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Page Title: Our Mission
   
 
Image: Las Vegas Green List Our Mission at Las Vegas Green List
To bring together all of the local resources, organizations, businesses and individuals that are dedicated to creating and supporting a sustainable and environmentally-conscious community; to facilitate and encourage their communication
and interaction; and to promote the economic and societal benefits to the community.
 
   
 

Leadership Team

 
 
 
 

Lucy J. Trotter

 
 

President

 
 

A legal assistant and office manager in a seemingly former lifetime, Lucy Trotter realized in mid-2007 that it was time to align her life more closely with the things she cared deeply about. This included a love of planet Earth and a desire to make a contribution to reversing and healing the damage done to the health of the planet and its inhabitants over the past decades. As she began searching for ways to implement these changes in her own life, she looked around Sin City and noticed that while there was a lot of green here, it was mostly on the blackjack table. Out of her search for certain green businesses, products and organizations grew the notion that a one-stop location for this information would benefit many Las Vegans. Thus the Las Vegas Green List was born. As Lucy began formulating plans for the green business directory, the idea took on a life of its own and the Green List came to include many features designed to keep Las Vegans informed and create a community of like-minded individuals.

“I attended the National Clean Energy Summit held in 2008 at UNLV. As I listened to President Clinton, Senator Reid, the governors of many states, Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy, and many others, I realized that Nevada has the potential to be a leader in the movement to clean up the planet and reinvigorate our economy. There is already so much momentum to that end in Las Vegas with the many LEED-certified buildings being constructed and the one-of-a-kind Springs Preserve. I want to do my part to make that vision a reality.” It is Lucy’s hope that interested individuals and businesses will become a part of this community and make their voices heard, from Las Vegas to Washington, D.C.!

 
 
 
 

Emma Trotter

 
 

Vice-President

 
 

Lucy's daughter, Emma, represents the next generation's viewpoint on eco-friendly lifestyles. "In my generation, living a greener life is becoming an easy, natural thing to do,” she says. “We're being raised with continual awareness of recycling, greening our homes, eating organic foods and buying fuel efficient vehicles. My main goal is for people to see how easy it is so that they can start incorporating small changes that make a huge difference collectively. “

Coming from a media and journalism background, Emma, 23, handles much of the writing content seen on the Web site, and focuses on public relations and future event planning. "Because the green movement is so ongoing, there's no end to the Green List. I would love to have a huge bi-annual event with every local green business and product represented. I want everyone from the Mayor to the Mortons to attend so we can all encourage each other to spread the word on living sustainably in Nevada."

Emma especially encourages those who have never “greened” their life in any way to explore the website. "It is my hope that as they read the various articles, people will begin to think twice about their daily actions and the harmful products they are using. Most people don’t realize that even common things like cosmetics, lotions and household cleaners are harmful to both our personal health and the environment. We will explain that and much more as we expand the content of the web site. Do you want to build an eco friendly home or remodel your current one? Las Vegas Green List is your resource for architects, low-VOC paint brands, solar power companies, eco upgrades. It doesn't get much easier than that."