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Welcome to claireroby.com, and thanks for stopping by. As a young professional pondering the future of our city - and the planet as a whole - I have made it my goal not only to live by sound environmental principles, but to help others design and implement strategies for sustainable business.
So browse the site, get in touch, and feel free to sign up for my energy efficiency tips via email. Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to hearing from you soon! |
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“I am Tulsa: Claire Roby” feature in Tulsa People, September 2010. Available online.
Featured in GTR newspapers for all Tulsa areas in April 2010, available in hard copy only.
Featured in a roundtable interview on working with universities on sustainability, February 2010:Sustainability: The Journal of Record
Tulsa People, Guest Columnist
“How Green is Your Spinach,” In support of local farmers markets, August 2009. Link
“Wind-frastructure,” Oklahoma’s potential for wind energy, August 2009.
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“The New Scene is Green,” Tulsa Young Professional’s first Green Gala is a success, September 2009.
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December 12th, 2011
The City of Tulsa is currently in the process of rebidding its trash and recycling hauling system, and in the process revamping the financial and logistical infrastructure of the system. A lot of misinformation has been circulated, and thus I have compiled this information to help clarify some of the arguments in favor of the proposed system.
I truly believe that the changes proposed by the TARE Board are necessary to create a more sustainable city with a competitive business climate for Tulsa. We need to bring our city more in-line with modern best practices from around the country.
October 19th, 2010
Do you talk about climate change in Oklahoma? I generally talk about energy efficiency cost savings and diversifying our energy portfolio. The New York Times just ran a really interesting article about how some Kansas towns have reduced their energy use by 5% by focussing on these more broadly appealing concepts. Email me if you know of similar stories of strong climate action in "red" states using different messaging!
October 13th, 2010
I just returned from two great conferences in Denver: one for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and one for the American College and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment. I made three presentations while at the AASHE conference! From the other sessions that I attended, it seems that universities especially need help measuring or managing their commuting and campus forests. Also, we are starting to already hear the increasing emphasis on water that everyone has been predicting!
June 13th, 2010
Just finished teaching about the importance of greenhouse gas inventories in managing an institution's environmental footprint at the UNCF's Minority Serving Institutions Capacity Building Workshop. It's amazing how many millions of dollars have been funneled into beautiful new LEED buildings before a campus has measured their current footprint and addressed the low hanging fruit of energy efficiency upgrades!
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