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The House of Representatives did NOT include EERS in the energy bill that they plan to mark up before the Memorial Day holiday. The good news is that the new draft does include some modest energy efficiency measures (a 5% energy efficiency target is included). For more specifics about this please click here . And so, we [...]
NEWS RELEASE Technical contacts: Maggie Eldridge, 202-507-4004 Steven Nadel, 202-507-4011 Press contact: Glee Murray, 202-507-4010 PENNSYLVANIA CAN CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS AND SAVE CONSUMERS BILLIONS THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SAYS NEW REPORT ACEEE Report Presents Comprehensive Findings of the Potential for Greater Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy in Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 1, 2009): Energy efficiency improvements can save Pennsylvania [...]
From: David Adam, gaurdian.co.uk Published April 14, 2009 09:23 AM World will not meet 2C warming target, climate change experts agree Almost nine out of 10 climate scientists do not believe political efforts to restrict global warming to 2C will succeed, a Guardian poll reveals today. An average rise of 4-5C by the end of this century is [...]
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Rubber sidewalks
What can one do when their sidewalks start deteriorating and cracking, especially if you want to be “green”? I’ve put together some information I read on the mtairygreening group. Here’s an article about runner sidewalks http://www.paversearch.com/sidewalk-pavers-rubber.htm. And here’s a company who does them http://www.rubbersidewalks.com/. Here is the contact info for the east coast rep for this company (Ben [...]
CCSC moving to Transition Towns
Members of Crum Creek Sustainable Community, On Friday, May 1, we held our monthly membership meeting in Swarthmore Borough Hall. Ten members attended. I opened the meeting with a proposal to approve a merger between CCSC and the Transition Handbook Reading Group, pending similar approval by the reading group. The groups’ memberships overlap; both have [...]
Transition Town prep: Here’s What Happened on Food Security nite!
Dear Community: The Transition Town model has been described as “more like a party than a protest march”. Transition Towns answer the Perfect Storm of Economic Instability, Peak Oil and Climate Change by inviting the creativity, resources and skills of the town’s citizens to rebirth local community: local food, local energy, local building materials, bikes… even [...]
DEP and Climate Change Advisory Committee Seeking Public Comments on Impact Assessment Report
As you are aware, GVF Transportation has formed a Climate Change Task Force. At the TMA Annual Spring Meeting, which was held on April 24th in Harrisburg , Chris Trostle, PA DEP, presented on the Climate Change Advisory Committee update. One piece of information I wanted to share with everyone was the Impact [...]
Cheltenhams Transition Town First Step
My brother Dave and I went to Genesis Farm March 27-29 for a Transition Town Training with Michael Brownlee and Lynette Marie from Transition Boulder County. We were delighted that both Judy Wicks and Sr. Miriam MacGillis were fellow scholars in that workshop. It was interesting to read about the author’s experience in Sandpoint, Idaho as [...]
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Announcement from PennFuture: NEWSLETTER Next Great City: Philadelphia VOLUME III, ISSUE VIII Don’t forget to visit the website at: http://www.nextgreatcity.org/ MAYOR NUTTER UNVEILS GREENWORKS In what may be the biggest news of the year for sustainability in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, April 29, Mayor Michael Nutter unveiled the city’s first sustainability framework - Greenworks Philadelphia. The Mayor’s Office of [...]
Here’s another way that people can take action on global warming, especially if you are youth, work with youth, or know youth: There is a national, youth-run, sustainable development organization, SustainUS. We are intimately involved in pushing for national and international action on climate change. Do you know youth who would like to participate in the UN [...]
The WBCSD has updated its Global Water Tool with more recent water datasets, due to its successful uptake since its launch in August 2007, as well as the increasing media attention around managing corporate water use. The Global Water Tool is a free and easy-to-use tool for companies and organizations to map their water use and [...]
A recent SPIN Farming project can be found in Newark, NJ. They can’t grow in the ground there since it is contaminated, so they are using 800 Earthboxes on a half-acre lot. They will be selling from a farm stand there. They will also be doing shoot and micro green production in warehouses (lots of [...]
Free Download Shows One Way to Start Rebuilding Local Food Systems PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help channel the energy surrounding Earth Day into constructive activity, SPIN-Farming® is offering a free download that helps show people how they can take food production into their own hands. “Lettuce Rethink How To Farm”, a 15 minute do-it-yourself Power Point presentation, can [...]
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- 12.5 minute segment from last week's 60 Minutes - http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4969902n What do we do about coal? interview with Jim Rogers of Duke Energy. their 20 coal plants generate 100million tons CO2/year. they are placing 2 new plants online due to customer demand but are waiting to invest in clean coal when the technology is ready. estimated cost of clean coal technology per coal fired plant will be between $1.5 - 4 Billion. Rogers goal is to eliminate C02 emissions completely in 40 years. Hansen says we don't have that much time, we can't put any new plants online and have to eliminate existing plants in the next 20 years. transcript - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/23/60minutes/main4964301.shtml #
- There are several items that we should all read especially the Manifesto: The Time for Change has Come http://postcarbon.org/manifesto and the New Report on Food and Farming http://www.postcarbon.org/food. #
- from Carl DuPoldt - DCVA Board Member YOU Tube Video on Building Your Own Rain Barrel: http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/building-installing-a-rain-barrel/ Rain Barrel Suppliers: http://www.cstx.gov/docs/1810498122003rainbarrels.pdf Rain Garden Video:(From Michigan & Minneapolis)) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlScj9yN6Jw www.raingarden.org http://www.metroblooms.org/raingarden_video.php #
- The story of local interest can be found at http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/thirty-years-data-sh-20090312. #
- The existence of ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment reflects the rapid growth of ecological literary criticism and environmental scholarship in related disciplines in the United States and around the world in recent years, which in turn reflects the steady increase in the production of environmental literature over the past several decades and the increased visibility of such writing in college classrooms. ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment seeks to encourage such scholarship, writing, and teaching, while facilitating the development of a theoretical foundation for these activities. It also seeks to bridge the gaps between scholars, artists, students, and the public. Learn more about ISLE at http://isle.oxfordjournals.org/. Information about this was provided by Richard Brunner. http://somaticeducation.org/ rbrunner@antioch.edu keystonepa@yahoo.com #
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