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Top 10 Green Campaign Ideas

Author
SEAN GOSIEWSKI
Alliance for Sustainability
Work with your neighborhood organization, congregation, school, workplace, or club to start a green campaign. Here are some campaign ideas to get you started. Many of these campaigns already have materials preprinted and other tools to make it easy for you to take it and run with it!

Minnesota Energy Challenge mnenergychallenge.org

Change a Light Change the World (October) energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=change_light.pledge_drive_kit

Green Gatherings NEW PARTNERSHIP FORMED TO HELP EVENTS OF ALL SIZES GO GREEN

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GREENGATHERINGS PROJECT PARTNERS
In late 2007, a unique partnership named GreenGatherings was formed to shape the greening of events, large and small, in the Twin Cities metro-area, beginning with the 2008 Republican National Convention. With the eyes of the world on our region, the partnership saw a tremendous opportunity to collaborate and showcase the region's environmental practices as well as shape the environmental impact of future events in the area.

The project partners include Ramsey and Hennepin Counties, the Cities of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bloomington, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and

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ON THE WEB!

How to Host a Green Gathering Checklist,
doitgreen.org (go to "Business")

GreenGatherings Project,
www.mngreengatherings.org

Green Meetings Industry Council,
www.greenmeetings.info/index.htm

How to Host a Green Gathering Checklist,
co.ramsey.mn.us (search for "host a green gathering")

Act Locally!

Green Gatherings Partnership Contacts:
St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health
Amber Dallman, 651-266-1179
Maplewood, MN
amber.dallman@co.ramsey.mn.us

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Rick Patraw, 651-215-0193
St. Paul, MN
Rick.patraw@state.mn.us

Eco Action Project Ideas and Resources: FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLUBS

Author
SUE ROEGGE
The Minnesota Energy Challenge

Can be used by club members or friendly competitions between classes, sports teams, etc.:
mnenergychallenge.org, 612-335-5852

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Global Warming projects

Project ideas and lesson plans:
willstegerfoundation.org
612-278-7147

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Recycling

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