The AAR is making it easy for members to purchase Renewable Energy Credits when traveling to the Annual Meeting. By simply clicking a box during the registration process, members can choose to give $15 to NativeEnergy.
The AAR’s Sustainability Task Force selected NativeEnergy because of its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases while supporting its sustainability projects. NativeEnergy helps assist Native American, farmer-owned, community-based renewable energy projects that create social, economic, and environmental benefits. These projects displace electricity from fossil fuels and reduce other greenhouse gas emissions.
The AAR and SBL are pleased to have collected a total of $7,560 from 504 participants in this carbon offset program. Along with a $500 donation for the AAR's and SBL's staff travel, we sent NativeEnergy a check in the amount of $8,060. These funds were split between two projects. To learn more about NativeEnergy, visit www.nativeenergy.com.
One project is dedicated to the development of The Indiana School Wind Project, in which three school districts in Northern Indiana are using wind prower to save money and teach students about this important natural resource. NativeEnergy has installed wind turbines that power school buildings and provide hands-on renewable energy training for young people. Every dollar the schools save on energy costs is a dollar they can spend in the classroom.
The second project is The Kenya Clean Water Project. In rural Kenya, waterborne illness is a leading cause of death for young children, and untreated water is dangerous to people of all ages. Wood is used to boil water in Kenya, and burning it contributes to climate change by unlocking the carbon stored in the wood. It also creates significant indoor air pollution. The Hydraid® BioSand water filter is a safe and practical alternative. It uses centuries-old slow sand technology to remove waterborne pathogens with simple gravity. Our donation provides upfront funding for the installation of these water filters — reducing greenhouse gas pollution and bringing clean air and water to families across Kenya.
The AAR and SBL are continuing this sustainability program in 2013. We currently have a 4.72 percent combined participation rate, and we hope to improve on that as more members register in the coming months for the 2013 Annual Meeting. We encourage you to make this inexpensive commitment to helping make our meetings more environmentally friendly!
Thank you to all of our AAR contributors:
Gregory Alles Elizabeth Allison Hans Alma Rebecca Alpert Ashley Anderson Elizabeth Angowski Chara Armon Ellen T. Armour Daniel Arnold Mary Ashley Emily Askew Gabeba Baderoon Sebastien Bakatuinamina Peter Bauck Tom Beaudoin Elisabeth Begemann Dave Bennett Zoe Bennett Stephen Berkwitz Evan Berry Sharon Betcher Bede Benjamin Bidlack Anna Bigelow Shira Billet Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz Heather Blair Kathryn Blanchard Whitney Bodman Chris Boesel Thomas Borchert Donna Bowman Mark Brocker David Brown Sid Brown Grace G. Burford Virginia Burrus Marie Campbell Eileen Campbell-Reed Richard Carp Colleen Carpenter Christopher Carter Christopher Chapple James Childs Catherine Chin Min-Ah Cho Mary Churchill Shannon Clarkson Michael Clawson Barbra Clayton Francis X. Clooney David Clough Aryeh Cohen William Collinge Suzanne Crawford O'Brien Jane Crosthwaite Frank Crouch Jenny Daggers Lisa E. Dahill Lisle Dalton Joshua Daniel Barbara Darling-Smith Marjorie Davis Dorothy Dean David DeCosse Michael DeLashmutt Shelley Dennis Jeanine Diller Andrew Dole Jack Downey Emily Dumler Carol B. Duncan John Dunne Robert Dunston Jonathan Edelmann Marvin Ellison Philip Endean Bruce Epperly Priscilla Eppinger Jacob Erickson Maud Eriksen Wendy Farley Millicent Feske Martha Finch Juan Floyd-Thomas W. Trent Foley Jason Fout Sarah Fredericks Elizabeth Freese Kjetil Fretheim Amy Frykholm Ben Fulford Constance Furey Jay Garfield Lynne Gerber Mark Godin Matthew Goff George Gonzalez Ari M. Gordon Roger S. Gottlieb Marion Grau Brian Green Michael Greenwald Tom Greggs Tallessyn Grenfell-Lee Darrell Guder Kirsten Guidero Janet Gyatso Lori Brandt Hale Charles Hallisey Erik Hammerstrom Midori Hartman Timothy Harvie Noreen Herzfeld Rosemary Hicks Mike Higton Harvey Hill Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Laura Hobgood-Oster John Hoffmeyer Michael Hogue Barbara A. Holdrege Emily Holmes Thad Horrell Anita Houck Krista Hughes Erica Hurwitz Andrus Nan Hutton Andrew Irvine Paul Christopher Johnson Lucas Johnston Kristin Johnston Largen Charles B. Jones Sherry Jordon Mark Juergensmeyer Darlene Juschka Tone Stangeland Kaufman Stephanie Kaza Laurel D. Kearns Felicity Kelcourse Catherine Keller Mary Keller M. Whitney Kelting Chris Klassen Anne C. Klein Stefanie Knauss Hilda Koster Pui Lan Kwok Mark Larrimore Marilyn Legge John Leonard A. David Lewis Justin Jaron Lewis Michelle Li Dawn Llewellyn Reid Locklin Rita M Lohmeier Jeffery D. Long Merle Longwood Ivory Lyons Mary MacDonald Daisy L. Machado Robert MacSwain Shaul Magid Joanne Maguire Robinson Lawrence Mamiya
