Results
of Our Efforts
We
are proud to list the following examples of the many tangible outcomes
of the Centers work.
- Negotiated
a consensus agreement between the environmental community and the
oil industry regarding the need for an improved leasing program
for the Outer Continental Shelf and presented this agreement in
testimony to the US Congress
- Created
an Off-Shore Oil Development Plan for the Bering Sea which reflected
the interests of the oil industry, the environmental community,
the commercial fishing industry and Alaskan natives
- Guided
Wal-Mart in the development of 3 environmental demonstration stores.
The roll-out of a single feature of these stores, the skylight/dimming
system combination is now saving Wal-Mart $16 Million/year in energy
costs.
- Lead
a coalition of environmentalists and members of the golf industry
through a one-year process that resulted in the publication and
adoption of a set of "Environmental Principles for Golf Courses
in the United States." Over 20 organizations have endorsed
the principles. Over 26,000 copies have been distributed and are
in active use.
- Developed
a program for the US Golf Industry to monitor the quantitative and
qualitative impacts of golf course development on the environment
- Created
an Environmental Charter for the North American Telecommunications
Industry with input from industry, environmentalists, academics
and others. The charter was signed and acknowledged at the United
Nations in New York.
- Launched
a process which led to the re-negotiation of Navajo coal leases
and the development of corresponding environmental stipulations
- Brokered
a settlement between the Sierra Club and Coors regarding water quality
violations. The agreement called for directing the settlement moneys
into the restoration of Clear Creek, rather than into government
coffers.
- Created
and managed a joint research project between the US and the former
Soviet Union that actively monitored boreal forests and studied
the relationship between overall forest health and global climate
change
- Produced
an environmental code of ethics for the marketing and advertising
industry
- Aided
in the conversion of the New York City taxi fleet to alternative
fuels
- Created
a stand-alone recycling center at the Lawrence, Kansas Wal-Mart
that today recycles nearly 2500 Tons of 15 different materials a
year
- Fostered
the creation of the multi-stakeholder Clear Creek Watershed Improvement
Initiative in Golden, Colorado
- Applied
the Environmental Principles for United States Golf Courses to the
renovation of the Presidio Golf Course in San Francisco
- Developed
sustainable development principles that are guiding the redevelopment
of the 7 square mile Stapleton International Airport site
- Created
the educational content that is the basis for Wal-Marts 3
"environmental education centers" located in their eco-stores
in Lawrence, Kansas; Moore, Oklahoma; and City of Industry, California
- Brought
the US ski industry and the environmental community to Vail, Colorado
for a discussion which launched a national program to increase environmental
considerations in ski area management
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