SDEV Winter Celebration: Annual Dinner and Fundraiser

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Purchase tickets online by choosing your ticket option and clicking “Buy Now” on the right side of the screen!

11/25/13 UPDATE: Great news – the RSVP deadline for SDEV’s Winter Celebration has been extended! We are now offering the special ticket and membership price through Monday, December 2nd! Purchase (or renew) your annual membership AND get a dinner ticket for just $45!! Current members can purchase a dinner ticket for only $30.

 

SDEV Winter Celebration - FRONT FINAL

SDEV Winter Celebration-BACK FINAL

NOTICE TO ALL SDEV MEMBERS:
Every current paid member is entitled to vote. There is no charge to attend the general membership board elections at our Winter Celebration on December 5, 2013 if you simply wish to vote. Members may also purchase dinner for $30.00.  If you are unsure of your membership status, please contact us at SDEVweb.info@gmail.com or (313) 842-1961. 

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SDEV BBQ Fundraiser – August 8th!

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Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV) invites you to a BBQ Fundraiser at the Cadillac Urban Gardens on Merritt St near Junction. Instead of packing a boring lunch for Thursday, August 8th, join us in the garden among friends on a warm summer day. Mexican/Soul Food menu, by donation only, to raise funds for SDEV. Stop by anytime between 12-4pm.

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV) invites you to a BBQ Fundraiser at the Cadillac Urban Gardens on Merritt St near Junction. Instead of packing a boring lunch for Thursday, August 8th, join us in the garden among friends on a warm summer day. Mexican/Soul Food menu, by donation only, to raise funds for SDEV. Stop by anytime between 12-4pm.

 

 

Update on SDEV’s EPA Clean Diesel Grant

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We are almost 1 year into SDEV’s EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant project so we wanted to give an update on our progress.

SDEV and our nonprofit partners, NextEnergy and GLACC, have successfully completed 18 out of 32 truck and bus replacements. Here are some of our accomplishments so far!

Two of Alco Transportation’s new trucks for the EPA-DERA Program (with employee Christopher Burcham). Two older Alco trucks were permanently disabled and replaced with these 2013 models. Alco will replace a total of 11 trucks through this grant project.

Two of Alco Transportation’s new trucks for the EPA-DERA Program (with employee Christopher Burcham). Two older Alco trucks were permanently disabled and replaced with these 2013 models. Replacing these two older trucks reduces diesel emissions by over 2 tons/year. Alco will replace a total of 11 trucks through this grant project.

 

New street sweeper for National Industrial Maintenance, which replaced an old 1993 sweeper through the EPA-DERA grant. They used this new truck to sweep the streets around Ideal before the GM Supplier of the Year event on July 12th. Replacing the old sweeper will reduce 3 tons of diesel emissions.

New street sweeper for National Industrial Maintenance, which replaced an old 1993 sweeper through the EPA-DERA grant. They used this new truck to sweep the streets around Ideal before the GM Supplier of the Year event on July 12th. Replacing the old sweeper will reduce 3 tons of diesel emissions.

Three of the nine new 2013 dump trucks purchased by DWSD through the EPA-DERA grant. These trucks replaced dump trucks that were more than 12 years old.

Three of the nine new 2013 dump trucks purchased by DWSD through the EPA-DERA grant. These trucks replaced dump trucks that were more than 12 years old. Replacing the nine trucks reduces diesel emissions by 1.23 tons annually.

 

One of the two new trucks Ferrous Processing & Trading bought to replace two older models. Replacing these two trucks reduces diesel emissions by 2.23 TONS annually!

One of the two new trucks Ferrous Processing & Trading bought to replace two older models. Replacing these two trucks reduces diesel emissions by 2.23 TONS annually!

 

 

SAVE THE DATE – August 8, 2013

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SAVE THE DATE for SDEV’s BBQ Fundraiser on August 8, 2013

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV) invites you to a BBQ Fundraiser at the Cadillac Urban Gardens on Merritt St near Junction. Instead of packing a boring lunch for Thursday, August 8th, join us for a delicious meal with all the trimmings in the garden among friends on a warm summer day. We will be featuring Soul Food and some of your favorite Mexican foods at an affordable price to raise funds for SDEV. The SDEV BBQ Fundraiser starts at 12 (noon) and goes until early evening, so stop by anytime to enjoy food, music, games, raffles, prizes and more!

Stay tuned for more details!

 

 

 

SDEV Clean Diesel Article on ThomasNet

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ThomasNet article highlights SDEV Clean Diesel program accomplishments 

May 1, 2013 – Check out the latest article from ThomasNet’s IMT Green & Clean Journal, “Cutting Pollution, One Diesel Engine at a Time” about SDEV’s Clean Diesel program. Thank you, Christian Bonawandt and ThomasNet, for promoting our program and highlighting the success we’ve had over the past few years!

http://news.thomasnet.com/green_clean/2013/04/30/cutting-pollution-one-diesel-engine-at-a-time/

pet coke pile

SDEV TO MONITOR AND ADVOCATE FOR REMOVAL OF PET COKE PILES ON RIVER IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, March 15, 2013

Contact: Kathy Stott, Executive Director
Kathy.sdev@gmail.com (313) 842-1961

 SDEV TO MONITOR AND ADVOCATE FOR REMOVAL OF PET COKE PILES ON RIVER IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT
Petroleum coke piles pose potential health and safety threats to neighborhood

DETROIT, MI - The Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV) will monitor and investigate the petroleum (pet) coke piles dumped at sites on the Detroit River, on Jefferson and Clark Streets in Southwest Detroit.  “We are concerned about the health and safety of this entire neighborhood, especially the children playing in Clark Park, located only a few blocks from these potentially dangerous pet coke piles”, said Kathy Stott, Executive Director for SDEV, a nonprofit group in the community.

SDEV is advocating for the immediate covering of these pet coke piles until they are removed. Covering the piles with tarps could reduce safety hazards and eliminate the dust that is generated from piles – dust that has been blowing into the community and across the river to our neighbors in Canada.

“On behalf of all members and supporters of SDEV, we will continue to investigate the potential threats to our health and safety, including fugitive dust concerns and fire hazards from these uncovered coke piles. We all have the right to breath clean air, drink clean water, and feel safe in our communities”, said Stott.

SDEV recognizes that petroleum coking is a recycling process that oil refineries use to reduce the amount of waste produced from the refining process. However there are health and safety hazards present when moving and storing pet coke, and measures should be taken to reduce the risk of these hazards. Piles should be kept covered and away from residential and commercial neighborhoods. Pet coke is a combustible dust that could pose a fire hazard if not handled properly.

SDEV will continue to monitor the situation and advocate for the immediate covering and removal of the piles.

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Download PDF of press release: SDEV-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE_coke piles in sw_3-15-13

 

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