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Business
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
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Welcome from City of RoanokeDARLENE
BURCHAMCity ManagerRoanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
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Introductions
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition

• Name
• What you do
• How did you get here today (Clean Commute Day)?

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Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition How We Got
HereDIANA CHRISTOPULOSBoard Chair
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
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Mission Reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced
in or caused by activities in the Roanoke region

• GLOBAL WARMING
• 387 parts per million (ppm)
• THE TRUE COST OF ENERGY
• 52 104
• 88.3
• SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE
• 65

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Mission Reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced
in or caused by activities in the Roanoke region

• THE BUSINESS CASE
• Save/make money
• Avoid risk
• Do the right thing

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Mission Reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced
in or caused by activities in the Roanoke region

• WE ARE NOT SAVING THE PLANET
• WE ARE SAVING OURSELVES

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Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
A sustainable energy future reduce emissions 2
per year from now through 2050
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RVCCC GOALS
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition

• LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. Work with local governments to
  measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH. Educate and influence the
  community as a whole to use smart, clean energy
  and reduce GHG emissions
• COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. Build a strong, effective
  local community organization
• FUNDING. Adequately fund RVCCC initiatives

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Local governments

• HOW TO BE A COOL CITY/COUNTY
• Make a public commitment to measure and reduce
  emissions
• Measure emissions (community and government)
• Set a target for emissions reduction
• Make a plan (with community involvement)
• Implement the plan
• Monitor the results

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US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
800 communities and counting...
Virginias Cool CitiesAlexandria Blacksburg
Charlottesville Newport News Portsmouth Richmon
d Salem 2008 Virginia Beach Williamsburg
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Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Initiative
Virginias Cool Counties Albemarle Arlington F
airfax New Kent James City
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ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI members in Virginia Albemarle County
Arlington County Blacksburg Charlottesville Harr
isonburg Norfolk Roanoke Roanoke
County Warrenton Underlined governments have
completed baseline emissions measurement
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Local government summary
Local governments
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Green Government ChallengeVirginia Municipal
League
Local governments
a friendly competition designed to encourage
implementation of specific environmental policies
and practical actions that reduce the carbon
emissions generated by both the local government
and the broader community 11 categories 30
action items
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Community outreach. Educate and influence the
community as a whole to use smart, clean energy
and reduce GHG emissions.
Conservation efficiency renewables smart,
clean energy
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Community outreach Lighting the way to a better
world
RVCCC investment 7,200 Savings to citizens
151,200
Over the life of the bulb
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Community outreach Lighting the way to a better
world
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Community outreach RVCCC presentations
RVCCC presentations
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Community outreach RVCCC presentations
Partial list of presentation hosts. Antioch
Church of the Brethren, Rocky Mount Bent
Mountain Women's Club Catawba Community
ClubCity Council of Bristol, Tennessee City
Council of Roanoke City Council of Salem First
United Methodist Church, Salem FRIENDS of the
Blue Ridge Parkway Board of Directors Hollins
University Genesis Rehab employees Glenvar High
School Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
Grandin Theatre Greater Raleigh Court Civic
League Greene Memorial United Methodist Church
James Madison Middle School Kiwanis Club of Big
Lick Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Leadership
Forward Mill Mountain Discovery Center North
Lakes Civic League Public libraries Salem,
Franklin County, Roanoke City, Botetourt County,
Roanoke County, Washington County Roanoke
College Roanoke Natural Foods Co-Op Roanoke
Rose Club Roanoke Valley Ministers Conference
Roanoke Valley Rotary Club Star City
StridersThe Unitarian Universalist Church of
Roanoke Virginia Statewide Neighborhood
ConferenceWest Salem Rotary Club Roanoke United
Methodist Home Alpha Delta Kappa United
Methodist Women, St Marks UMC, Daleville
Botetourt County Chamber of CommerceBlue Ridge
Wildflower Society United Methodist Women,
Raleigh Court UMC Edgewood Morwanda Summit Hills
Civic Association Birthday Club of Mountain View
Recreation Center Clearbrook Civic League Girl
Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council
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Community outreach RVCCC presentations
Choose your customized program
Smart Energy Solutions
Energy Crossroads
The Climate of Change
The Power of the Sun
The Power of Community How Cuba Survived Peak
Oil
Green Building - Green Business  
Home Energy Conservation and Efficiency
ENERGY Critical Choices Ahead (1974)
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Community outreach RVCCC presentations
Putting a Chill On Global Warming (Hollins
University Film Festival) 4 weeks 6 films 23
panelists 400 participants
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Community outreach Media/Website
www.rvccc.org
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Community outreach Build a strong, effective
local community organization.
St. Patricks Day Parade, March 2008 Mean Green
Machines
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Community organization Build a strong, effective
local community organization.

