women as change agents in the emerging green economy

…in the EMERGING

GREEN

ECONOMYBy

Tom Barrett

WOMEN AS CHANGE

AGENTS. . .

Copyright © 2010 by Tom Barrett

tom.barrett@ThinkGWI.com

www.ThinkGWI.com

@TomBarrett_GWI

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How Much Rain Falls in Chicago?

January - 1.86"February - 1.58"March - 2.59"April - 3.28"May - 3.75"June - 4.08"July - 3.39"August - 3.38"September - 2.91" October - 2.65"November - 2.09"December - 1.88"Total 33.44"

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How Much Water Falls in Chicago?

January - 2,727 gallonsFebruary - 2,540March - 4,130April - 5,735May - 5,268June - 5,657July - 5,470August - 7,200September - 5,096 October - 4,223November - 4,691December - 3,787Total 56,525

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2,500 sq. ft. Roof

How Much Water Falls in Chicago?

January - 11,880 gallonsFebruary - 11,065March - 17,990April - 24,982May - 22,945June - 24,642July - 23,828August - 31,363September - 22,199 October - 18,397November - 20,434December - 16,496Total 246,221

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¼ Acre Residential Property

How Much Water Falls in Chicago?

January - 142,560 gallonsFebruary - 132,784March - 215,876April - 299,783May - 275,344June - 295,710July - 285,934August - 376,358September - 266,383 October - 220,764November - 245,203December - 197,954Total 2,954,654

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3 Acre Commercial Property

How Much Water Falls in Chicago?

January - 475,195 gallonsFebruary - 442,610March - 719,581April - 999,267May - 917,805June - 985,690July - 953,105August - 1,254,515September - 887,936 October - 735,873November - 817,335December - 659,842Total 9,848,756

City Block (660’ x 660’ – 10 acres)

Stormwater Mitigation

Stormwater Mitigation

Stormwater Mitigation

Stormwater Mitigation

Stormwater Mitigation

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Untapped Reservoir

Untapped Reservoir

Untapped Reservoir

Untapped Reservoir

Untapped Reservoir

What can we do with this water?

• Flush Toilets

• Wash Vehicles

• Clean Sidewalks

• Laundry

• Water the

Landscape

How Much Do We Use?

Daily Monthly AnnuallyToilet - 19 gallons 570 6,840Bathing - 15 450 5,400Laundry - 8 240 2,880Kitchen - 7 210 2,520Housekeeping - 1 30 360 Total 50 1,500 18,000

The average household uses between 50 and 100 gallons of water per person per

day.

Stormwater Mitigation

– Collection runoff near the source

– Slow it down

– Soak it in

– Filter it

– Apply it to the landscape

– Create habitats

Developing Water Resources for a Sustainable Future

IT’S the ECONOMY

... of the 5.1 Million Lost

Jobs

. . . Almost 80%

Lost by Men

75% of Americans are

financially . . .

. . . no better off than

they were

25 years ago.

-- US Dept of Labor

…the bottom 25% of the

American population

is poorer

than they were

25 years ago.

-- Jeffery Immelt, Chariman & CEO of GE

December 9, 2009

China is . . .

. . . the country with the

most number of English

speakers

The World is Changing

More women are

awarded

advanced

colleges

degrees than

men.

Of every three

undergraduate

degrees ….

…two go to

women.

Since 1970

Women have

held two out of

every three

new jobs

created.

— Financial Times

October 3, 2006

Women hold

75% of all

professional

jobs in

America

Forget China, India and the Internet: Economic Growth Is Driven by Women

— Economist, April 15, 2006

Women posted a net increase of 1.7

million jobs paying above the

median salary.

Men posted a net increase of

220,000 new jobs above the

median salary.

WALL STREET JOURNAL.

February 20, 2007

The World is Different

80% of

Success

is

Showing

Up

Just Do It

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