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First Quarter 2008Advancing a Sustainable Future in the San Diego Region

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This spring, sustainability advocates, organizations and leaders from around the state will come together share their accomplishments and find out about the latest green products and services at the 2008 GreCalifornia Summit. It all takes place in Sacramento April 7-9 and SDRSP has been invited to conduct a muanticipated workshop on the second day of the conference. Starting, building, growing a SustainabiPartnership: lessons learned by the SDRSP" will focus will be lessons learned about the challenges we face asolutions we created while developing an effective sustainability partnership.

The three and a half hour workshop will feature six seasoned veterans from the SDRSP: Elaine Rosenberg(EMR Banker Financial Consultants), Irene Stillings (California Center for Sustainable Energy), Bill Frank(Navy Region Southwest), Dave Meyer (Brown and Caldwell), and Josh Gelfand (formerly Flexcar). Guspeakers scheduled to highlight our local efforts include Rear Admiral Len Hering Sr. and Rosario MarSecretary, State and Consumer Services Co-Chair, as well as other dignitaries not yet confirmed.

Board chair Elaine Rosenberger will kick off the presentation and set the context by explaining the practicpayoff for sustainability and why what the SDRSP has to share is important. Irene Stillings then continuwith Words of Wisdom from a Sustainability Veteran, including her three Cs for success. Al Hurt explores tintricacies of turning sustainability concepts into reality by building a foundation, including an effective boaThe nuts and bolds of building a structure that works will be explained by Bill Franklin followed by DaMeyers emphasis on the critical importance of metrics and measurement. Well also present the excitpossibilities of the groundbreaking Sustainable Field Station being developed by SDSU.

Finally, Josh Gelfand will facilitate a round table discussion that encourages participants to get specific abotheir own efforts and invite clarification and problem-solving from the group to help move them along building partnerships in their own community.

By the conclusion of the workshop, attendees will have a realistic view of the benefits and rewards developsuch a partnership can offer as well as overcoming the various challenges and obstacles. Look for an updaon our website later in April at www.sdrsp.org. For more details on the 2008 California Green Summit pleago to http://green-technology.org/gcsummit.htm.

My participationin SDRSP isdriven by severalfactors. First, myemployer, SDG&E,is very committed

to sustainabledevelopment withits own facilitiesand its energysources. We

design to LEED silver or higher for allour new facilities and we are striving topurchase 20% of our electricity suppliesfrom renewable sources by 2010.SDRSP helps us promote the samesustainability commitment from ourcustomers. Secondly, my job at SDG&Eis to promote energy efficiency to all ofour customers and I believe SDRSP is agreat opportunity to carry our message tolike minded companies and individuals.Finally, I have a personal commitmentto be more sustainable in my life andSDRSP gives me the opportunity to learnfrom experts in all areas of sustainability.I believe SDRSP can make a differencein San Diego and I look forward to helpmake that happen.

Celebrate UCSDs Earth Week April20-26, 2008. This years theme,Choose to Change, targets what

each of us can do to build a sustainablefuture. Attend a variety of events likethe Clean Car Show, Sustainable ArtExhibition, Tree Planting, Eco-Job Fairand more. View each days events athttp://earthweek.ucsd.edu/

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Conservation in BloomApril 26, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.The Water Conservation Garden12122 Cuyamaca College Drive WestEl Cajon, California, 92019Tel.: (619) 660-0614 * E-mail: info@TheGarden.org www.thegarden.org

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If you want to understand what Californias state and local governmentsare doing to create healthy communities and a vibrant, green economy,you cant miss the Green California Summit. This is the event for anyonewho wants to be part of green revolution that is changing the world.

- Rosario Marin, Secretary, State and Consumer Services Co-Chair,Summit Advisory Board

The San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership Board of Directors. Visit www.sdrsp.org to view their biographie

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Im the kind of guy wholoves to see the resultsof actions I take. Whenit comes to recyclingthere are a couple of

big things we do around our home which are age old and

well-tested methods of reducing waste flow and harvestingsomething useful. The first thing is kitchen scraps. Insteadof going in the garbage disposal, we collect and feed themto our chickens. Now I understand that only people wholive in rural areas and have chickens can do that but it doessave me money on chicken feed and diverts waste fromthe garbage or disposal. If you dont have chickens...justcompost it. Today I pulled weeds from a small area andfilled two trash cans. Most went into the compost heapand the stinging nettles went to the kitchen. If you steamthem and use them as you would other greens youll beamazed at how good they taste. They are full of vitaminsand minerals too. Make certain they have not been sprayedwith poisons of course, and dont touch them while theyreraw. They do sting. Once steamed, theyre sting free andreally good. The most important thing about compost is

making sure it is turned regularly to keep air in it, and makesure the pile stays as wet as a wrung out sponge. If youdo these things it will turn into rich dark sweet smellingcompost in a few months.

