Hello Green E Club Members,..

• Types up information
• Makes Calendars
• Makes copies of handouts/calendars
• Takes notes during meetings
• Must be at all meetings
• Counts votes
• In charge of setting up sign-in sheets
• Collects sign-in sheets
• Puts up announcements for the PA and Bulletin
• Must be at all lunch meetings, officer meetings, and available for after or before school meetings to sign-in members
• Must be dedicated, committed, responsible, and reliable

• Counts community service hours
• Talks at meetings
• Oversees committees
• Contacts organizations in regards to potential projects
• Must be at all meetings
• Must be dedicated, committed, responsible, and reliable

• Go to events
• Write articles for the newspaper, website, and monthly newsletter
• Interview members, teachers, and students
• May conduct surveys
• Must be dedicated, committed and responsible

• Make sure classrooms have been attended emptied out
• Make sure classrooms have boxes
• Make list of how many classrooms have boxes
• Make list of which classrooms need boxes
• Must be dedicated, committed and responsible
• Surveys for teachers in regards to recycling boxes/bins and how often the recycling boxes were emptied out

• Goes to all events (Lunch meetings, before/after school meetings, out of school events, reading per. recycling)
• Must be dedicated, committed and responsible
• Takes Pictures
• Must have digital camera
• May provide pictures for yearbook, Green E Club Website, CPHS Website, Newspaper
• In charge of scrapbook

• Plan events (how, who, what, when, where, why)
• Research organizations (online, calling, etc.)
• Contact Organizations (e-mail, letters, etc.)
• Ex. Beach clean-up, eco-fair, cleaning up parks
• Must be dedicated, optimistic, responsible, committed

  ØEvents Steering Committee Head (1)

• In charge of overseeing committee
• Responsible for keeping committee members on task
• Responsible for getting the events planned each month

• Must be dedicated, honest, responsible, reliable, trustworthy
• Must attend all meetings
• in charge of keeping receipts
• will help set up student store account
• keeping track of money spent
• may be giving receipts (i.e. for t-shirts)
• In charge of knowing who has paid (i.e. t-shirts)

• In charge of putting up posters
• Qualities desired creative and/or artistic, posses materials such as markers, paint, and brushes (paper will be provided)
• Must be dedicated, committed, responsible, and reliable
• Announce events (i.e. eco-fair, recycling facts)
• Must be available to come after or before school to put up posters
• Will to help do display boards for eco-fair

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1	2	3	4 *Meeting at lunch in rm 210 *Elections Announced (Must attend all lunch meetings & make most of after or before school meetings to run for office) *After school sorting 3:10- 3:30pm (excused)	5 *Sign-in at nutrition in rm 210 *Meeting after school in rm 210 3:05- 3:50pm (excused)	6
7	8	9 Meeting Before School  in rm 210 from 7:10-7:40 am	10	11 *Meeting at lunch in rm 210 to submit candidacy	12 *Sign-in at nutrition in rm 210 *Meeting after school in rm 210  3:15- 4:00pm	13
14	15	16	17 Meeting Before School  in rm 210 from 7:10-7:40 am	18 *Meeting at lunch in room 210 *New Members receive Yellow ID badges at lunch in Rm 210 (Must have attended all lunch meetings & made most of after or before school meetings) *Meeting after school in rm 210 from 3:10- 3:30pm	19  *Sign-in at nutrition in rm 210 *Meeting after school in rm 210  3:15- 4:00pm	20
21	22	23	24  Meeting Before School  in room 210 from 7:10-7:40 am	25  *Election Day Meeting at lunch in room 210	26  *Sign-in at nutrition in room 210 *Meeting after school in rm 210 from 3:15-4:00pm	27

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Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to let you all know that tomorrow during nutrition Ms. Cabrera's room (210) might be closed. If it is, please wait until I get there so I can pass out the bags for recycling and gloves. If you have a Green E Club Yellow ID Badge, please let me know what buildings you have are doing or have done (i.e.  (400, 600, bungalows, etc.) so I can know what buildings or offices are being done and which are not. Those of you who do not have an ID Badge will be getting it on Oct. 18 at lunch in rm 210. For those of you running for a postion you will be able to apply on Oct. 11 only if you have attended the meetings before or afterschool, and all the lunch or nutrition meetings.  I had mentioned before that you will be able to miss 5 meetings, but it has been changed to you can only miss 3 un-excused meetings this month of October since two out of the eleven meetings will be excused (10/04 afterschool and 10/05 afterschool), so that makes it nine meetings you are asked to please attend. Please let Grace (Vice-President), Yessenia (Secretary), or Me (Karen) know if you will be absent by writing your name, reason, date, and time you will be absent (i.e. lunch, nutrition, etc) on a piece of paper or to this e-mail. These absences will be excused if you let one of us know (if it is for work, sports, or special circumstances), but if you miss a meeting without notifying us it will be an unexcused absence and three this month will result in the termination of your membership in the club. When you are absent it is your responsibility to get any handouts or information from a friend or one of the officers. I have included the new calendar passed out today (10/04) at lunch in case you did not get one. If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to ask me.

Hope you all have a good night and see you tomorrow.

Check out the new bus!!

