PlacerSustain: Voices of Placer County's Sustainability Community

Michael Dela Pena joined PlacerSustain as a dues paying Supporting Member.  Michael attended our recent PlacerSustain monthly meeting that featured the Small Business Economic Impact Alliance.  He is a green business entrepreneur, and has formed a business called "Green-Tern."  He posted his first Blog on PlacerSustain the day he joined! Here is a little background piece prepared by Michael:

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Kelly Peterson joined PlacerSustain today on behalf of her business, Layers of Color.  Kelly has been active in PlacerSustain from the start.  Kelly has also been active in Roseville Arts and the Blue Line Gallery.  With Kelly's help, and others from Roseville Arts, PlacerSustain conducted a Town Hall meeting at the Blue Line Gallery on Proposition 23, the effort to repeal California's Global Warming legislation.  The Blue Line is a beautiful location for community meetings.

Marilyn Jasper joined PlacerSustain as a Supporting Membership.  Marilyn has been active in PlacerSustain almost from the beginning, and has participated in a number of monthly discussion meetings.  She lives in Loomis, CA, is a local food advocate, and is active in the Clover Valley Foundation and the local Sierra Club Chapter.  Marilyn participated as a panelist in our recent workshop at the February 5, 2011 Placer Farm Conference.

Jim Conkey, President of Solar Power Integrators, became a Gold Sponsor of PlacerSustain.  Solar Power Integrators is based here in Placer County, and specializes in large solar installations nationally for government and public institutions.  Their website is www.solarpowerintegrators.com.

PlacerSustain has made certain changes in its membership approach as follows:

The Town of Loomis completed the process of becoming a PlacerSustain Sponsor shortly following the Town's recent extraordinary action to endorse the Sustainability Recommendations of the community's Green Ribbon Task Force.  Loomis becomes the first community in Placer County to launch an ongoing broad sustainability initiative.  Of course, other local governments are pursuing elements of sustainability work, such as Roseville's Climate Action Plan and the County of Placer's PCCP.

Julie Hettig has joined PlacerSustain as an individual Member.  Julie is the President of the Board of Directors of Placer People of Faith Together, an inter-faith community organization.  She is also a nurse-practitioner and a local food supporter.  Her primary interest is "spiritual sustainability."  Julie has attended a number of our PlacerSustain events.