<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<STYLE type=text/css>p {margin-bottom:10px;} </STYLE>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16464"></HEAD>
<BODY
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ecebd1; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, sans-serif">
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=921014818-09032013><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial>In response to Randy's request and
the many green efforts going on around the world, I was intrigued by the <SPAN
class=arial>grant competition from Green America.
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=921014818-09032013><FONT size=2><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial>Small potatoes for big projects
like the Greenrise's amazing steps forward, but<SPAN class=arial> g<SPAN
class=arial>re<SPAN class=arial>at for small projects. <SPAN
class=arial>When <SPAN class=arial>I <SPAN class=arial>saw the compost ar<SPAN
class=arial>ticle below I though of Ken Otto's early efforts with the worm
gard<SPAN class=arial>en that got our attention many many years ago. The
electric bicyle cart reminded me <SPAN class=arial>of the work that L E
Philbrook did for a little car for India during the Nava Gram Pr<SPAN
class=arial>ayas days.</SPAN> <SPAN class=arial>Do we have a picture<SPAN
class=arial> <SPAN class=arial>of that? Grateful for the
pioneers and those <SPAN class=arial>continuing to follow <SPAN class=arial>with
their dedicated experiments<SPAN class=arial>, like Pam's banana tree in the
bathroom and the hydroponic e<SPAN class=arial>xperimental gardens <SPAN
class=arial>in the windows. I'm looking forward to being at the Archive
P<SPAN class=arial>roject in April (7-12) and <SPAN
class=arial>experiencing all the changes that have been wrought.
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=921014818-09032013><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN
class=arial></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=921014818-09032013><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN
class=arial><SPAN class=arial><SPAN class=arial>Lynda
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Green America
[mailto:noreply@greenamerica.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:58
AM<BR><B>To:</B> llc860@triad.rr.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Congratulations to our
zero-waste honorees...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<TABLE style="MIN-WIDTH: 548px; MAX-WIDTH: 550px" border=0 width=548>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
<TABLE>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD height=27 width="58%" align=left><SPAN
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 9px">Can't
see this email? Links don't work? Go to:
<BR>http://action.greenamerica.org/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1240080</SPAN></TD>
<TD vAlign=bottom width="19%" align=right><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kIaZTCnkA2WVRdyYx9VH8wtyscRR9hkI"><IMG
border=0 alt="Donate Now"
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/emails/canews/template/010609donatenow.jpg"
width=100 height=20 NOSEND="1"></A></TD>
<TD vAlign=bottom width="23%" align=right><A
href="mailto:Enter+e-mail+address+here?subject=FWD:Congratulations to our zero-waste honorees...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20message%20-%20http:///action.greenamerica.org/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1240080"><IMG
border=0 alt="Send to a Friend"
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/emails/canews/template/010609sendtoafriend.jpg"
width=123 height=20 NOSEND="1"></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="content" -->
<TABLE id=MainContent width=548>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD id=TopHeader><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GEWCArC6HIGqNUp8y5vNaQtyscRR9hkI"><IMG
border=0 alt="Economic Action For a Just Planet"
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/images/emails/20130309/2013WinterPPAWin.jpg"
NOSEND="1"></A></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff thin solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: #ffffff thin solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; MARGIN-TOP: -5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-TOP: #ffffff thin solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff thin solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"
id=EmailBodyContainer>
<H6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px">Dear Lynda Cock,</SPAN></H6>
<TABLE style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial,sans-serif" border=0
width=185 align=right height=233>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-SIZE: 9px"><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZPCcOOkt3bZ9I01uJFdQSAtyscRR9hkI"><STRONG><IMG
alt=""
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/images/emails/20130309/COMPOSTNOW.jpg"
width=175 height=141 NOSEND="1">CompostNow
»<BR><BR></STRONG></A><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6Zv8yNFchWtWhMLrhTpFGQtyscRR9hkI"><IMG
alt=""
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/images/emails/20130309/HUMMINGBIRD.jpg"
NOSEND="1"></A><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YL3YE8Wqc8dcZ%2FTT4tv8wAtyscRR9hkI"><STRONG>Hummingbird