How about sharing some of the ways you are recycling athome? Theres a saying I love which explains what we canaccomplish in this blog. If I have an apple, and you havean apple and we exchange them, we each still have oneapple. However, if you have an idea, and I have an ideaand we exchange them, then we each have two ideasPlease help make me smarter by sharing your ideas withme at 10News.com/sustainsandiego.

Best regards, Loren Nancarrow

What does the SDRSP CommunicationCommittee do? Youre holding one example inyour hands! The SDRSP CommTeam develops,

creates, and conveys consistent and meaningful messagesthat impact behavior in measurable ways to supportSDRSPs mission of education and empowerment.

The members of the CommTeam come from diversebackgrounds and disciplines but we all share a passion to

connect with individuals and organizations in our regionthat can contribute to a sustainability future. We divideour efforts over four major workgroups - Brand/MarketingManagement, Information Management, Digital Media,and Public Relations to work on our primary areas ofconcentration. These include establishing a clear brandand brand message for the SDRSP that can be clearly andconsistently articulated in all forms of communication;developing a compelling, dynamic website as a highlyeffective hub for sustainability information and communitybuilding; and developing other active informationoutlets, such as newsletters, to build visibility and growparticipation. Over the coming year well produce multi-media marketing materials, develop fundraising events,grow our web interactivity, increase our visibility in allmedia and create experiences that move people to think,

feel and do more to support sustainability. What could bebetter than that?

Of course, we need smart, creative and enthusiastic peopleto accomplish these goals so were always looking for folkswho want to work hard but have fun doing meaningfulwork. If you interested in exploring the possibility ofworking with our CommTeam, e-mail us at join@adrsp.org. Well be in touch!

Navy Region Southwest invites you to partiin their new Sustainable Interiors Show(SIS). By partnering with the Navy, veassist the Navy in developing an environmegreen showcase at minimal cost with maximpact.

The Sustainable Interiors Showroom (Sa demonstration area and product designed to allow end users the opporto test drive furniture, floor coverinwall applications prior to determining products best meet their requirementheir work space application. It was cto support Navy Region Southwests (N

endeavor to achieve zero net waste by 2025 and is the first SIS in the Departmthe Navy and the largest SIS in the Department of Defense.

More durable than traditional furniture, sustainable products furniture typically cwith warranties of 10 or more years, protecting the initial investment made bNavy. Long-term warranties enable vendors to come on-site for repairs, redthe likelihood of discarding furniture that is broken or missing parts. The showfurniture allows for quick and easy reconfiguration, is manufactured from maemitting zero or minimal toxins or made entirely from recycled, recyclable or rrenewable materials.

Currently, the Navy is looking for energy-wise entry door and three windows, a canopy or sail cloth, two door canopies, xeriscape trees and plants with reccontent planters. The partnering company will receive recognition during the telribbon-cutting ceremony as well as advertised recognition in the product showand executive office showroom. To discuss your companys products for the NSustainable Interiors Showroom, please contact Suzanne Smith at (619) 532-228

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The vision of the SDRSP Clean Transportation Committeeis widespread use of transportation solutions that dramareduce greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions.purpose is to promote best practices to broaden adneeded in such areas as alternative fuels, fuel efficiencytransit and roads. With this end in mind, we aim to inthe use of fleet and personal alternative fuel and fuel ef

vehicles; advance best practices in alternative transportation solutions; and recrumaintain a diverse and committed CTC membership.

Last year CTC hosted a joint workshop with the San Diego Regional Clean Fuels Cowhere some of our regions leading agencies and organizations presented on thepresent and future of alternative fuel vehicles in our region. Those attending lthat the Metropolitan Transit System and San Diego Transit will have over 400buses in its fleet by the end of 2008; San Diego Gas & Electric is successfully piona plug-in electric hybrid vehicle demonstration project; the San Diego County Re

Airport Authority is going green and saving green with its fleet of eleven compnatural gas shuttle buses; and New Leaf Biofuels will open a biodiesel productionthis year producing vehicle grade fuel from local restaurants used cooking oil.

