1. Conserving the
Beloved Community
Valparaiso University 2014 MLK Celebration
Monday, January 20, 2014

2. Kathy Sipple,
Founder 219 GreenConnect,
Northwest Indiana Green Drinks Organizer and
Sustainable Indiana 2016 Regional Coordinator
www.219greenconnect.com
www.sustainableindiana2016.org
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B.A . Economics from University of Michigan .
Podcast host: http://blogtalkradio.com/219greenconnect.
Avid vermicomposter and community gardener.
Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Advisory Board Member
Work with green companies and nonprofits to tell their stories.

3. Nicole Barker,
Executive Director
of Save the Dunes
www.savedunes.org
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Governance Board Member, Healing Our Waters Coalition
Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Advisory Board Member
Past Board Member, Northwest Indiana Paddling Association
Past Program Direction, Chicago Department of Environment

4. Conservation Definition
The act of conserving or saving our natural resources through
careful management. This means we can use the resources but
wisely and responsibly.
Examples: reducing your waste, saving trees, recycling,
using renewable resources that don't deplete our natural
resources.

5. Climate Change
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Sustainable Indiana 2016 hosted webinar in October 2013 with Purdue
University Indianapolis Professor Gabriel Filippelli, Environmental
Geochemist and Climate Scientist said,
“We don’t need science anymore…we really need people who have
common sense and a concern about the future. That’s where we need to
transition the climate change debate.”
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View the archived webinar at http://youtube.com/si2016.

6. Climate Change
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When you add greenhouse gases such as CO2, you warm the planet.
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“It’s not rocket science.” ~ Professor Gabriel Filippelli
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What amount is caused by humans?
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What can you do?
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Take the Carbon Footprint Challenge

7. Climate Solution Resources
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch/
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Post Carbon Institute: http://www.postcarbon.org/
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Sustainable Indiana 2016 climate change policy petition:
http://chn.ge/LHGXbd
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350.org
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Climatenetwork.org
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Climatesolutions.org
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Sustainableindiana2016.org

8. Water Stewardship
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Save the Dunes
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Outlook for Northwest Indiana and Valparaiso
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What you can do

9. Land Stewardship
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Save the Dunes
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Outlook for Northwest Indiana and Valparaiso
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What you can do
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Recycling
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Reduce food waste

10. What can you do?
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Reduce emissions
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Take the carbon footprint calculator challenge: http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/ to learn
how you compare

11. Free Home Energy
Assessment
http://219greenconnect.com/energizingindiana/
Green Power
Options
http://219greenconnect.com/renewable-energy/3004/

12. QUESTIONS?
Please type your questions in the chat window and the moderator will relay them to the
presenters.
Thanks for attending!
Please spread the word about this webinar by sharing on social networks:
Twitter: @si2016, Hashtag: #si2016
Facebook: http://facebook.com/sustainableindiana2016

13. Find us online:
Save the Dunes
www.savedunes.org
219 GreenConnect
www.219greenconnect.com
Green Drinks
www.greendrinks.org
www.facebook.com/nwigreendrinks
Sustainable Indiana 2016
www.sustainableindiana2016.org
Kathy Sipple
www.kathysipple.com