management

Local Environmental Agencies

Author
Mark Snyder & Shea Peeples
MN OEA & Minneapolis Public Library

Includes Listing of Public Agencies

This article describes some of the government agencies that can help those of us seeking to improve our environment and what they have to offer.

Planning Environmentally Aware Events

Author
Lark Weller
Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability

There often seems to be an unspoken assumption that business and environmentalism don't mix. Business functions are renowned as ostentatious shows of excess, but this does not have to be the case! Today, it is easier - and more important - than ever to plan business events in an environmentally aware manner. This article details the nuts and bolts of planning a "green" business meeting or event, from pre-event planning to post-event cleanup.

Resources

Web Resources

EPA: Planning Environmentally Aware Events: www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/grn-mtgs/index.htm

Green Biz: www.greenbiz.com

Print Resources

In Earth's Company: Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability (Conscientious Commerce), Carl Frankel, 1998

The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability, Paul Hawken, 1993

 

Organizations

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
520 Lafayette Rd N
Floor 2
St. Paul, MN 651-296-3417
www.nextstep.state.mn.us

Minnesota Department of Administration - Materials Management Division
200 Administration Bldg.
50 Sherburne Ave.
St. Paul, MN 651-296-1424
www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/envir.htm
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