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Winter Bike to Work Day- Jan.21st (17 Comments)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:53:45 +0000

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The City of Boulder is trying out a Winter Bike to Work Day.

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Here is all the information.

GO Boulder - Winter Bike to Work Day Information and Registration

You wake up, look out the window and see that last night's snowstorm has left a blanket of snow that appears to be knee deep. Still, it's a perfect day to bike to work. That's because the city of Boulder focuses on keeping bike paths safe and usable.

Mulit-use paths in the city of Boulder are maintained to high-level transportation standards. Separate snow removal crews begin plowing the city's multi-use paths at exactly the same time that other crews are plowing city streets. Boulder Creek and Broadway paths are plowed first, followed by the Foothills Parkway path and other Greenway paths. The Boulder Creek Path is cleared by the Parks Department, while the Broadway path, from Baseline Road to University Avenue, is cleared by CU-Boulder facilities maintenance. All other multi-use paths are maintained by city of Boulder Street and Bikeway Transportation Maintenance (or the adjacent property owner). On-street bike lanes are cleared during street snow removal operations.

To encourage local commuters to give winter riding a try and to celebrate those who cycle all year long, GO Boulder is hosting the first ever Winter Bike to Work Day:

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009

Register for Winter Bike to Work Day

There will be three breakfast stations during this inaugural event, from 7 to 9 a.m. at the following locations:

City of Boulder Municipal Building - 1777 Broadway - sponsored by GO Boulder/City of Boulder
Moe's Bagels - 3705 Arapahoe Avenue - sponsored by Boulder East and Moe's Bagels
University of Colorado at Boulder - near 18th Street and Euclid Avenue - sponsored by CU E-Center and Parking Services

Make your trip count! Register your participation in Winter Bike to Work Day to help us track you bike commute and for a chance to win great prizes, including:

A backpack donated by GO Lite
A messenger bag donated by Shepani
A Joe Blow floor pump donated by Towson
A Cat Eye Single Shot Commuter Bike light donated by Cat Eye
Travel mugs donated by Pedestrian Shops
Set of studded snow tires for your bike donated by Community Cycles

Wait! There's More!

To help promote bike and walk commuting year round, WorldCommute.com will be at the Municipal Building breakfast station, 1777 Broadway, to share information on their new Web site that has the ability to track and record the benefits gained by choosing human powered transporation. Prizes will be awarded to Winter Bike to Work Day participants who stop by the WorldCommute.com table. Prizes include Cat Eye bicycle electronics like head and tail lights and bicycle computers.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Marking Stories/Tasks as 'Customer Documentation Affecting' (2 Comments)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:42:53 +0000

question by Tehmasp Chaudhri

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Is it possible to mark stories/tasks as 'customer documentation affecting' (and create a view for them later)?

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Hi,

I'm trying to deal w/ my doc. team - Grrr!!!!

I'm wondering if there is a way to (per-sprint) to allow developers to mark their stories/tasks as 'customer documentation affecting' - so that our doc. team could peruse the per sprint stories/tasks later and see what development changes affect customer facing tasks. And if its possible to create a view on tasks that have been annotated as 'customer documentation affecting'.

We don't have our doc. team in our daily scrums before you ask - sorry

Thanks very much,

Tehmasp

The Eco-Friendly Vacation

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:30:43 +0000

web bookmark by Vivek Uniyal

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Green tips as you plan your next vacation

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vacation, green, eco-friendly

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Planning a vacation, perhaps we can make it greener -- small tips to reduce energy footprint.

Buy products that make a difference

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:52:45 +0000

web bookmark by Vivek Uniyal

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EnergyStar.gov

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home office equipment, Energy Star, EPA, DOE

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"If every home office product purchased in the U.S. this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, Americans would save $200 million in annual energy costs while preventing almost 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gases – equivalent to the emissions of 250,000 cars." -- energystar.gov

Is junk snail mail an issue we need to address?

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:19:51 +0000

question by Vivek Uniyal

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if we could stop receiving "junk" in the mail, how much impact will it make?

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It seems that most households and businesses receive a lot of junk mail, which of course, begs the question.. how do we stop this waste?

http://www.shieldofgreen.com/ seems to be a smart way of handling this. Not sure if it applies to businesses.

Q4 Green Team meeting updates (4 Comments)

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:38:30 +0000

note by Dale Aychman

Green Team meeting - Nov 21

Deanna and Grubb & Ellis (Property Mgr) working to get building certified as "green". Invite Deanna to next Green Team meeting to learn what they are doing. The Cafe reports to her, so we can discuss how we can get them to participate in composting their food waste, swapping out styrofoam cups and paper plates that are compostable.

Susan to invite Deanna to Dec 5 @ 10am mtg - meet in cafe

Rally paying $200/mo for composting bags, change 15 stations/night. Also signed up for larger composting bin to include cafe, which they are not using currently.

Action:
1. Create Posters to educate people on what's compostable/recyclable/trash with coffee cups, lids, containers, etc.

