence summary of
what you will be showing. Also included in the show and tell will be a
follow-up to last year's o2NYC green office design charette for the
Slow Food USA office.

After the show and tell we will be heading down the street to
Empire-Fulton Ferry Park for our Annual Picnic. Please come to the
picnic at 7:45 even if you can't make it to the show and tell. Bring
food to share. As a part of the park's regular Thursday night events,
there will be music playing during our picnic and a movie starting at
sunset for anyone who would like to stay after the picnic.

When and where:
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Eco-design show and tell: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at the Slow Food USA
office- 20 Jay Street, Third Floor, Room 313
Annual picnic at Empire- Fulton Ferry park under the Brooklyn and
Manhattan bridges 7:45- 9:00 pm.

Directions:
Take the F to York Street. Walk downhill on Jay Street 4 blocks to get
to 20 Jay Street.
OR
to get to the picnic, walk down Jay 1 block and take a left on Front.
Follow Front Street to Main Street. Take a right on Main. Walk all the
way to the river and take a left into the park at the water's edge.
You can also take the A/C to High Street and exit to Cadman Plaza
West.  Walk down hill until Cadman Plaza West becomes Old Fulton
Street. Take a right on Front and a left on Dock. Walk between the
warehouse buildings to get to the grassy area of the park.
The picnic will be seated somewhere in the vicinity of the large
weeping willow tree.

PS- apologies for the delayed announcement. Kakee has been hiding away
in the Virginia mountains on vacation all week.

- Kakee Scott and Rebecca Silver

Kakee: k@..., cell: 917 658 5296
Rebecca: r@..., cell: 517 420 2881
http://www.o2nyc.org

BECOME a member of o2NYC: http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=34
JOIN o2NYC's new email discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2nyc
JOIN o2 international's email discussion forum:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist/
Add your business/organization to the o2|e2 ecodesign survey for NYC:
http://www.o2nyc.org/show.html?page_id=27