{"id":24556,"date":"2010-08-01T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=24556"},"modified":"2010-08-03T02:34:32","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T07:34:32","slug":"second-annual-sustainability-symposium-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=24556","title":{"rendered":"Second Annual Sustainability Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTYLER – Baffled by recycling? Is composting a dirty word? Do you want to learn to live \u201cgreen\u201d but don\u2019t know where to start? The answers to these questions and much more will be available at the second annual \u201cLiving Green: A Sustainability Symposium\u201d to be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Harvey Convention Center. Cost for the day-long symposium is $5 for adults; admission is free for children under 12 and anyone with a student ID. <\/p>\n

The program is presented by the City of Tyler, Keep Tyler Beautiful and the Texas Conservation Alliance and will include:
\n\u00b7 Presentations on recycling, conservation and sustainability issues;
\n\u00b7 \u201cGreen\u201d vendor displays and exhibits; and,
\n\u00b7 Demonstrations on how you can learn to sustain our planet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis symposium is the perfect opportunity to learn more about ways that each and every one of us can make a contribution toward making our planet healthier,\u201d said Cheryl Roy, Keep Tyler Beautiful board member and Symposium co-chair. \u201cThe symposium will cover a variety of subjects from recycling to green building to energy conservation.\u201d <\/p>\n

Presentations and speakers include:
\n\u00b7 Where Does My Trash Go by Kristi Boyett, City of Tyler
\n\u00b7 What is Sustainability? by Jim Bundscho, Ben Wheeler Development
\n\u00b7 Recycling Concrete by Hal Williams, Williams Construction
\n\u00b7 Does Your Home Make You Sick? by John Vaselli, UT Tyler TxAire Project
\n\u00b7 You CAN Afford to Build Green! by Anwar Khalifa, Pyramid Homes
\n\u00b7 Getting Kids Outdoors by Alan Byboth, Camp Tyler Foundation
\n\u00b7 Trash to Treasure by Jim Wooldridge, Habitat ReStore
\n\u00b7 Lower Your Energy Bill Without Spending a Penny! By Joe Stowe, Stonebridge Heating & Air Conditioning
\n\u00b7 Earth Kind by Mark Chamblee, Chamblee Roses
\n\u00b7 Clean Living with Natural Gas by Claude Figueroa, CenterPoint Energy
\n\u00b7 Practical Ideas for Living Green \u2013 A Homeowner\u2019s Experience by Rick Labicki<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unique thing about this symposium is that you will find ideas, products and companies from right here in East Texas,\u201d said Ms. Roy. \u201cWe want to provide a one-stop shop for people to find out how to live green.\u201d Symposium sponsors include: Republic Services, Pyramid Homes, Natural Awakenings Magazine, Stonebridge Heating & Air Conditioning, Brookshire\u2019s and CenterPoint Energy. Vendor booths for green businesses and organizations are available by calling (903) 714-2172. Log onto http:\/\/www.LivingGreenInTyler.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER – Baffled by recycling? Is composting a dirty word? Do you want to learn to live \u201cgreen\u201d but don\u2019t know where to start? The answers to these questions and much more will be available at the second annual \u201cLiving Green: A Sustainability Symposium\u201d to be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Harvey Convention Center. … Continue reading Second Annual Sustainability Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 15:59:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24556"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24906,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24556\/revisions\/24906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}