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Visit environmental education booths to learn how you can lead a more sustainable lifestyle and explore Coppell Nature Park.

Enjoy a variety of crafts and interactive demonstrations at various vendor booths. Visit and learn more about CISD school sustainability initiatives, Operation Serve DFW, Project Querencia, Recycle 2 Support, Keep Coppell Beautiful, North Texas Master Naturalists, Coppell Girl Scouts, as well as City of Coppell facilities and departments.

Session on commercial building incentives for 2019 with Cary Betts, program manager specialist at Oncor.

This session will cover the following:

    •    Oncor 2019 Basic and Custom SOP incentives programs 

    •    Who is eligible for Commercial Incentives 

    •    How to participate in the program 

    •    Program process

Hear about Texas Nameplate Company's transformation from being a water polluter to being a leader in environmental responsibility as shown by its two Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards. Also get a short summary of the November elections.

Free. All welcome.

Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Meeting starts at 7 p.m.

DIRECTIONS: http://www.dallassierraclub.org/page.htm?generalmeeting

Info: Kirk Miller, 972-699-1687 or KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org

The Summit gathers municipal IoT stakeholders, Federal and State policy advocates, as well as academic and industry thought leaders to address Smart Cities and Transportation strategy, deployment, operation, funding and success.

Tour the headquarters of Farmer Brothers coffee. The tour begins with a coffee tasting to start your day followed by a brief overview of their sustainability program, with a special focus on waste reduction initiatives. Farmer Brothers’ director of sustainability, Molly Laverty, will provide a tour of the offices, highlighting some of the sustainability features and conclude the tour with a walk through the manufacturing facility and talk through some of what they’re doing in production and distribution.

Info: jillian.dornak@evergreen-recycling.com

What is a Regional Center of Expertise? In 2003, the United Nations University’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) launched its ESD project. This program designs and implements research and development activities through a multi-stakeholder global network of Regional Centers of Expertise (RCEs). RCEs prepare local leaders of tomorrow with the tools and information they need to make smart and sustainable choices for the future.

RSVP by Feb.22: Robyn Cain at robyn@c2gstrategies.com 

Bring a bottle of wine or your favorite beverage and appetizer/chocolate to share. Parking accessible on Commerce and is free after 6 p.m.

Topic: Update on Upcoming PST Rules Package

Speaker: Lonnie Gilley, Environmental Investigator, TCEQ Region 4 Office

Women in the Environment’s annual networking breakfast. You will have an opportunity to share your story, your product, your business cards and your passion for the environment with other like-minded women (and men).  Non-members are invited, too, but only members will have the opportunity to share their information. Walk the gardens after the breakfast.

The annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards honors North Texas' green businesses, professionals, organizations, nonprofits and volunteers. 

This year's honorary speaker is Lee Stetson as John Muir.