Illinois Green Governments Coordinating Council

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Illinois Green Governments Coordinating Council

• DCEO Green Resources Seminar
• Wednesday, January 14, 2009
• Kate Tomford
• Office of Lt. Governor Pat Quinn
• kate.tomford_at_illinois.gov
• 312.814.4083

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Green Governments Coordinating Council

• Who are we?
• Why do we exist?
• What do we do?

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GGCC Members
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn Chairman

• Department of Commerce Economic Opportunity
• Department of Natural Resources
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Capital Development Board
• Central Management Services
• Department of Agriculture
• University of Illinois

• Office of Management Budget
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Corrections
• Department of Human Services
• Department of Public Health
• State Board of Education
• Board of Higher Education

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Green GovernmentsIllinois Act (PA 95-0657)

• Built on previous Executive Orders
• Enacted in October 2007
• Established the GGCC and duties of
• The Council
• Council member agencies
• State agencies
• Units of local government
• Educational institutions

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GGCC Mission

• Integrate sustainability into
• ongoing management systems,
• long-range planning, and
• daily operations.
• Establish cost-effective environmental
  sustainability measures that
• enhance health and safety,
• reduce the consumption of energy and fuels,
• conserve water,
• minimize emissions, and
• reduce solid and hazardous wastes.

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Criteria for sustainability
Graphic source Wikimedia Commons
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GGCC Activities

• Coordination Quarterly meetings subcommittees
• Communication Green Team liaisons
• Organization Sustainability planning
• Action Agencies practices
• Documentation Sustainability tracking
  reporting
• Education Symposiums website

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GGCC Subcommittees

• Recycling Waste Management
• Water Quality Conservation
• Energy Climate Change
• Education Outreach
• Green Procurement
• Green Buildings
• Transportation
• Green Cleaning Schools
• Green Information Technology

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Which purchases can state agencies green?
and more!
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Reduce, reuse, and recycle
The basics
The should-be-basics
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Now RequiredENERGY STAR Lights

• Use 75 less energy than standard incandescent
  bulbs
• Last up to 10x longer
• Save 30 in electricity costs over each bulb's
  lifetime
• Produce 75 less heat
• Safer to operate
• Reduce building cooling costs

www.energystar.gov
Photo source Wikimedia Commons
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Sustainability Symposiums

• Sustainable Schools Symposium Feb. 27!
• Sustainable Universities Symposium(every year in
  July)
• Sustainable Cities Symposium(every year in
  October)
• Sustainable Government Symposiumand annual Green
  Government Awards(every year in December)

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Sustainability Planning, Tracking Reporting
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Sustainability Programs for Educational
Institutions

• Sustainable University Compact
• Sustainable Schools Compact
• Green Cleaning Schools Act
• Green Building
• Integrated Pest Management

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Rain Garden Initiative

• Controls flooding
• Naturally filters water
• Recharges groundwater
• Attracts wildlife
• Beautifies grounds
• Engages people of all ages

www.RainGarden.il.gov
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Rain Barrel Initiative
www.IllinoisCleanWater.org
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Thank You!

• Questions?
• Kate Tomford
• Office of Lt. Governor Pat Quinn
• kate.tomford_at_illinois.gov
• 312.814.4083