{"id":1359,"date":"2011-07-20T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T14:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:20:25","slug":"get-your-green-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2011\/07\/20\/get-your-green-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Green On!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By: Jen Weiss, 2011 Climate Corps Public Sector Fellow at<\/strong> Shaw University<\/a><\/strong> in Raleigh, North Carolina; MEM candidate at the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Timing, they say, is everything.\u00a0 And timing combined with knowledgeable and motivated people who want to make a difference?\u00a0 That, my friends, is just plain ole\u2019 lucky.<\/p>\n

My EDF partner Eliza and I have been working at Shaw University, and so far we have found some terrific no-cost and low-cost projects with great payback periods and measurable energy savings. We are beginning to feel that our recommendations are ready to be wrapped up in a pretty green bow.\u00a0 But, wait \u2026 what is this that we have just stumbled across?<\/p>\n

An Unexpected and Untapped Treasure<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>Thanks to a change in office space midway through our fellowship, we had a chance encounter with two of the most determined women we have ever met.\u00a0 Please let me introduce you to Ms. Agnes Baxter and Ms. Juanda Holley, the energetic forces behind Shaw University\u2019s newly formed Green Team.\u00a0 Stand back staff and students of Shaw University, you are about to be hit by another tornado \u2013 A bright GREEN tornado!<\/p>\n

It all started innocently enough \u2013 a casual chat with an office mate about what we were working on at Shaw.\u00a0 Our discussion about upgrading lights and setting thermostats at reasonable settings turned into a heated brainstorming session about recycling, environmental education, solar, biodiesel, and most importantly \u2013 behavioral change at Shaw University.\u00a0 It appears that we were not the first to think of energy efficiency solutions at Shaw.\u00a0 And we most definitely will not be the last.<\/p>\n

Shaw Bears, Get your GREEN on! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Within a week, Ms. Baxter and Ms. Holley scheduled a Green Team kick-off meeting with representatives from facilities, student affairs, residential life, transportation, and even Miss Shaw, Courtney Scott.\u00a0 The results of this meeting were plans for the fall launch of the Green Team\u2019s new initiative:<\/p>\n