Lunch with the Green Business Council

Join Craig Moody and Rick Yoder from the Green Omaha Coalition's Green Business Council on January 19th from 11:30 to 1:00 pm, as they present some fun and interesting ways to develop more sustainable business practices.

The lunch will be held at the Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce PayPal conference room (located in the Shadow Lake Towne Center) at 7775 Olson Drive, Suite 207 in Papillion.

To RSVP, call Annisa Visty-Withrow at 339-3050 or email chamber@sarpychamber.org.

Cost is $20 including lunch with a $5 discount for Sarpy County Chamber members.


Environment Omaha: Public Meeting on Resource Conservation

What can Omaha do to better conserve the resources it relies on for daily life in the metro?

City officials and Omaha by Design will be hosting a public meeting on January 20th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm to begin addressing the issue. The event serves as the kickoff of the resource conservation component of Environment Omaha and will be held at the Scott Conference Center, located at 6450 Pine St.

The guest speaker for the event is Amy Malick, Midwest regional direct for ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. The organization, founded in 1990 as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, is an international association of local, regional and national government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.

Malick's presentation will be followed by an information open house. A series of information stations pertaining to water, air and climate, energy, materials and human resources will be set up.

Visit environmentomaha.com for additional details or to view a live webcast of the meeting for those unable to attend.