http://www.lucascountygreen.com The Green Job Corp has been installing homeowner rain gardens on Maywood Avenue in Toledo the past couple days. This project is part of a larger grant obtained by the City of Toledo to use green infrastructure to retrofit an entire City street. Project partners include a number of organizations, including Toledo GROWS, Lucas County Juvenile Justice, City of Toledo, Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District, and American Rivers. For the Blade article, follow the link. http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20100714/NEWS16/100719866 TARTA was awarded the largest investment by ODOT's Clean and Green Transit Program yesterday. The funding will enable TARTA to purchase eight new 41-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/news/Pages/ODOTtopurchase41%E2%80%98CleanandGreen%E2%80%99BusesforOhioTransitAuthorities.aspx There is a new interactive map of all LEED certified buildings in the Toledo area. This was put together by the Sustainability Commission along with members of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and local architects. It will be permanently listed in our "mapping and tours" link in the top bar. http://bit.ly/a7o4GT TMACOG has released the details of Bike Week for May 2010! For a link to the full press release and schedule, click on the arrow. http://lucascountygreen.com/pdfs/Bike_Week_2010.pdf For all the Toledo area Earth Day events, check out the LEWAS website (wss.lewas.org). If you'd like to include additional events in our area, please contact me at jgrabarkiewicz@co.lucas.oh.us. http://wss.lewas.org The Commission website has been updated with a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feature. What is RSS? Well, it's a way to syndicate information - using text and links. Our subscription URL is http://www.lucascountygreen.com/rss/feed.xml. You can download a free RSS reader online by simply searching for one using your favorite search engine. After installing, simply add the address provided above and you will receive our feed. This is a way for folks to control when they get their news without having to search for new items on websites. In addition, I have added a Facebook app where users can share Sustainability News through their Facebook page. http://www.lucascountygreen.com Lucas County was recently awarded nearly one million dollars to improve the energy efficiency of County facilities. The dollars were awarded through the Ohio Department of Development federal Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Program. For the official press release see the link below. http://www.lucascountygreen.com/pdfs/032310_EECBG.pdf The new Hawkins Elementary School is one of the greenest buildings in the State! It will utilize 20% less energy and 50% less water than buildings of similar size. For the Toledo Blade article http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100120/NEWS04/1200327