Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for October, 2008What the Public Doesn’t Get About Climate ChangeThis article from Time.com caught my attention because it drives the point home that we need to dramatically cut our carbon emissions, not just “stabilize” them by capping CO2 at current levels.  The author states that , “If élite scientists could simply solve climate change on their own, public misunderstanding wouldn’t be such a problem. [...]
Unitarian Universalist Church Hosting Sustainability Education DaySCH Board Member, Mark Loeser is leading a full day program called “Learning to Live in a Sustainable World” at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill next month. Â Mark, along with Jen, Jodi and I, are taking part in a year long Sustainability Education training by The Cloud Institute, called NJ Learns. Â This training [...]
The CH Meadows ProgramChairman Lew Gorman and the Cherry Hill Environmental Advisory Committee (CHEAC) are proposing a creative and natural solution to global warming, the municipal budget crunch and the decrease of pollinating insects in the South Jersey area. Â Sound too good to be true? Â Well, here are the general facts and you can decide! Â Currently, the [...]
SCH in Action: CH Fall Harvest Festival Goes Green!SCH joined other “green” partners at the annual Cherry Hill Fall Festival at Croft Farm. Â It was wonderful sharing a section of the main tent with the Cherry Hill Environmental Advisory Committee (CHEAC), Recycle Bank and The Rain Harvest Company. Â TechniArt, a creative marketing partner of the NJ Clean Energy program set up shop out [...]
NJ shows leadership in clean, wind powerI’ve been meaning to post this incredible NJ news from the beginning of October. Â This is great news and will ultimately influence states all along the east coast to invest in off shore wind power. Â Let Governor Corzine know that you support his efforts to move towards clean energy and away from dirty coal or [...]
SCH in Action: Sustainable Business Task ForceTwo weeks ago, SCH met with members of CH Township, the CH Regional Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Kevin Lyons from Rutgers University, a specialist in Green Purchasing. Â The purpose of the meeting was to brainstorm templates for providing CH businesses with cost effective and efficient ways to recycle and purchase environmentally responsible products. Â [...]
Spectrum Marketing comes through for SCH… Again!A big thank you to our friends at Spectrum Marketing in Cherry Hill for providing us with SCH pens made of recycled cardboard to give away to the community. Â Spectrum Marketing Communications, Inc, located at 620 Deer Road, provides a vast array of advertising specialties, custom fulfillment and distribution programs. Â They approached SCH this summer [...]
SCH Milestone: First Executive Committee MeetingOn Tuesday night, SCH held our first Executive Committee meeting at my house. Â The group was very excited to be a part of this significant milestone in the development of the group. Â When I think of how far we have come since the initial meeting with the Mayor’s office to discuss forming a “green” plan [...]
Recycle Bank Educational Grant Recipient Seeking Point DonorsSustainability is a community effort and Recycle Bank is offering grants to area public, private and religious schools to educate the next generation about environmentally responsible practices. An invitation to apply for the grants went out a few weeks ago and SCH supporter, Rhea Brekke informed me that her synagogue, Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill [...]
SCH in Action: NJ Clean Energy Community Partners and Working with our NeighborsOn Friday, I met with Pat Gainey from Project Porchlight and members of  CH Township Municipal Government to brainstorm ways to reach out into the community with CFL bulbs as part of the NJ Clean Energy Community Partners Program.  NJ Clean Energy is using creative marketing groups, such as Porchlight (www.projectporchlight.org) to help them distribute [...]
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