Archive for the ‘Planning’ category
October 11, 2011
By Elizabeth Terenik, Principal of Terenik Land Use Consulting Updated 1/25/2011 This time last year, as part of the Mayor’s initiative to green the Township, the Middle Township Environmental Commission was re-established after many years of not functioning. Also at this time, the Township had been registered in the Sustainable Jersey program, but had not [...]
Categories: climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, garden-based education, gardening, Gardening/horticulture, government planning, local energy, Planning, Solutions
Tags: Carbon Management, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, garden, Green Teams, New Jersey, Sustainable Jersey
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July 22, 2011
By Mayor Mike Manning, Watervliet, NY I’m happy to report that the Watervliet, NY, City Council has adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The Plan, made possible by a $2,500 grant from the Community Catalyst Fund, creates a framework for increasing the effectiveness of the Watervliet Sustainability Working Group (WSWG) by monitoring and evaluating the [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Community Action, Global Warming, government planning, local energy, Planning, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, New york, sustainability
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July 22, 2011
By Dani Glaser, Green Team Spirit “To hit the climate challenge ahead of us we need to make changes now. Our village governments need to set an example for our communities, and this change starts from within. Our village green teams will help change the culture, and this training will help us do that.”
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Categories: Carbon Management, climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, government planning, local energy, Planning, Solutions, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: behavior change, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, energy task forces, environmentalism, global warming, Green Teams, Local Energy Committees, New york, sustainability
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June 6, 2011
By Patrick Clear, Executive Director, ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse On March 4, over 140 people took part in the third Sustainable Development in the Capital Region of New York Conference, held at Union College in Schenectady, New York. It was titled “Toward a Sustainable Future,” and aimed at educating those on the front lines of [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, government planning, local energy, Planning, Solutions, Uncategorized
Tags: Carbon Management, Community Catalyst Fund, community development, Community Planning, conferences, new urbanism, New york, planning, sustainability, sustainable communities
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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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January 26, 2011
By Sumner Pingree, 725 Green Since 2007, 725 Green has been dedicated to providing voluntary action, education and local leadership to promote and assist the municipality of Sag Harbor, New York in becoming a more sustainable community. We have engaged residents and village officials in numerous initiatives focused on waste reduction, transportation, energy efficiency, stormwater [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Climate Fellows, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Global Warming, government planning, Green House Gas Emissions, Historic Buildings, Planning, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate fellows, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Local Energy Committees, sustainability
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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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December 6, 2010
The organizers of the Red Hook Challenge thanks Clean Air-Cool Planet’s Community Catalyst Fund for their assistance in getting their program off to a great start! Visit them at http://redhookchallenge.org/.
Categories: Community Action, Food, Fundraising, Solutions, Recycling, Advocacy, local energy, Energy Efficiency, Planning, environment, climate education, sustainability, Global Warming, climate change
Tags: "10 Days of Commitment”, 10-10-10 event, alternative transportation displays, “take the Challenge”, bike rides, Brenda Cagle, Central Hudson, clean air-cool planet, clothing swaps, Community Catalyst Fund, compost workshops, Dan Baxter, electronics recycling, food preservation workshops, Hardscrabble Day, NY, races, Red Hook, Red Hook 10% Challenge, Red Hook Challenge, solar oven demos, tree planting, Village of Red Hook, Village of Tivoli
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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 20, 2010
By Jennifer Andrews Director of Program Planning and Coordination, Clean Air-Cool Planet CA-CP achieved a milestone last week with the unveiling of the new online CHEFS tool, in Denver, at the annual campus sustainability conference hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). CHEFS, or Charting Emissions from Food [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Community Action, Climate, Food, Solutions, Recycling, Campus Climate Action, Research and Development, local energy, Energy Efficiency, Planning, Climate Science, environment, climate education, sustainability, Global Warming, waste, organic food, student climate action, composting, climate change
Tags: AASHE, ARAMARK, Campus Carbon Calculator™, Campus Climate Action, campus sustainability, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Charting Emissions from Food Services, CHEFS, Claire Roby, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, Community Planning, community supported agriculture, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, Food, food and climate, foodprint, free webinar, global warming, green business, Jennifer Andrews, Local Energy Committees, New York University, sustainability
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