Americans make up 5% of the world's population but use 25% of its resources and produce 30% of its waste, consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate. The "Green Town" conference aims to energize 300-400 thought leaders in northeast Ohio to build healthy, sustainable communities and catalyze new sustainable planning initiatives in the region.

1. Getting
SOCIAL
with green
town

2. Let’s Talk About EARTh...

3. 5%
Americans Make Up
Of the Earth’s Population

4. 5%
Americans Make Up
Of the Earth’s Population

5. They use
of the earth’s resources
BUT,
25%

6. They Produce
of the earth’s Waste.
AND
30%
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/810

7. Humans are OVER-consuming
Natural Resources At An
Unsustainable Rate

8. 3.5global population Achieving the current
planet earths would be needed to sustain A
lifestyle of the average north american
http://www.siwi.org/media/facts-and-statistics/1-water-resources-and-scarcity/

9. 1 we only have

10. It’s Time to clean up our act.

11. green
town
Local
Community
solutions
Global
Environmental
Issues

12. A Conference For BUilding
Healthy, SUstainable
Communities.

13. Green Town is A
ZERO Waste
Event.

14. Social Snapshot

15. Social Snapshot

16. Who Do we want to Come?
Business Owners
Government Officials
KSU Faculty

17. Anyone Else?
Media
Other Ohio Higher Education

18. Influencers
Business Organizations
Government Committees
Sustainable Designers
Healthcare Providers

19. What do we want to Achieve?
ENERGIZE
300-400 Northeast Ohio Thought leaders
to attend Greentown Kent on april 13-14, 2015.

20. What do we want to Achieve?
Engage
Key audiences and influencers In an
Online Conversation About the conference
in the 2 weeks leading up to Greentown Kent.

21. What do we want to Achieve?
Catalyze
The Creation and implementation of
sustainable Planning Initiatives in kent and
its neighboring regions after the conference.