Cassie Walker – Green Design Summit Speaker
Cassie Walker is the author of The Green Office Handbook, a comprehensive program for offices looking to go green – it can be found at TheSustainableOffice.com. Use “designsuccessu” as your coupon code to get $30 off of the cost of the book that includes a CD, too.
Cassie also shares many great tips to “green” your office, and when you share this information with your clients, you can help them reduce their carbon footprint, too. You might even consider offering consulting services to corporations and homeowners to reduce their costs and environmental impact on the planet.
Cassie covers the events, businesses and people that are making things happen in the ever-growing Los Angeles green community. In the workday world, Cassie runs Three Elements Consulting, applying the business acumen acquired through many grueling years in corporate America to green start-ups and non-profits.
Having grown up in Texas, Cassie credits her dad for her lifelong love of nature. After moving out west, Cassie received an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she sits on the Alumni Board of Directors. She currently volunteers for several environmental organizations.
Here are a few excerpts from Cassie’s blog posts:
For small businesses, like mine, and nonprofits, it might be tough to get in on the action unless you’re prepared to work as a government contractor, which requires jumping through many hoops. But, if you are willing/able to do so, check out Grants.gov, a searchable listing of what’s available.
Spending the Stimulus Money – What to Expect in LA
There’s more than $50 billion coming your way, Californians!
That’s the amount that the California Budget Project expects the State and its residents to receive. The goal is the creation of 400,000 jobs, many of them “green jobs”.
Cut Emissions in Half with Telecommuting, Web Conferencing
Working at home sounds great, doesn’t it? With the average Los Angeles commute topping 30 minutes each way, think of what you could do with that extra time. And think of what the environment could do without all of those emissions.
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund indicates that non-manufacturing companies could cut their carbon footprint in half by allowing telework. With more and more companies looking to reduce their eco-impact, a shift towards telecommuting would be a big step forward.
But what about all of those meetings?
Stimulus Money Going to Green Jobs
At least in California, that’s where some of it’s going – $10 million dollars to be exact. The money will be used to fund the Green Corps, a program that will provide training for underprivileged youth to learn jobs in green construction, energy, and technology. The funding will be matched by an additional $10 million from public-private partnerships.
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