Archive for the ‘Climate Science’ category
November 4, 2011
By Marianne Gellman, Development Director, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences Science Saturdays were held at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences from February to May in 2011. We measured success in the number of people who attended, the rating of the topics and speakers, and the caliber [...]
Categories: climate education, Climate Science, Uncategorized, Wilderness Conservation, Wildlife
Tags: climate change, Community Catalyst Fund, education, New Jersey, rain gardens, renewable energy, Video, Wildlife, wind farm
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May 6, 2011
By Herb Oringel, Chair, Somers Energy Advisory Panel On February 5, 2011, the Town of Somers, NY held an ambitious Energy Expo program at Somers High School. (View the agenda by downloading our flyer.) This event was aimed at informing and educating the people of Somers, both young and old, about the need to be [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Community Action, Climate, Solutions, local energy, Energy Efficiency, Climate Science, environment, climate education, Green House Gas Emissions, climate change
Tags: New york, Community Catalyst Fund, educational events, community education, energy, local, consortiums
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March 23, 2011
By Brooks Yeager, Executive Vice President for Policy, CA-CP The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Arctic Climate Change publicly launched its final report, “The Shared Future,” at a March 16 Washington, D.C. event headlined by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Jane Lubchenco. The eight Arctic nations – Canada, Denmark [...]
Categories: Arctic, Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Climate Science, environment, Global Warming, government planning, international relations, Policy
Tags: Arctic, arctic policy, arctic warming, Carbon Management, climate change, global warming, international agreement
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February 24, 2011
Barbara Elkus Senior Advisor, Clean Air-Cool Planet I recently had the pleasure of working with the Norwegian Ambassador, Wegger Christian Strommen, on several climate events in New Mexico. “Why do I do these events?” asked the Ambassador at a luncheon for 130 business leaders. “Because Norway is close to where the action is, the ice is [...]
Categories: Arctic, climate change, Climate Change Skeptics, Climate Science, environment, Global Warming, government planning, international relations, Planning, Policy, sea ice, surface temperature, Uncategorized
Tags: Arctic, arctic policy, arctic warming, clean air-cool planet, climate change, climate negotiations, global warming, global warming skeptics, international agreement
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December 27, 2010
By Julia Dundorf Manager of Community Relations and Co-director of the New England Carbon Challenge, Clean Air – Cool Planet The New England Carbon Challenge (NECC) and its partners are proud to announce the upcoming launch of the My Energy PlanTM Video Challenge 2011 for New Hampshire residents. Businesses, organizations and even a [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Campus Climate Action, Carbon Management, climate change, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Fundraising, local energy, Planning, Research and Development, Solutions, student climate action, sustainability
Tags: global warming, climate change solutions, clean air-cool planet, sustainability, Local Energy Committees, Carbon Management, Climate action, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, Stonyfield Farm, RGGI, My Energy Plan, The New England Carbon Challenge, NECC, Video Challenge 2011, New Hampshire residents, prizes, NH Sustainable Energy Association, University of NH Cooperative Extension, University of NH, NHPTV, NHPR, NHPUC
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November 17, 2010
Jennifer Andrews, Director of Program Planning and Coordination Clean Air-Cool Planet ® A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a visit to Clean Air-Cool Planet from seven fascinating gentleman from the Middle East. These visitors—professors, journalists, environmental ministers and local officials from Morocco, Jordan, Palestine and Iraq—were on a whirlwind [...]
Categories: Climate, climate change, Climate Science, Energy Efficiency, environment, fossil fuels, Fuel Efficiency, government planning, international relations, Mideast, Policy, Renewable energy, Solutions, sustainability
Tags: Bagdad, CA-CP, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate negotiations, climate policy, CO2, desertification, Energy Efficiency, environmental ministers, environmentalism, Fuel Efficiency, global warming, international agreement, International Visitor Leadership Program, Iraq, Jordan, journalists, local officials, Middle East, Morocco, natural resources, Palestine, professors, sustainability, Tim Horgan, World Affairs Council International, World Affairs Council of NH
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November 3, 2010
By Nancy Welch, Hamilton County Cornell Cooperative Extension Even though Hamilton County is the third largest in New York State, it is the least populated. Having only 5,021 year-round residents, the county is rural with no fast food restaurants, chain hotels, stoplights, or shopping malls. People depend on locally owned and operated stores for food, [...]
Categories: Forests, Community Action, Fundraising, Policy, Advocacy, Research and Development, local energy, Energy Efficiency, Planning, Climate Science, environment, climate education, Global Warming, climate change
Tags: clean air-cool planet, sustainability, Local Energy Committees, Climate action, Community Planning, New york, Community Catalyst Fund, Hamilton County, Hamilton County Cornell Cooperative Extension, Nancy Welsh, Forest Preserve, Adirondack Ecofest, Byron Park, Indian Lake, Diane Perley, Rural Community Assistance Partnership Solutions, Bill Weaver, Lake Pleasant Transfer Station, Caitlin Stewart, HCSWCD, Tom Colarusso, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Jerry Loch, Jefferson County Cornell Cooperative Extension, NYDEC, Emily DeBolt, Kristen Rohne, Lake George Association, Beth Gilles, Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board, Dorean Page, Rebecca Manwaring, Project Action Tobacco-Free Coalition, Nancy Berkowitz, Indian Lake Public Library, the water cycle
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October 29, 2010
By Anne Stephenson, Campus Outreach and Climate Fellows Coordinator Clean Air-Cool Planet As some of our reader might remember, Jennifer, Claire and I are teaching an on-line Carbon Management Course for the new UMASS Dartmouth Certificate in Sustainable Development. We recently interviewed our friend and colleague Brett Pasinella, from the UNH Sustainability Academy, for [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Campus Climate Action, climate change, climate education, Climate Science, Global Warming, green jobs, Policy, Research and Development, Solutions, student climate action
Tags: Anne Stephenson, audio, Brett Pasinella, CA-CP, Carbon Management Course, carbon reduction projects, Evaluating Projects, Trasition to Plan, UMASS Dartmouth, UMASS Dartmouth Certificate in Sustainable Development, UNH, UNH Sustainability Academy
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October 29, 2010
By Olivia H. Farr Senior Vice President, Bedford 2020 The Bedford 2020 Coalition (B2020) is a private nonprofit, representing over 120 local partner organizations, formed in December 2009 to play a leadership role in the Town of Bedford, NY’s efforts to become a sustainable community. B2020 is charged by the town with assisting [...]
Categories: Advocacy, business, climate change, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, local energy, Renewable energy, Research and Development, Solutions, sustainability
Tags: "Summit in a Box", B2020, Bedford Climate Action Plan, Bedford Environmental Summit, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, climate change, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Local Energy Committees, NYSERDA, sustainability, The Bedford 2020 Coalition
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October 27, 2010
Gray Is Green and the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (AASCC) have partnered to help spread the concepts and practices of sustainable living to retirement communities and senior housing centers in Connecticut.
Categories: Advocacy, Carbon Management, climate change, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, environment, green jobs, New Generation, sustainability
Tags: AASCC, Agency of Aging, Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Connecticut, Connecticut Continuing Care Retirement Association, Dan Peerless, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Gray is Green, green jobs, Green Teams, New Haven, Programs of National Significance, retired, retirement communities, senior citizens, senior housing centers, sustainability
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