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Alice Maung-Mercurio Elizabeth McAnally Glenn McCullough Jeffrey McCurry Mark Patrick McGuire Robert McKim James McLeod David McMahan Calvin Meaders Néstor Medina Sarah Melcher Alison Melnick Nancy Menning Calvin Mercer Alan Meyers Sam Mickey Jack Miles Flagg Miller Merrill Miller Vincent Miller Jolyon Mitchell Kerry Mitchell Cynthia Moe-Lobeda Abby Mohaupt Diane L. Moore Jonathan Moore Martha L. Moore-Keish Ebrahim Moosa Donna Mote Michael Motia Anna Mudd Rachel Muers Isabel Mukonyora Yasaman S. Munro John Nemec Robert Neville Judith Newman Elizabeth Norcross Rebecca Sachs Norris Isabelle C. Noth Vivian-Lee Nyitray John J. O'Keefe Elaine Padilla Aristotle Papanikolaou Tam Parker Christopher (Patrick) Parr Thom Parrott-Sheffer Barbara A. B. Patterson Laurie Patton Kusumita Pedersen Lucy Peppiatt Michelene Pesantubbee Karl Peters Ted Peters Regina Pfeiffer Russell Pierson Tina Pippin Judith Plaskow Ellen Posman Elizabeth Pritchard Tiffany Puett Elisa Pulido Elizabeth Pyne John Raines Jill Raitt Jeremy Rapport Hussein Rashid Larry Rasmussen Kay Read Jeremy Rehwaldt David Rensberger Nelson Reveley Kenneth Reynhout Jean Richard Lauren Rigsby Mayra Rivera Tyler Roberts Emily Ronald Celeste Rossmiller Terra Rowe Genny Rowley Robert Rozehnal Nora Rubel Janet Ruffing Robert Russell Elias Sacks Sarah Sanderson-Doughty Seán Patrick Sanford Lamin Sanneh Anthony Santoro Carmelo Santos Monica Schaap Pierce Jame Schaefer Muriel Schmid Simon Schmidt A. Gregory Schneider Wolfgang Schuerger Darla Schumm J. Barton Scott Melinda Sharp Cybelle Shattuck Miranda Shaw Ola Sigurdson Laury Silvers Alan Smith Peter Smith Susanna Snyder Brent Sockness Katherine Sonderegger Michael Spezio Michelle Stearns Jeremy Stolow Jeffrey Stout Jonathan Strandjord Mary Streufert Kenneth Surin Kathleen Talvacchia Ann Taves Barbara Taylor McComas Taylor Sarah McFarland Taylor John Thatamanil Deanna A. Thompson John Thompson James Thrall Jeanine Thweatt-Bates Gray Tuttle Christoph Uehlinger Mark Unno Elizabeth Urban Lane Van Ham Cristina Vanin Michael VanZandt Collins Manuel A. Vasquez Jessica Vazquez Torres Aana Vigen Dirk von der Horst Klaus von Stosch Michelle Voss Roberts Joseph Walser Oystein Wang Edwin Waters Jeffrey Wattles James Watts Julia Watts Belser Earle Waugh Judith Weisenfeld Alford T Welch Tisa Wenger James Wetzel Kari Wheeler-Reed Raymond Whitehead Natalie Wigg-Stevenson Courtney Wilder Roger Willer Connor Wood J. Patrick Woolley Joan Wooten Wendy Wright Michiko Yusa Simeon Zahl Homayra Ziad Mary Ann Zimmer Yvonne Zimmerman Geertjan Zuijdwegt |
Gregory Alles
Elizabeth Allison
Hans Alma
Rebecca Alpert
Ashley Anderson
Elizabeth Angowski
Chara Armon
Ellen T. Armour
Daniel Arnold
Mary Ashley
Emily Askew
Gabeba Baderoon
Sebastien Bakatuinamina
Peter Bauck
Tom Beaudoin
Elisabeth Begemann
Dave Bennett
Zoe Bennett
Stephen Berkwitz
Evan Berry
Sharon Betcher
Bede Benjamin Bidlack
Anna Bigelow
Shira Billet
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz
Heather Blair
Kathryn Blanchard
Whitney Bodman
Chris Boesel
Thomas Borchert
Donna Bowman
Mark Brocker
David Brown
Sid Brown
Grace G. Burford
Virginia Burrus
Marie Campbell
Eileen Campbell-Reed
Richard Carp
Colleen Carpenter
Christopher Carter
Christopher Chapple
James Childs
Catherine Chin
Min-Ah Cho
Mary Churchill
Shannon Clarkson
Michael Clawson
Barbra Clayton
Francis X. Clooney
David Clough
Aryeh Cohen
William Collinge
Suzanne Crawford O'Brien
Jane Crosthwaite
Frank Crouch
Jenny Daggers
Lisa E. Dahill
Lisle Dalton
Joshua Daniel
Barbara Darling-Smith
Marjorie Davis
Dorothy Dean
David DeCosse
Michael DeLashmutt
Shelley Dennis
Jeanine Diller
Andrew Dole
Jack Downey
Emily Dumler
Carol B. Duncan
John Dunne
Robert Dunston
Jonathan Edelmann
Marvin Ellison
Philip Endean
Bruce Epperly
Priscilla Eppinger
Jacob Erickson
Maud Eriksen
Wendy Farley
Millicent Feske
Martha Finch
Juan Floyd-Thomas
W. Trent Foley
Jason Fout
Sarah Fredericks
Elizabeth Freese
Kjetil Fretheim
Amy Frykholm
Ben Fulford
Constance Furey
Jay Garfield
Lynne Gerber
Mark Godin
Matthew Goff
George Gonzalez
Ari M. Gordon
Roger S. Gottlieb
Marion Grau
Brian Green
Michael Greenwald
Tom Greggs
Tallessyn Grenfell-Lee
Darrell Guder
Kirsten Guidero
Janet Gyatso
Lori Brandt Hale
Charles Hallisey
Erik Hammerstrom
Midori Hartman
Timothy Harvie
Noreen Herzfeld
Rosemary Hicks
Mike Higton
Harvey Hill
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