Wholesale »</STRONG></A><BR>
<P><IMG alt=""
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/images/emails/20130309/PRESERVE.jpg"
width=175 height=67 NOSEND="1"><BR><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vDUHBSSnvQzNBnr4LcISrgtyscRR9hkI"><B>Preserve
»</B></A><BR><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=u0tNTxABqb%2FvSKDgml8gngtyscRR9hkI"></A></P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P>Huge congratulations to the three winners in the winter round of
our People & Planet Awards program.<BR><BR>This round of awards*
went to green businesses with innovative approaches to recycling,
reuse, and waste reduction -- <B>strategies for getting to zero
waste</B>. The winners each receive $5,000 to deepen their
business's commitment to people and the planet.<BR><BR>CompostNow
CEO Justin Senkbeil told us the award will help his company offer
services to more North Carolinians who can't maintain an at-home
compost pile. CompostNow <B>provides a pick-up service for
organic waste</B>, later providing finished compost to regional
urban farms and community gardens -- including <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ghauwqf8ZicUcDcVUr6oegtyscRR9hkI">Raleigh
City Farm</A>, a People & Planet winner in summer
2012!<BR><BR>In addition to their robust container-return program,
Hummingbird Wholesale wowed People & Planet voters with an <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TJhJTr3AO4aiBdEQ0hDolwtyscRR9hkI">inspiring
video</A> of their bike-delivery system. We're happy to report
that Hummingbird's Kristie Steele tells us, "<B>Our prize money will
buy us a second electric bike cart</B>, doubling our bike delivery
capacity. Making local deliveries via bike pays off in cleaner air,
fun and healthy work, and ongoing inspiration for our co-owners and
community."<BR><BR>And finally, Preserve, which manufactures plastic
personal care products out of recycled yogurt containers, lip-balm
tubes, Brita filters, and other toss-away items, <B>will be paying
its award money forward</B> by adding their prize money to the
rewards they'll provide to the winners of their own <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ExiJdN7Zjs%2FfHm5lFpYPpwtyscRR9hkI">2013
Local Heroes of Recycling</A> program. Their contest starts
March 12... and our next round of People & Planet Awards starts
March 21. We'll be collecting nominations starting then for
our spring awards, in the category of "sustainable
food."<BR><BR><B>Learn more about all of our </B><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oztdL61o39hje9NpsFmIrQtyscRR9hkI"><B>People
& Planet winners and finalists here</B></A>, and thanks for
helping us reward the greenest of the green.<BR><BR>Here's to the
growing green economy,</P>
<P></P><IMG style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px" alt=Alisa align=left
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/images/general/MUGgravitz98x127.jpg"
width=98 height=127 NOSEND="1"><BR><IMG border=0
alt="Alisa (signature)"
src="http://www.greenamerica.org/emails/canews/template/signature-alisa.gif"
width=83 height=49 NOSEND="1"><BR>Alisa
Gravitz,<BR>President/CEO<BR>Green America<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: smaller">*Judges for this season's awards program
included: Katie Galloway & Gigi Abbadie, Aveda; Justin Conway,
Calvert Foundation; Desiree Reese, Clean Currents (fall People &
Planet winner!); Elysa Hammond, Clif Bar; Lauren Ornelas, Silicon
Valley Toxics Coalition; Michelle Greenfield, Third Sun Solar (fall
People & Planet winner!); Fran Teplitz & Andrew Korfhage,
Green America. Thank you to our
panel!</SPAN><BR></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P></P><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 4px"
id=Footer width=548 align=center><STRONG><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Jdjv6qCGCSiOWF1LxOPCWGiFensroBz7">JOIN
NOW</A> | <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=A399I0Dg1bZjEIOxeUqHsQtyscRR9hkI">DONATE
TODAY</A></STRONG> | <STRONG><A
href="mailto:Enter+e-mail+address+here?subject=FWD:Congratulations to our zero-waste honorees...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20message%20-%20http:///action.greenamerica.org/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1240080">SEND
THIS TO A FRIEND<BR></A></STRONG><BR>Green America, 1612 K St NW Ste 600,
Washington DC 20006 - (800) 58 GREEN - <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AtUHAZMbOP9oLTVpV5B0EQtyscRR9hkI">www.greenamerica.org</A>
<BR><BR><A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wb9BAtfoiZpCGkhkHdsx5gtyscRR9hkI">Subscribe
to this list</A> | <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FWovIiWystvT%2BJ2BwKub9QtyscRR9hkI">Update
your email address</A> | <A
href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=456vXwbtiGduXvs4CRjASgtyscRR9hkI">Unsubscribe</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A href="http://www.salsalabs.com/?email"><IMG
border=0 alt="empowered by Salsa"
src="https://wfc2.salsalabs.com/salsa/images/empowered-by-salsa.gif"
NOSEND="1"></A></DIV><IMG
src="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/TrackImage?key=1984045292" width=1 height=1
NOSEND="1"><DIAEMAILID='1984045292' thread="475" /></BODY></HTML>