The CTC is planning its next joint workshop with the Clean Fuels Coalition and hspecial guest speakers on Clean Transportation related topics at its regular mmeetings. The CTC is also developing a Best Practices in Clean Transportation Da

that will highlight whats being done in clean transportation and how you can do

New members and stakeholders with an interest in advancing clean transposolutions are always welcome. Contact Derek D. Turbide, CTC Chairman at dturcleanenergyfuels.com to get involved today!

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NAVFAC Interior Designers LisaDeMulder and Stephanie Asenbauer review

selection of sustainable GSA items to befeatured in the Commander Navy RegionSouthwest Sustainable Interior Showroom.

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rdy, s, M!As the old saying goesWhat gets Measured Gets Managed. In the fall of 2007, the SDRSP committed to initiating a processdesigned to 1) identify measurable regional sustainability metrics and indicators, which can be used in the programs andnitiatives developed by the SDRSP and by its stakeholders; and 2) Identify a coordinated sustainability vision for the region.

To start, the SDRSP posed two basic questions: 1) As community, government and business leaders make collaborative, positivechanges to guarantee the regions sustainability in the future, how will they and 2) What standards of well-being, known asndicators or metrics, could be used to assess and measure the regions social, environmental and economic progress, and

guide their decisions, in an integrated holistic manner?

Wh n ndco nd why mpon o h sDrsP?Indicators are quantifiable trends that point to the direction in which a particular condition is heading. Indicators measure

whether a community is getting better or worse at providing all its stakeholders with a productive, enjoyable life, both now andn the future. Indicators also reflect the values of people and organizations. The SDRSP sees the value of indicators to gaugewhether the San Diego region is moving toward sustainability. The SDRSP recognizes that there are many organizations in theegion that have similar efforts in place, but not all address the scope of an entire region, as SDRSP is seeking to do. .

MtF Fomon nd scopAfter soliciting volunteers from throughout the SDRSP volunteer membership, the Metric Task Force (MTF) was launched inearly 2008. Over the next year the group plans to perform the following key tasks:

. Benchmark/contact other locales/regions for their current/planned use of sustainability metrics and indicators2. Perform literature and web searches of sustainability metrics3. Determine outer ring of key Partnership stakeholders and Committee subject matter experts to establish keypoints of reference that may be critical to a regional sustainability framework, including goals and objectives established by the

ocal and state government.4. Develop and conduct a SDRSP stakeholder sustainability metrics survey5. Determine the framework to be used to direct the scope of Task Force the initial and subsequent regionalassessments6. Summarize the sustainability research and applications and develop a workable list of metrics to present to keytakeholders.

7. Conduct community wide sustainability metrics user forums and user outreach groups to communicate the results,gather feedback, and continue discussions and civic involvement.8. Revise list of key indicators based on results of stakeholder engagement process.

Ky ocom xpcd fom h ffo ncld:. Development of a Regional Scorecard/Annual State of the Region template for 2009 rollout

2. A practical guidebook for Partnership members and selected others that potentially includes:a. Definitions; Existing tools and frameworks for corporate, nonprofit organizations, and individuals;b. key performance indicators or KPIs;c. Key regional metrics (and inclusion of relevant regional applications, e.g., case studies);d. Metrics baselines and calibration;e. Metric relationships and impact (e.g., list of stakeholders, process of engagement and results);

f. evaluation of SDRSP committee structure to facilitate growth and evolution;g.and Methodology for ongoing comment and input3. Develop (or recommend commercially available) sustainability metrics application/meta tools for partner use

We expect that the indicators the SDRSP eventually tracks will change over time as experience determines the need to modifyhe existing indicators or add new ones. For further information feel free to contact the Partnership and info@sdrsp.org or Dave

Meyer (MTF Facilitator) at dmeyer@brwncald.com.

OchWe view outreach and education as a prime function of our partnership and our committee has targeted two events forhis year that support regional efforts towards waste reduction and recycling. The first event will be a (1) Construction and

Demolition (C&D) Waste Recycling Workshop, which is slated for October 2008. We plan to build on the success of our recentWaste Reduction Workshop by partnering once again with the City of San Diego on an outreach event that focuses on how tomeet new waste diversion requirements and maximize our C&D waste recycling efforts. The second outreach goal is to holdn (2) Electronic Waste (e-waste) Collection Event, which we are targeting for November 2008. Here we will be partnering

with e-waste recyclers and large venues, such as Sea World, to promote a one or two-day e-waste collection event open toocal businesses and the public.

