Posted tagged ‘sustainability’
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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June 3, 2011
By Alicia Dewey, Thousand Islands Young Leaders Organization The Thousand Islands Young Leaders Organization (TIYLO) celebrated the 41st anniversary of Earth Day with its annual Community Clean Up and “Green Fest” Saturday, April 30th at the Cerow Recreation Park in Clayton, NY. Similar to last year’s festivities, the focus was to offer a “green” forum [...]
Categories: Climate, climate change, climate education, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, local energy, Recycling, Renewable energy, Solutions, sustainability
Tags: cleanup, Climate action, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, community events, Earth Day, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, New york, Recycling, sustainability, upcycling
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June 3, 2011
By Laurel Kohl, Energy Education Specialist, Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Educators (COEEA) received a $1200 grant from the Community Catalyst Fund in December 2010. That money has helped to present viewings of Mother Nature’s Child to more than 200 individuals to date, with 23 showings scheduled. [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, climate education, Community Action, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, local energy, Solutions
Tags: Carbon Management, carbon neutrality, Climate action, climate change, Community Catalyst Fund, community centers, Community Planning, Connecticut, Energy Efficiency, environmental literacy, environmentalism, global warming, Mother Nature's Child, sustainability
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January 26, 2011
By Jim Rutala, Chair, Linwood (NJ) Environmental Commission Achieved bronze Sustainable Jersey Certification. Linwood, NJ, is part of an elite group of 67 municipalities that have achieved the prestigious Sustainable Jersey certification. Municipalities that earn the certification are considered by their peers, by state government, and by the experts and civic organizations in New Jersey, [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Forests, Gardening/horticulture, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, local energy, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, CO2, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Local Energy Committees, sustainability
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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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January 24, 2011
By Melissa Everett, PhD, Sustainable Hudson Valley The Hudson Valley Ten Percent Challenge is a regional invitation to cut your carbon footprint 10% and get 10% of “your” people involved. Initiated by Sustainable Hudson Valley, the Challenge has been piloted with the communities of Red Hook and Warwick, New York, in preparation for regional scale-up. The Ten [...]
Categories: Climate, climate change, Community Action, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, student climate action
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, 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: Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, global warming, Local Energy Committees, My Energy Plan, NECC, New Hampshire residents, NH Sustainable Energy Association, NHPR, NHPTV, NHPUC, prizes, RGGI, Stonyfield Farm, sustainability, The New England Carbon Challenge, University of NH, University of NH Cooperative Extension, Video Challenge 2011
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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: Arctic, Campus Climate Action, Carbon Management, climate change, climate education, environment, fossil fuels, Global Warming, government planning, Research and Development, sea ice, Sea-level Rise, student climate action, surface temperature, sustainability, weather
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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