Listed below are the projects that we have at various stages of development. Some already have people working on them, but can always use more help. Others do not have any activity at this time.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact George Thomas, Executive Director at gthomas@ ceinfo.org.
Program |
Opportunity |
Description |
LOCI |
Water Conservation |
Investigate water conservation issues and technology. Develop projects and communications |
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Asset Management |
Solicit a small town or village to allow us to use CUPPS to build an asset management plan for them |
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Green Infrastructure |
Investigate green infrastructure technology and best practices. Develop education and outreach program. |
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Biogas and Energy Recovery |
Investigate technology associated with anaerobic digestion of biomass with energy recovery |
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LOCI News |
Improve the quality of the articles in our LOCI News to inspire an uninitiated reader to support this program |
CARE Collaborative |
Unwanted Pharmaceuticals |
Develop and implement sustainable collection processes. Identify funding opportunities. |
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Program Coordination |
Schedule and conduct meetings of the Collaborative. Provide a communication link to members. |
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Green Jobs |
Facilitate discussion with group of interested parties to define green jobs for Rochester and what we can do to provide them |
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Carbon |
Solicit a small company to work with us to develop a carbon footprint for some portion or all of their operation |
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Commercial Composting |
Investigate technology and feasibility of establishing a commercial food waste composting operation in area |
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Artificial Trees |
Investigate the technology and potential for application in this area |
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Mixed Plastics Recycling |
Investigate the economic and technical feasibility of mixed plastics recycling |
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Water |
Solicit a small company to work with us to develop a water footprint for some portion or all of their operation |
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Transportation Alternatives |
Lead a Working Group to identify and implement/pilot alternative transportation projects and initiatives. |
UGBN |
Communication Plan |
Review current UGBN member and affiliate communications Develop initiatives to improve communications. |
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Sustainability Ed. & Training |
Develop and implement a professional development training and education series on environmental & sustainability topics. |
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Green Energy Technology |
Investigate energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. Share findings with UGBN members |
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P2 Technology |
Investigate pollution prevention technologies. Share findings with UGBN members. Provide opportunity assessments. |