Archive for the ‘Planning’ category
October 18, 2010
By Anne Stephenson, Campus Outreach and Climate Fellows Coordinator Clean Air-Cool Planet A title of a great film, but actually the title should read “Postcards that Saved Me from the Edge”. This week I was the (seemingly random) recipient of two lovely postcards from Sue and Karen. Sue and Karen are the power-houses behind random [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, climate change, climate education, Climate Fellows, Climate Science, Community Action, environment, Global Warming, green jobs, Planning, Recycling, Renewable energy, Research and Development, Solutions, student climate action, sustainability
Tags: 350, acts of kindness, Anne Stephenson, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, climate fellows, Community Planning, environmentalism, fellowship, global warming, Governor's race, Julia Dundorf, Karen, Maine, outdoors, Pay It Forward, postcard underground, Postcards, Postcards that Saved Me from the Edge, renewable energy, Sue, sustainability, weather and climate
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September 22, 2010
By Bob Sheppard CA-CP CFO and vice president of the Corporate Program, Clean Air-Cool Planet This is the last full day of summer, and with the primaries behind us, all eyes are turning towards the November mid-term elections. Folks who have spent the last 15 months focused on building support for comprehensive climate and energy [...]
Categories: Advocacy, business, Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Global Warming, government planning, green jobs, local energy, oil, Planning, Policy, Research and Development, sustainability
Tags: Bob Sheppard, BP Oil Spill, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, climate policy, Community Planning, Conservation New Hampshire, elections, Energy Efficiency, environmental protection, environmentalism, global warming, green jobs, Ken Colburn, Local Energy Committees, Michael Dennehy, NH Primary, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Steve Marchand, Stonyfield Farm, sustainability, The Marchand Group, University of New Hampshire Survey Center, US Senate
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September 2, 2010
Read about Saratoga Springs’ CFL Community Challenge and their positive reduction in carbon and energy use, funding helped by Clean Air-Cool Planet (www.localfunds.org).
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Fundraising, Global Warming, Planning, Research and Development, Solutions
Tags: Allerdice Hardware, CA-CP, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, CO2, Community Catalyst Fund, Community CFL Challenge, Community Planning, David Gershon, Energy Efficiency, environmental footprint, Fundraising, Local Energy Committees, Local Living Guide, NY, Saratoga Springs, sustainability, Sustainability Challenge Working Committee, Wylie Brown
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August 13, 2010
By Harry Alper Climate Fellow, Clean Air-Cool Planet Harry Alper is earning an undergraduate degree in anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is involved in environmental justice efforts and “grateful for every chance to ride bikes with friends and to serve dinner on my front porch.” He will [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, fossil fuels, Global Warming, Planning, Solutions, sustainability, Uncategorized, weather
Tags: B2C, Back-2-Cool, carbon impact, Carbon Management, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, CERC, clean air-cool planet, climate change, climate change solutions, climate education, climate fellows, Climate Science, global warming, Green Community Schools, Seacoast Science Center, sustainability, sustainable YouNH, weather and climate
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July 26, 2010
By Bill Burtis Manager, Communications and Special Projects, Clean Air-Cool Planet It doesn’t often happen that when you offer people money, they don’t show up. But that’s exactly the position we at Clean Air-Cool Planet find ourselves in, and we’re not going to take it anymore. So, you are going to hear from us. If [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Carbon Management, Climate, climate education, Community Action, environment, Fundraising, Global Warming, local energy, Planning, Solutions, Uncategorized
Tags: Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, climate policy, Community Planning, Connecticut, CT, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, Fund, Fundraising, global warming, grant, local climate intiatives, Local Energy Committees, Money, New Jersey, New york, NJ, NY, Overbrook Foundation, sustainability
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July 9, 2010
By Leah Bamberger Climate Fellow, Clean Air-Cool Planet I would like to introduce you to the future of public transportation, Personal Rapid Transit (PRT). No more rubbing up against strangers, or waiting for that bus or train. PRT is the future of public transportation. PRT is an automated system of very light and small [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate Science, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, geo-engineering, Geoengineering, New Generation, Planning, Research and Development, sustainability
Tags: Boston, Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change solutions, CO2, emission reduction, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, Heathrow International Airport, PRT, Public Rapid Transportation, sustainability, transportation, ULTra
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June 29, 2010
By Claire Roby Carbon Accounting Coordinator, Clean Air-Cool Planet I recently had the privilege of presenting at the third Green Building Learning Institute of UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building. The three day workshop in San Antonio, Texas, brought together representatives from historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and tribal colleges. It was all [...]
Categories: Campus Climate Action, Carbon Management, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, False Solutions to Climate Change, Planning, Research and Development, Solutions, sustainability
Tags: Carbon Management, Cimate Corps, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, Energy Efficiency, False Solutions to Climate Change, FedEx, Green Building Learning Institute, Responsible Endowments Coalition, San Antonio, Southface, sustainability, Texas, UNCF
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June 28, 2010
By Bob Sheppard CFO and Vice President of the Corporate Program, Clean Air-Cool Planet Forward-looking businesses understand that the world is changing and they need to work hard to stay ahead of the curve embracing innovative solutions and tapping into exciting opportunities as they develop. That was the take-away from the recent Corporate Citizenship [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, climate education, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, Gulf Coast, oil spill, Planning, Research and Development, Solutions, sustainability
Tags: BP, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, corporate carbon emissions, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, Fuel Efficiency, global warming, green business, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Local Energy Committees, Poland Springs, Staples, sustainability
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June 25, 2010
Welcome to COOL PLANET, the climate blog with a difference: The authors here have been providing solutions to climate change for years. There have been a lot of lessons learned. We look forward to sharing them – ours, and yours – here, as another step toward a COOL PLANET. Send email to: bburtis@cleanair-coolplanet.org Clean Air-Cool [...]
Categories: business, Campus Climate Action, Carbon Management, Climate, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Fuel Efficiency, green jobs, local energy, Media, Planning, Policy, Recycling, Research and Development, sustainability
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate policy, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, green jobs, Local Energy Committees, sustainability
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June 25, 2010
By Harry Alper Climate Fellow, Clean Air-Cool Planet Harry Alper is earning an undergraduate degree in anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is involved in environmental justice efforts and “grateful for every chance to ride bikes with friends and to serve dinner on my front porch.” He will be working this summer [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Food, Forests, Gardening/horticulture, local energy, New Generation, Planning, Recycling, Research and Development, sustainability
Tags: Arundhati Roy, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate education, climate fellows, Climate Science, Community Planning, community supported agriculture, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, farming, food and climate, garden, Local Energy Committees, sustainability, transportation, vegetable garden
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