Posted tagged ‘clean air-cool planet’
April 28, 2011
Roger Stephenson, APR Vice President for Programs I decided to live tweet the proceedings of last week’s NH Senate Hearing on HB 519 – the repeal of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the Granite State. My reactions: outside the hearing, as evidenced from the Twitterverse, there is a [...]
Categories: Policy, local energy, Energy Efficiency, green jobs, climate education, Green House Gas Emissions, RGGI, New Hampshire, Americans for Prosperity
Tags: global warming, clean air-cool planet, Local Energy Committees, Energy Efficiency, NH, RGGI, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiaitive, New Hampshire RGGI, RGGI Repeal, Portsmouth Herald RGGI
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April 8, 2011
Roger Stephenson, APR Vice President for Programs So the Washington-based Americans for Prosperity is now running radio ads to repeal RGGI in New Hampshire. Lets review the facts: RGGI proceeds now benefit NH towns, businesses and schools. If repealed, NH people and businesses still pay in, but all the money goes to Connecticut, [...]
Categories: Climate Change Skeptics, New Hampshire, Policy, RGGI, Uncategorized
Tags: clean air-cool planet, climate change solutions, global warming skeptics
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April 7, 2011
Roger Stephenson, APR Vice President for Programs It is a pleasure working with Whole Foods Market Team Leaders and Team Members as we approach April 12, the 5% Day dedicated to benefitting Clean Air-Cool Planet’s sustainability programs in communities and on campuses. Local matters to Whole [...]
Categories: business, Community Action, Food, local energy, organic food, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: clean air-cool planet, community supported agriculture, Food, green business, Whole foods market
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March 29, 2011
Roger Stephenson, APR Vice President for Programs I’m looking forward to our third annual Local Energy Solutions conference for New Hampshire towns and schools – this Saturday — April 2 from 8 am-4pm . A town administrator from the North Coountry shared with me that his oil heat bill [...]
Categories: Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, government planning, local energy, RGGI, sustainability
Tags: clean air-cool planet, energy outreach and education, energy technical assistance, LEC, local energy committee, New Hampshire, RGGI
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March 28, 2011
Roger Stephenson, APR Vice President for Programs The list of NH businesses supporting RGGI in New Hampshire is growing and this morning stands at 92. Not bad for hardly trying. Its common sense - ask a business owner if s/he’d like to pay for RGGI, only to see the [...]
Categories: business, Climate, climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, New Hampshire, Policy, RGGI
Tags: clean air-cool planet, climate change solutions, global warming, New Hampshire, NH, RGGI
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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 22, 2010
UNH’s Cameron Wake evolves from researcher to translator of sustainability science By David Sims, Science Writer UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space SEARCHING FOR RELEVANCE and effectiveness in his scientific career, Cameron Wake zigzagged from big-scale, climate system science down to regional air quality issues and then back [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Arctic, Campus Climate Action, Research and Development, Sea-level Rise, environment, government planning, fossil fuels, climate education, sustainability, Global Warming, weather, student climate action, climate change, surface temperature, sea ice
Tags: air quality, AIRMAP project, and Space, Arctic, Cameron Wake, Campus Carbon Calculator, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Carbon Solutions New England, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, Climate Action Plan, Climate Change Policy Task Force, Climate Change Research Center, climate change solutions, climate system science, David sims, Fundraising, glaciers, glaciologist, global warming, Indicators of Climate Change in the Northeast, John Lynch, Local Energy Committees, Oceans, snow, Sound Science Initiative, sustainability, Sustainable Scientist, the UNH Faculty Excellence in Public Service Award, the UNH Sustainability Academy, Tibetan Plateau, UNH EOS, UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Union of Concerned Scientists, weather and climate
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