• RVCCC Affiliates
• 97 affiliates
• 23 nonprofit/religious/ educational
• 35 businesses
• 39 individuals
• Representing over 15,000 citizens

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Community organization Build a strong, effective
local community organization.
NONPROFIT, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS Association of Energy Conservation
Professionals Association for Regenerative
Culture, Inc. BE-Cooperative.org Big Lick
Green Drinks BikeWalk Roanoke Valley Climate
Action Network (CCAN) Clean Valley Council,
Inc. FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway Gereau
Center for Applied Technology and Career
Exploration Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline
Council Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Greater
Roanoke Valley Asthma Air Quality Coalition
Hollins University Impact Amplify
Pathfinders for Greenways The Religious Society
of Friends (Roanoke Quaker Meeting) RIDE
Solutions Roanoke Public Libraries Sierra
Club, Roanoke Group SW Virginia Chapter US
Green Building Council The Unitarian
Universalist Church of Roanoke Virginians for
Appropriate Roads
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Community organization Build a strong, effective
local community organization.
BUSINESSES 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Animal Art By Meg
Hibbert Breakell Inc. Clark Company,
Cloverdale Coker Composting Consulting
Custom Design Cabinets, Roanoke Direct Connect
Solar Electric, Check, VA Fork in the Alley
Brick Oven Pub Gallery 108 Good To Go Foods
Grandin Gardens Green Roofs of Virginia, LLC
Hill Studio The Hopkins Group - Business
Brokers / Realtors Misty Gregg, Shaklee
Independent Dist. Icon Development LLC, Roanoke
Integral Health The Issues Management Group,
Roanoke Krull and Company Liberty Stone Works
Nature Neutral Building Supply, Charlottesville
Nelligan Insulation, Inc., Lynchburg Quantum
Enterprises, Vinton Rainwater Management
Solutions Roanoke Cement Rob Clark, Realtor
Roanoke Natural Foods Co-Op Roanoke Tails
Magazine Sav-Elec, Inc. Seven Springs Farm
SimpliFine SmithLewis Architecture Spectrum
Design, PC, Roanoke Sustainable Building
Concepts, LLC TerraZia Corporation The Yoga
Center
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Community organization Build a strong, effective
local community organization.
INDIVIDUALS Rebekah F.Alpisa Jennings T. Bird
Mary Bishop Maya Bohler Chad Shelley
Braby Richard Buckingham Karen Cairns Rob
Clark, REALTOR Caryl Connolly Dan Crawford
Rupert Cutler Bill Dandridge Kathyrn Debnar
Bob Egbert Gloria Elliott Jessica Fagan
Broaddus C. Fitzpatrick Mark Garland Sara
Geres Valley Farm Ed Hamilton Ann Howard
David King, River Bruce Knappe Edw. G.
Kohinke, Sr. Lea Lupkin Robert Manetta Sean
McGinnis Susan Jackson Mills, Ph.D. Bill
Modica Jude Prashaw Richard C. Pennock John
Renick John Richardson Monica C. Rokicki LEED
AP Carol Sease Don Thacker Paul Timmerman
Paula Willis, Ph.D., EE
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Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition

• Board of Directors
• Mary Bishop
• Stan Breakell
• Diana Christopulos
• Renee Godard
• Rupert Cutler
• Gregg Lewis
• Lea Lupkin
• Mark McClain
• Sean McGinnis
• www.rvccc.org

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Funding Adequately fund RVCCC initiatives
RVCCC affiliation is free. All funding has been
entirely voluntarily. We thank those who helped
us in 2007!

• 1,000 or more
• Roanoke Natural Foods Co-Op
• Roanoke Cement
• 200-350
• American Lung Association/Greater Roanoke Valley
  Asthma and Air Quality Coalition
• SmithLewis Architecture
• Roanoke Group, Sierra Club
• Broaddus Fitzpatrick
• Diana Christopulos
• 100-150
• Breakell, Inc.
• Mary Bishop and Dan Crawford
• David Bowers
• Powell Foster
• AECP/Billy Weitzenfeld

• Additional donors
• Maya Bohler
• Charles Faggart
• Chris Lazzuri
• Catawba Community Club
• Bob Sue Egbert
• First United Methodist Church Men's Group, Salem
• Good to Go Foods
• Sean Amy McGinnis
• Rupert Cutler
• Rich Productions LLC
• Green Memorial United Methodist Church Women
• Keith Weinwurm

Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition is a
private, tax-exempt 501.c.3 organization
registered in Virginia. All contributions are
tax-deductible.
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2008 Funding Highlights
Funding Adequately fund RVCCC initiatives

• Going on a Low-Carbon Diet
• RIDE Solutions
• Roanoke Cement
• Spectrum Design
• Sierra Club
• Breakell, Inc.
• Direct Connect Solar Electric

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2008 Funding Highlights
Funding Adequately fund RVCCC initiatives

• Grant to Assist Local Governments in Measuring
  and Reducing Government and Community Greenhouse
  Gas Emissions (Summer 2008)
• Roanoke Cement 12K
• Sierra Club, Virginia Chapter 1K
• Gallery 108 fund raiser for RVCCC October 2008
• Pleine aire painting
• Auction at Claude Moore, October 25, 2008

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Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
We are not saving the planet We are saving
ourselves
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From Crumbling Ruin to LEED Gold Candidate
Restoring the Claude Moore Education
ComplexGREGG LEWISPrincipalSmithLewis
Architecture
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
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How to Measure Your Carbon Footprint and Why It
is Worth DoingSEAN McGINNISSenior Research
Scientist and Director of Green
EngineeringVirginia Tech
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How to Measure Your Carbon Footprint and Why It
is Worth DoingEach tablePlease appoint a
reporterHave you measured your carbon
footprint?What questions do you have about how
or why?2 minutes per person2-minute table
report
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Low-Carbon Successes planned and
achievedDEBBY FREEDAlternative Transportation
ManagerVirginia Tech
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
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Low-Carbon Successes planned and
achievedJOHN GARLANDPresidentSpectrum Design
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
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Low-Carbon Successes planned and
achievedAppoint a reporterWhat have you done
to reduce your carbon footprint?2
minutes/person2-minute report
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Thank you for coming!Conference
evaluationBuffet lunch Big Lick Greenway
rideTour of Claude Moore facilityRVCCC Board
meeting 2 PM
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition