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Sustainability and You Evelyn Brumfield, Keep Phoenix Beautiful April 21 st 2014 Estrella Mountain Community College

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Page 1: Sustainability and You

Sustainability and You

Evelyn Brumfield, Keep Phoenix Beautiful

April 21st 2014Estrella Mountain Community College

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Who am I?

• I am the Education Program Manager for Keep Phoenix Beautiful. KPB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to involving and educating residents about recycling & beautification.

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Why am I here?

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Sustainability?

• How would you write the definition?

• sustain & ability• Relating to a method of use so

that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.

• What is an opposite of sustainable?

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• Looking at the BIG PICTURE!• Past, Present, Future• People, Planet, Profits• We are all connected to

each other

Sustainability, a big word encompassing big ideas.

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Venn Diagram Break!

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Venn Diagram Break!

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The Big Three

Connected parts, like a body:How each part of the body has its function and works together. When one part breaks down, we get sick. When one muscle is used too much, we get sore.Balance is important – key is to keep entire body healthy

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Sustainability?

• What are some examples of sustainability?

• What are some examples of things that are not sustainable?

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Sustainability: You are part of the Big Picture

• What are some ways you act sustainably…

• What are some ways you act sustainably as a student?

• What are some ways you act sustainably as a person who lives in the Valley?

• What are some ways you act sustainably in your family? At work?

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Sustainability: You are part of the Big Picture

Related:● “Reduce” and “Reuse” are more important that “Recycle”● Composting!

● Thoughtful Consumption● Do I need it?

● Long-Term Thinking● What are the results of my actions in 5 years?

● Big Picture Thinking● What if everyone acted the way I act?

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• What are the challenges related to: • Energy• Cities• Water• Growing food• Travel• Inventing

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• http://www.reduce.org• http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/PrimerGuidebookHawaiiFI

NAL.pdf• http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/forms/sustainability_primer_v7.pdf• http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/55

02/• http://www.sustainable.org/

• http://www.reduce.org• http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/PrimerGuidebookHawaiiFI

NAL.pdf• http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/forms/sustainability_primer_v7.pdf• http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/55

02/• http://www.sustainable.org/

Places to look online…Places to look online…

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Questions? Comments?

Evelyn Brumfield, Keep Phoenix [email protected]