Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for March, 2009Celebrating Earth Hour 2009“From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt, from the Colosseum in Rome to the Empire State building in New York…” to our very own Cherry Hill Township, “illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday night to highlight the threat of climate change. Time zone by time zone, nearly 4,000 cities [...]
Girl Scout Troop continues to have impact on communityLast night, the Girl Scouts from Bret Harte Elementary School made a well organized and very professional presentation about No Idling to the Cherry Hill Board of Education. The girls took turns speaking and told the BOE about the myths and dangers of idling cars and buses. The girls made a similar presentation last summer [...]
How did Jo Green go "Green"?Jo Green is an active SCH’er and one of our sponsors for the Mike McGrath, “You Bet Your Garden” event tomorrow. In this guest blog post, Jo tells us about her personal and professional journey towards sustainability. Come out to Croft Farm tomorrow and meet Jo, her husband, Cherry Hill Police Officer, Scott Davis and [...]
Congrats: Lori to be honored tonight by Camden County FreeholdersAt a public meeting this Thursday, the Camden County Board of Freeholders will pay tribute to Lori Braunstein, executive director of Sustainable Cherry Hill (SCH). Braunstein will be the recipient of a Community Service Award on March 19 for her dedication to the community and her leadership of one of the area’s most influential nonprofits. [...]
A word from grosolar, a sponsor of our Mike McGrath event this Sunday, March 22, 2-4 pmLearn About Solar Energy from groSolar White River Junction, VT — groSolar, North America’s premier distributer, installer and integrator of solar energy solutions for homes and businesses, will be participating in the Sustainable Cherry Hill event March 22 from 2-4pm at the historic Croft Farm in Cherry Hill. Solar energy is gaining wide popularity as [...]
Elite Landscaping goes green and is the Main Event Sponsor for the Mike McGrath Event on March 22, 2-4 pmElite Landscaping Goes Green Elite Landscaping is our main event sponsor for theMike McGrath Organic Gardening/ Lawncare EventSunday, March 22, 2-4 pmCroft Farm in Cherry Hill$10 at the door/ $5 Seniors & Students Please note that the previous link for Elite was incorrect .Check it out for more information about the company’s efforts to provide [...]
Earth Hour 2009: Vote Earth… Your light switch is your vote!On March 28,you can VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour.Or, you can vote global warming by leaving your lights on. The results of the election are being presented at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. This meeting will determine official governmental policies to take action against global warming, which [...]
A FREE workshop on starting an organic garden from scratch for institutions only!Mike McGrath, Host of NPR’s “You Bet Your Garden”will be doing a free 30 minute workshopfor schools, religious institutions or other organizationsinterested in learning how to startan organic, community garden from scratch. This program will be held on Sunday, March 22 from 1 -1:30pmprior to the full “Organic Gardening/Lawncare” event.This free pre-event workshop is for [...]
Are we close to the "adaptation"stage of Climate Change?It is important for people to understand that when we look back fifty years from now, that we see clearly that climate change was THE biggest threat to our health, safety, quality of life and economic security. We have passed the point of debate on whether global warming exists and who is causing it. Scan [...]
Did you know that Cherry Hill has an environmental leader in the form of a 7th grader?Did you know that Cherry Hill has an environmental leader in the form of a 7th grader? Ayelet Arbely, Cherry Hill resident and Kellman-Brown Academy Middle School student is an example of a new generation of sustainability advocates who have something to teach us all.SCH asked Ayelet some questions about her passion and her advice [...]
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