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Session - Walking the Talk / Baby Steps v. Real Progress
Convener: David Sarokin, Sarokin.David@epamail.epa.gov
Ann Clarke, ann.h.clarke@nasa.gov
Participants: Sue Slotnick, slotnick.sue@epa.gov
Mary Beth Sheridan, Sheridan.marybeth@epa.gov
Kathy Blanton, Blanton.Katherine@epamail.epa.gov
David Sarokin, Sarokin.David@epamail.epa.gov
Ann Clarke, ann.h.clarke@nasa.gov
Peter Adriance, padriance@usbnc.org
Bob Fenlason, bob.w.fenlason@usace.army.mil
Bill Richins, wdr@inel.gov
Pat Deliman, delimap@wes.army.mil
Laura Kemp, Laura.d.kemp@usace.army.mil
Denise Rayborn, denise_rayborn@nrel.gov
Jean O'Donoghue, odonoghue.jean@dol.gov
Headlines:
- Don't see much progress on the "3-legged stool" of sustainability, especially on global level.
- Sense some progress & see some catalysts for more progress (UN Decade, US Partnership)
- Who is going to take the giant steps & what would those steps be?
- In our respective organizations, we can all put ideas forward.
- Sustainability - conflict between big picture & "chunking" have to look at both.
- We need to be telling the story better and measuring progress.
- Somewhere in the details of E.O.s (ex. 13148) might be some of the answers for prioritization, measurement, etc.
- We need a network of networks to communicate better, get a sense for the progess being made, and whether we are doing the right work.
- We have some good stories but need to publicize them better.
- Establish some type of sustainability metric/measures.
- Need to analyze where and how federal government could impact sustainability best (maybe a role for OFEE).
- Look at seminal paper on sustainability measures and indicators by Donella Meadows.
