Green Business Conference scheduled for March 23

The North King County Green Business Conference, sponsored by the City of Shoreline and the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce, will be held at Shoreline Community College on Wednesday, March, 23, 2011.

Two 90-minute breakout sessions will be offered, one morning and one afternoon with three topics per session. Topics include pollution prevention, waste reduction and recycling, transportation, water conservation, energy efficiency and marketing to a green economy.

The North King County Green Business Conference:

Going Green to Save Green Getting More Bang for Your Buck

Keynotes:

Steve Gerritson, Business Development Manager Enterprise Seattle

Stan Price, Executive Director of NW Energy Efficiency Council

Wednesday March 23 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Shoreline Community College Pagoda Union Building

16101 Greenwood Avenue North

Shoreline, Washington 98133

Scope: To provide practical information local business owners can use to increase profits and reduce their costs and environmental impacts on a day-to-day basis.

Topics:

• Pollution Prevention- Ken Grimm Pollution Prevention Resource Center, Laurie Foster and Laurel Tomchick King County EnviroStar
• Waste Reduction and Recycling – Aldan Shank CleanScapes, Susan Thoman Cedar Grove, Larry Brown King County Industrial Materials Exchange
• Transportation - Cathy Blumenthal King County Transit, John Mauro Cascade Bike Club
• Water Conservation – Michael Brent Cascade Water Alliance
• Energy Efficiency – Marilou Trias Seattle City Light, Doug Dickson Puget Sound Energy
• Marketing in a green economy – Stephen McCloskey SCC Sustainable Business Leadership Tracey Warren Ready Set Grow Marketing

For information and registration, see the GreenBusiness website or email Wendy DiPeso. 

Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, just west of Aurora Avenue and north of Seattle city limits.