Thurston Green Business News
News, updates, and announcements regarding Thurston County’s effort to promote green practices in our businesses and communities.
Congratulations, Thurston Green Businesses!!!
A record number of businesses applied for a Thurston Green designation this year and the community celebrated those businesses at the Chamber's April Forum on Wednesday, April 12 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hotel RL [...]
SATURDAY DROP-OFF SITE OPENS FOR THE 2017 SEASON
Olympia Residents: Saturday Drop-off Site Opens for the Season The City of Olympia’s Saturday Drop-Off Site opens for the season on Saturday, March 4, 2017. The site is located at 1000 10th Avenue SE. The [...]
Olympia Offers Compost Collection and Free Waste Assessments to Businesses
What started as a pilot project in 2008, to see if Olympia businesses were interested in compost collection, turned into a successful Commercial Organics Program. The City of Olympia offers businesses within the city a [...]
Small Businesses Receive Energy Upgrades
Every year, Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Small Business Energy Efficiency and Outreach teams partner with local communities across the service area to help small businesses save energy and money. This past June, PSE partnered with [...]
Curb your Outdoor Water Waste and Green your Business
One way to green your business is to identify ways to be more efficient with your outdoor water use. Some steps that business owners can take include efficient landscape design, efficient outdoor maintenance, minimizing turf [...]
One Water – The Infinite Journey at WET Science Center Olympia Spring Arts Walk 2016
Olympia, WA – The LOTT Clean Water Alliance partnered with artist Carrie Ziegler of Earth Art to create an engaging and educational art piece about water for the WET Science Center. Ziegler teamed up with [...]
The Evergreen State College Partners with Zipcar to Offer Car Sharing on Campus
ON March 28, 2016, The Evergreen State College launched a new partnership with Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, to offer a Zipcar car sharing program on campus, bringing Zipcar to Olympia for the [...]
Construction begins on downtown alley lighting project
Beginning Tuesday, September 15, the City's contractor, Betschart Electrical Services LLC, will start construction of the Downtown Alley Lighting Project. Complimenting other City safety initiatives, this project will complete the installation of new LED lighting fixtures [...]
National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation!
Using water efficiently, even during the rainiest of Olympia months, is important to help protect our precious drinking water resources for generations to come. We are proud to report that Olympian's have exceeded our original 5% goal [...]
City of Tumwater Advances LED Lighting Project
The City of Tumwater is installing high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) streetlights. This is part of an energy savings project to replace 80% of the City's existing High Pressure Sodium streetlights. The high efficiency [...]