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is transforming the image of public transportation and enhancing the quality of life for Southern Nevadans with one of the country's premiere rapid transit projects. Meet MAX, otherwise known as Southern Nevada's Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) system. A hybrid between bus and rail systems, MAX has many features of rail service with the cost and flexibility of a bus, making it an effective transportation solution.

The MAX project, included as a National Demonstration Project by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), is the first in the United States to operate the Civis vehicle using the latest technology to provide a high-quality, state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly transit alternative at a fraction of the cost of rail service.




MAX: The Vehicle

This sleek, modern vehicle is the first of its kind in the United States. A cross between a bus and a bullet train, the 61-foot MAX vehicle can carry approximately 120 passengers and has a unique and attractive appearance. It features an environmentally sound HYBRID diesel-electric propulsion engine. This engine allows the vehicle to run an electric generator that powers the entire vehicle and has four (4) electric drive motors that delivers power to the wheels. This provides much smoother acceleration and less engine noise. These Irisbus engineered vehicles have a running life of 22 years, while the regular CAT busses retain a running life of only 12 years.

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Hey Green E Club Members,

There will be a meeting on Thursday Sep.27 at lunch in room 210, please be there, we will discuss joining committees & being an officer.

On Friday Sep. 28 at nutrition please sign in for the recycling program during reading period in room 210.
Afterschool on Friday Sep. 28 we will meet near the bridge in the Agricultural area to sort bottles and cans.

If you were here Friday Sep. 21 and did the recycling program during reading, please let me know what buildings you did.

If you HAVE a yellow ID that is NOT laminated, or your period three changed please let me know ASAP.

Remember the Green E Club website is www.freewebs.com/greeneclub

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send me a message at greeneclub_cphs@yahoo.com

Have a nice weekend

*Paper bags DO NOT biodegrade in landfills

*The petroleum used to make 14 plastic bags could drive a car 1 mile

* An estimated 100,000 marine animals are killed annually by plastic bags

* In some parts of the ocean there are 6 POUNDS of plastic for every POUND of PLANKTON.

*Americans use 380 BILLION BAGS every Year!


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Q: What causes global warming?

A: Carbon dioxide and other air pollution that is collecting in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun's heat and causing the planet to warm up. Coal-burning power plants are the largest U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every year. Automobiles, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually.


Q: Is the earth really getting hotter?

A: Yes. Although local temperatures fluctuate naturally, over the past 50 years the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history. And experts think the trend is accelerating: the 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1990. Scientists say that unless we curb global warming emissions, average U.S. temperatures could be 3 to 9 degrees higher by the end of the century.


Q: Are warmer temperatures causing bad things to happen?

A: Global warming is already causing damage in many parts of the United States. In 2002, Colorado, Arizona and Oregon endured their worst wildfire seasons ever. The same year, drought created severe dust storms in Montana, Colorado and Kansas, and floods caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in Texas, Montana and North Dakota. Since the early 1950s, snow accumulation has declined 60 percent and winter seasons have shortened in some areas of the Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington. Of course, the impacts of global warming are not limited to the United States. In 2003, extreme heat waves caused more than 20,000 deaths in Europe and more than 1,500 deaths in India. And in what scientists regard as an alarming sign of events to come, the area of the Arctic's perennial polar ice cap is declining at the rate of 9 percent per decade.


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Q: Is there really cause for serious concern?

A: Yes. Global warming is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance. But each year scientists learn more about how global warming is affecting the planet, and many agree that certain consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue. Among these:
1. Melting glaciers, early snowmelt and severe droughts will cause more dramatic water shortages in the American West.
2. Rising sea levels will lead to coastal flooding on the Eastern seaboard, in Florida, and in other areas, such as the Gulf of Mexico.
3. Warmer sea surface temperatures will fuel more intense hurricanes in the southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
4. Forests, farms and cities will face troublesome new pests and more mosquito-borne diseases.
5. Disruption of habitats such as coral reefs and alpine meadows could drive many plant and animal species to extinction.


Q: Could global warming trigger a sudden catastrophe?

A: Recently, researchers -- and even the U.S. Defense Department -- have investigated the possibility of abrupt climate change, in which gradual global warming triggers a sudden shift in the earth's climate, causing parts of the world to dramatically heat up or cool down in the span of a few years.

Q: What country is the largest source of global warming pollution?

A: The United States. Though Americans make up just 4 percent of the world's population, we produce 25 percent of the carbon dioxide pollution from fossil-fuel burning -- by far the largest share of any country. In fact, the United States emits more carbon dioxide than China, India and Japan, combined. Clearly America ought to take a leadership role in solving the problem. And as the world's top developer of new technologies, we are well positioned to do so -- we already have the know-how.


Q: How can we cut global warming pollution?

A: It's simple: By reducing pollution from vehicles and power plants. Right away, we should put existing technologies for building cleaner cars and more modern electricity generators into widespread use. We can increase our reliance on renewable energy sources such as wind, sun and geothermal. And we can manufacture more efficient appliances and conserve energy.

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Take Action!

The Stop Global Warming calculator shows you how much carbon dioxide you can prevent from being released into the atmosphere and how much money you can save by making some small changes in your daily life. It's our hope that the calculator will promote action, awareness and empowerment by showing you that one person can make a difference and help stop global warming.

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