‘Green’ products emphasized
■The Buy Recycle Showcase
advocates for green living
By Kara Cogswell
For the Emerald
Carpeting, desks, chairs and paper
towels may seem like harmless items,
but the production of these and other
everyday goods can take a serious toll
on environmental resources.
The Buy Recycle Showcase, held
today from 8 a.m. to noon in the EMU
Fir Room, will feature presentations
on how the University and individ
ual consumers can reduce negative
environmental impact by making
conscious purchasing decisions.
Karyn Kaplan, manager of the
University Campus Recycling Pro
gram, will give a presentation at
8:30 a.m. on environmentally
preferable purchasing.
Consumers can make a difference
by considering factors such as the
lifespan of the product, whether it’s
made from non-toxic materials and
whether it can be recycled.
“As purchasers, consumers and
purchasing managers, we have a lot
of input into the marketplace,” Ka
plan said.
Many companies are now re
sponding to the growing demand for
“green products”—environmentally
preferable products — by offering
consumers the option of buying
goods made from recycled materials.
“Recycling is only successful if
consumers demand products made
from recycled goods,” Kaplan said.
Abby Mages, co-owner of Envi
ronmental Building Supplies, will
be giving a presentation at 11 a.m.
on sustainable building supplies.
Her presentation will focus on low
toxic carpet, linoleum and paint.
Choosing a low-toxic product
does not mean sacrificing quality.
“Comparing apples to apples, we
work with products that are the
equivalent or better, ” Mages said.
The demand for “green” products
is continuing to grow.
"People are very concerned about
the quality of their indoor environ
ment,” Mages said.
At 9:30 a.m., Bill Kasper, purchas
ing manager for Facilities Services,
will talk about the University’s poli
cies on vendor and service contracts.
“We try our best to use products
which are not harmful to the envi
ronment, not harmful to people and
will save money,” Kasper said.
Smoking ban
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nance, said the issue was not just one
of health issues, but of fairness in
passing a ban in only one community.
“Adjacent communities allow
smoking,” Farr said. “We’re just pass
ing the issue outside of city limits. ”
Opposition to the ordinance
agreed with Farr’s point.
“You’re illegalizing my establish
ment for a legal substance,” Silver Dol
lar Club owner Lucas Mericantante
said. “It needs to be a statewide law. ”
The vast majority support of the
ordinance by the council was
echoed by many of Eugene resi
dents attending the meeting.
Opposition, including members of
Bingomania and local bar owners
who oppose the ban, advocated that
the issue enveloped more than just
the exposure to second-hand smoke.
“My whole feeling [on the issue
revolves around drunk driving],"
Mericantante said. “I can afford to
build a bar in Springfield but you’re
going to take smokers and put them
out of town and then getting DUI’s.”
Mericantante, a non-smoker, also
brought up the issue that forcing smok
ers outside is only solving one problem.
“You’re putting people on the
street smoking,” Mericantante said.
“What better advertisement is that
for smoking?”
Despite the controversy and con
tinued contention over the ordi
nance, supporters of smoke-free
businesses celebrated their victory.
“Because of health problems, I can’t
enjoy dancing and playing Bingo [be
cause of the smoky atmosphere],”
Sherion Fulton of Eugene Communi
ty Partnership said. “Now I’ll be able
to enjoy those activities again.”
Response fee
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Gilliam said the police depart
ment did not agree with all of the
amendments presented by the
ASUO, but did want to work with
the student government on improv
ing the ordinance.
Amendments that were added
to the ordinance included chang
ing the number of people needed
to be present at a party from 10 to
25, letting the persons giving the
party call for police assistance
without first being given a warn
ing, and refunding the fee if the re
cipient of the fine can prove all
persons arrested or cited at the
gathering were acquitted in court.
The current ordinance states that
if the police must respond to the
same residence twice within 90
days, a fee will be given. The failed
amendment would have reduced
the number of days from 90 to 60.
The amendment originally passed,
but councilor Gary Rayor changed
his vote to no after first voting yes.
Shively said she was satisfied with
the overall outcome, despite the one
failed amendment.
“We worked on this for almost a
year and put a lot of time into it,”
Shively said.
Both police officers were pleased
overall with the results.
“We felt the end result was very
fair.” McDermed said.
City Council members all con
gratulated the ASUO as a whole for
the way in which they worked with
the police and City Council.
ASUO State Affairs Coordinator
Brian Tanner said he was disap
pointed that Bonny Bettman, the
councilor who represents the Uni
versity area, did not support any of
the amendments proposed by the
ASUO.
Elections
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cused the circuit court judge of say
ing: “Anyone who made the mistake
of voting for someone whom they did
not intend to vote for was stupid.”
Another lawyer said that Carlisle
remarked that he was doing his part
to “run the Democrats out of the
White House.”
Carlisle denies making the com
meats. The case has been assigned to
another judge, Catherine Brunson.
Bush and running mate Dick Ch
eney charged over the weekend
that a hand recount in just a few of
Florida’s 67 counties is unconsti
tutional.
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