2. Rally sponsor a compost container in the cafe? We could provide the compost liner and an education station with Posters to show people what is compostable and what is not.

Next green team meeting on Dec 5th in the Cafe

Sustainability Symposium at Rally - night of Nov 11 and 12th (3 Comments)

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:57:45 +0000

Item by Ryan

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Please take time to consider spending the evening of November 11th and 12th at this professionally developed and facilitated symposium that features work with 21 century leaders including Paul Hawkin and Van Jones. (Download the attached flyer below)

These 5 hours, spread over two nights are designed to help you expand your mental models with regards to what a sustainable society could look like and set you on a path to action. The symposium is called "Changing the Dream, Awakening the Dreamer" and it was produced by the Pachamama Alliance. (Make sure you visit the web site to understand how deep and well done this symposium will be - www.AwakeningTheDreamer.org - I hear this is the seventh iteration on this material.) It goes way beyond films like the "11th hour" and "Inconvenient Truth" to present clear mental models, patterns and actionable solutions as well as opportunities. The facilitation sessions will help you connect with other local business leaders, community leaders and residents.

Rally is a proud sponsor of the event with the Entrepreneur Foundation of Colorado and Boulder County Transitions. (Boulder County Transitions includes Boulder County Going Local see their web site at http://www.bouldercountygoinglocal.com/ ) The event will take place in Rally's Rim Rock Auditorium and we encourage you to send this flier as an invitation to friends. This event is open to the public, but limited to 50 people. Funding for the event comes from a requested $25 donation.

Please RSVP to Larry Bangs via email at Larry@bangsbizcoach.com or phone 720-304-8711.

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Electronics Recycling, Donation and Gear Swap - Friday Sept 26 from 3-5pm (3 Comments)

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:37:03 +0000

note by Dale Aychman

Where: In the hall, by Larry King Conference Room
When: Friday, Sept 26, 3-5pm

We've contracted with a Luminous Recycling to bring a truck to our office to collect electronics that are no longer working to recycle and dispose of properly. Luminous harvests usable components, grind hard drives to small bits, and comply with all EPA regulations for proper handling of electronics waste.

Cost: $5 for one item, $10 for two or more

Cartridge World and Cellular Recycler will have drop boxes to refurbish used Inkject Cartridges and Cell Phones for no charge, so bring in your old cell phones or inkject cartridges collecting dust! Cellular Recycler will also make a donation to the American Cancer Society on our behalf.

Alkaline Batteries - we will also have a drop box to properly dispose of alkaline batteries.

Cost: Free

Donations:

If you have usable, but unwanted electronics, bring them in for donation to local schools and non-profits. Desired items:

Functional PC's with Windows O/S installed (P4 or newer)
TV's, DVD Players, etc. (sorry, no VCR's)
iPods and other electronic music players

Gear Swap - from 3:00 - 4:30

Sell or trade your usable electronics - just fill out a Gear Swap form and bring your electronics to the Larry King Conference room by 3pm. We'll have tables setup for you to display your gear. Please fill out a separate form for each item.

Gear Swap Rules:

Gear Swap closes at 4:30pm.
Highest bidder will win gear and seller is responsible for getting payment from buyer.
Pick up your unsold gear by 4:30pm or you authorize Rally to recycle it (or donate it). If we recycle it, you will owe Rally the Recycling fee
Rally cannot guarantee the performance of the gear being acquired.

We'll have a keg of Avery India Pale Ale on tap, so come and enjoy a cold one!

Cell Phone Recycling (2 Comments)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:20:21 +0000

idea by Anne

Hi Rally Green Team,

Have we considered setting up a cell phone recycling station at Rally? My husband's company (www.cellularrecycler.com) collects cell phones on behalf of non-profits and businesses. They refurbish/resell phones that are in good shape and the rest get sent to a smelter to gather the precious metals. Part of the proceeds from the re-sale can also go to non-profits like the American Cancer Society, with which they have a partnership (they do keep a small portion to run their operations). Admittedly, some parts of cell phone recycling are controversial because there is one view that the waste just ends up in less developed countries that can't handle proper disposal. However, Brandon's company does the best that they can to reuse and recycle. They also collect cell phone chargers and accessories. And in case you're wondering, the bread-and-butter of his business is much larger volume through manufacturers, so I don't benefit personally from this - just wanted to pass along the idea! Thanks!

Drop Box to Recycle Print Cartridges (1 Comment)

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:12:22 +0000

suggestion by Dale Aychman

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How about we contact a local company that recycles ink cartridges and have them bring in a drop box?

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Did you know?

•It takes a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge
•In North America, over 350 million cartridges are thrown out each year
•It can take as long as 450 years for a cartridge to decompose in a landfill

I used to mail my used inkjet cartridges to a recycling company, but a better idea would be to support a local company that recycles used cartridges here in Colorado.

Here's a couple of local recycling companies who will bring by a drop box.
- printONE
- CartridgeWorld (they have a storefront at 29th street mall - and will even donate $$ to a local school or charity of our choice: http://www.cartridgeworldusa.com/section.aspx?id=6822)