Commnconharing information is also an important role of the partnership and so we are tasking ourselves to provide (3) Waste Reductionnd Recycling Resource Links on SDRSP Website, which should be on-line by May 2008. The goal is to establish links

on SDRSP website to the City and other resource agency websites, such as the County and California Integrated WasteManagement Board, with information on waste reduction, recycling and C&D, electronic, and household Waste reductionmetrics hazardous wastes.

nblystablishing realistic and relevant sustainability metrics are seen as crucial, so our committee has committed to (4) Developing

Waste reduction metrics for the region. In this effort we will be working closely with SDRSP Metrics Taskforce, so we areoing to (5) Invite metrics task force representative to our next meeting in April 2008 to ensure a coordinated and consistent

outcome.

Mngmn, MmbhpOur other goals for 2008 include our committee providing a(n): (6) Update to committees vision, mission, goals; (7)Commitment to monthly meetings and seeking out waste/recycling stakeholders as participants.

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As with any new startuporganization, its alwaysdifficult to get it right thefirst time. The primarystrategy for establishing 10committees prior to theinaugural charter signingceremony was a briefdiscussion around the table

with the ManagementCommittee. Since then wehave concluded changeswere needed to focus onour core strengths and ontopics that were directlyrelated to Sustainability.

At the forefront we are aBoard driven organizationthat works directly with theManagement Committee.

What follows are additionadetails to define ourreorganization efforts: The Outreach Committewas combined withthe Communications

Committee and reportsdirectly to the Board. There are nowfour primary workingCommittees whichinclude: Energy, CleanTransportation, WasteReduction and Recycling,and Green Products/Materials. All other previouscommittees have beencombined to form anadvisory panel to theManagement Committeewhich includes:Interregional Partnership,

Sustainable BusinessPractices, Natural ResourceConservation, Education(Advance & K-12).

This new structurewill allow us deal withgrowth in a healthy moresustainable manner. Forexample in the future wemay focus on healthcare,and agriculture to helpalign our organization withother Sustainability coreinterests to our stakeholderand the community. Asefforts proceed to identifykey Sustainability metrics

via our Metrics Taskforcewe will likely add othercore interests which mayeventually reach committeestatus, or remain withinthe Advisory panel tohelp guide us in the rightdirection. Please be patienas we make changes toreflect this new frameworkon our website.

We look forward toworking with all withinthe Partnership to help usdetermine whats importanto measure and focus on.

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He who transports, sustains. Leonardo da Vinci

The 21st Century gave us air transportation, but our job in the twenty-second century is tomake it sustainable. That is especially true in Southern California where air transportationcapacity is bursting at the seems and conflicts between economic development needs areoften pitted against environmental protection. Im Angela Shafer-Payne, Vice President

Planning & Operations for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.

At the Authority we are serious about sustainability having recently adopted a sustainabilitypolicy and are in the process of updating our Business Plan as a Sustainability Report. In

my free time, my husband and I are frequent users of natural resources that San Diego County has to offer and areinterested in and participate in environmental stewardship that helps to preserve these resources.

It is my hope and desire to not only maintain, but improve our quality of life within this beautiful region. I feel a greatsense of responsibility and honor to serve as a Board Member to the Sustainability Partnership, and look forward tomy opportunity to contribute to what has become a world-wide concern.

When I first started at Qualcomm over 15 years ago, I was given the title of Safety Administrator.I very quickly realized when the full scope of my responsibilities were explained to me, thatthis title was not appropriate and so I had it changed to Environmental Health & Safety.

Im proud to say that Ive been part of an organization that has put corporate sustainabilityon the front burner. When we bought our first building back in 1993, we re-modeled usingenergy efficient lighting systems and low flow faucets and toilets. Since then, our companyhas completed 110 projects to improve energy efficiency and reduce Green House Gases,including the newest cogeneration facility which reduces CO2 emissions by 3.086 tons peryear and our newly completed a 12 story LEED Gold certified building and have installed over

500 kW of Photovoltaic power. We also recycled nearly 2 million pounds of material in our comprehensive recyclingprogram last year.

Some days it would certainly be easier to just focus on safety but Im proud of our accomplishments and glad to havebeen part of it. Being a member of the San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership reinforces to both me personallyand to Qualcomm, how important our efforts are both now and in the future.

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