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My Profile

Management Consultant

Sustainability Expert

MBA LEED AP Certificate of Sustainable

Leadership

Current Projects

Los Angeles Green Business Certification

Program

The Green Spot

Green W.E.S.T. Alliance

Small Business Dream Center of Los Angeles


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Ecosystems are Interconnected

Lord Mahavir said:

All life is bound together by mutual support and

interdependence

We harm and kill other lives because of our greed and

possessiveness (Tattvartha Sutra)

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Jainism supports Sustainability

Plant-based Diet Less impact on environment than non-vegetarians/vegans

Average annual carbon footprint of meat eater: 2.5 tons

Average annual carbon footprint of vegan: 0.5 ton

Healthier lifestyle 36% less chances of heart disease, diabetes, highcholesterol, etc.

Less expensive Average vegan meal costs $3.50 less than meateaters meal (based on typical dining establishments)

Non-possessiveness

Own less stuff, which means less waste, and less money spent

Compassion

With belief in non-violence, less likely to take part in destroyinganothers environment


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Perception of Climate Change

Fewer Americans believe in climate change today than 5 yearsago

Americans top concern is economic recession while climate

change is a much lower concern

Americans remain highly divided on claims that scientists are

manipulating climate research for their own interests

REALITY: 97% of American scientists firmly believe in climatechange is occurring and is caused by human activity

Sources: National Public RadioBrookings Institution


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Climate Change Over-exaggerated?

The Earths climate is changing. In most places, average temperatures arerising.

Scientists have observed a warming trend beginning around the late 1800s.

The most rapid warming has occurred in recent decades. Most of this

recent warming is very likely the result of human activities.


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Hurricane Katrina 2005

1,836 dead

$81 billion total property damage

Category 5 Hurricane Worst recorded

weather disaster to hit the region


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Floodings in Pakistan 2010

1,781 dead $43 billion in total damages

Worst monsoon season in 80 years


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2010 Russian Wildfires

55,736 dead 2,000 buildings destroyed

$15 billion in total damages


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U.S. January 2011 Storm

36 dead $3.89 billion in damages

Worst Winter storm in 60 years hits 30 states


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2011 Southeastern Tornadoes

523 dead $16 billion in total damages

Deadliest twister since 1932


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Smart & Efficient Everyday

Want to live smart and efficient everyday

A deep concern for the future, NOW

Strong sense of personal responsibility

Have an open mind about 2 misconceptions:1. Buying green is more expensive

2. Buying green products/services are lower quality than

conventional products and services


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What is Green?

Going Green - Adopting practices that reduce your overall impacton the environment.

Our lifestyles has

shifted over

thousands of years to

be built around an

over-consumption ofresources.

Transportation

-Fossil Fuels

Energy Consumption-Fossil Fuels

Water Consumption

- Fossil Fuels

- Lack of understand for natural resource

Food Consumption

- Fossil Fuels

- Misuse of land and resources

Waste Creation

Pollution Prevention


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What is Sustainability?

Sustainability - Development that meets the needs of thepresent without compromising the ability of future generations

to meet their own needs.

A whole-systems approach

Socially desirable

Culturally acceptable

Psychologicallynurturing

Social Criteria

Economicallysustainable

Technologicallyfeasible

Operationally viable

FinancialCriteria

EnvironmentallyRobust

GenerationallySensitive

Capable ofcontinuous learning

EnvironmentalCriteria


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Energy

Americans consume 26% of the worlds energy 18% of total emissions comes from operating our homes

10% Lighting, 56% Heating & Cooling, 34% Appliances

17 CFLs is equivalent to taking 1 car off the road every year


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Energy Conservation

Old New Cost Annual

Savings

Payback

Period

Incandescent /

Fluorescents

CFL / LED Lighting $5 per bulb $50 per

bulb

2 months

Non- Energy Star

Appliances

Energy Star Appliance $2,000 $100 20 years

Manual Thermostat ProgrammableThermostat

$75 $200 4 months

Water Tank Tankless Water Heater $2,000 $400 5 years

Turn off lights during the day

Use natural ventilation

Clean or replace your AC filters

Unplug unused appliances

Utilize Belkin Energy Monitor

Request Smart Meter from Utility


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Saving Water

3 billion people dont have clean water

We are using water faster than it can be recharged

Huge amount of energy goes into transporting water


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Water Conservation

Old New Cost toChange

AnnualSavings

PaybackPeriod

2.5 gpm or more Low-Flow Water Fixtures

(1.5 gpm)

$50 $262 10 months

1.0 gpm or more Faucet Aerators $5 35%

1.6 - 3.5 gallons per flush Dual-Flush Toilets $300 26% 8.5 years

Septic Tank Grey-Water Systems $700 NA NA

Exotic Landscaping Native/Adapted

Landscaping

Ranges Ranges Ranges

Hose/Sprinklers Rain Barrel $200 NA NA


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Transportation

One person switching to publictransit can reduce daily carbon

emissions by 20 pounds, or more

than 4,800 pounds in a year

When compared to otherhousehold actions that limit CO2,

taking public transportation can be

10 times greater in reducing this

harmful greenhouse gas

Transportation accounts for the

second largest share ofthe USs

GHG emissions, about 33%


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Transportation

Old New Cost to

Change

Annual

Savings

Payback

Period

Gas Hybrid Vehicles $25,000 $2,000 5 years

Gas Electric Vehicles $30,000 $3,000 10 years

Gas Biodiesel $8,000 NA 5 yearsBusiness Travel Video Conference

Travel Less

Link Errands

Carpool

Public Transportation

Walking/Biking

E-commerce


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Food

Buy locally sourced organic produce or grow your own foodThe closer the farm is to you, the less fuel is needed to transport itsfood to your table

Eat vegan one day a week

Avoid purchasing processed foods

Choose foods with minimal packaging (reuse jars, etc. andrefill foods, grains, oil, etc. at coops)

Percent of theTotalGlobal

Warming Effect of EmissionsOn the Farm

Fert il izer production and distribut ion 1.5 to 2%

Methane and ni trous oxide emissions 12%

On the Land

Deforestation and other land use changes

On the Road

Transportation emissions from seed to

plate

Additional Sources

Waste and manufacturing

Estimated Total633% of the total global warming effect

can be attributed to the food system.

Main Sources of Emissions

18%

Specific food-system data unavailable

Specific food-system data unavailable


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Purchasing

Avoid taking plastic bags or paper bags from stores Dont forget to take your reusable bags

Everything you purchase is a vote

Consumer demands drive what we see in the marketplace

Purchasing from small businesses is better for your local

economy


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Beware of Greenwashing

Unjustified appropriation of environmentalvirtue by a company, an industry, a

government, a politician or even a non-

government organization

Creates a pro-environmental image to sell aproduct or a policy, or to try and rehabilitate

their standing with the public and decision

makers after being embroiled in controversy.


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7 Sins of Greenwashing

1. Hidden Trade-off Ex: Recycled Paper2. No Proof Make a claim with no 3rd party verification

3. VaguenessAll-Natural

4. False Labeling 3rd party endorsement when none exists

5. IrrelevanceEx: CFC-free

6. Lesser of 2 EvilsOrganic cigarettes or Fuel-efficient SUV

7. Fibbing Making a claim that is untrue intentionally or

unintentionally


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Waste Management

Compost organic waste Buy less, reuse more

Recycle whenever possible

Cradle 2 Cradle products


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Waste Management


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Recycling

About 80% of what Americans throw away is recyclable, yet ourrecycling rate is only 28%

Estimated that about half the trash in landfills is recyclable

Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill

as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures a year Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for

three hours. In spite of this, Americans throw away enough

aluminum to rebuild our entire commercial fleet of airplanes

every three months


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Recycling

Electronics

Cellphones

Automobiles

Appliances

Plastics

Metals

Glass

Rubber and textiles Paper and Paper Products

Wood


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Do It Yourself

Home gardens Furniture

Cleaning Products

Beauty Products

Household Items

Arts & Crafts


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Reused / Repurposed


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Reused / Repurposed


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Recommended Information

VideosFuel

Tapped

The Story of Stuff

Journey to Planet Earth

TVPlanet Green

NatGeo

Discovery Channel

Books

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Green to Gold

The Ecology of Commerce

Websites

treehugger.com

creativecitizen.com

Earth911.com

Inhabitat.com

Apps

Good Guide

iRecycle

Justmeans

Carbon-Meter


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