Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for October, 2010Lessons learned about home solar in Cherry HillThere’s nothing like considering a solar installation to make you question how long you plan to live in your house, how much life is left in your roof, what long term inflation might be relative to escalating electric rates, and whether or not you trust a legislatively based market to recoup your investment. But when SCH [...]
Local artist uses Camden’s trash to make a pointWhen local artist and Voorhees resident Suzy Sherbine sees garbage littering the streets of the Waterfront South community in Camden, NJ, she imagines what could be. Suzy envisions the vibrant city that Camden once was and could be, as well as the art that she will create from the rusting cans, chains and dirty plastics. [...]
A Tree Grows in Cherry HillWhat do you get when you mix fire and police safety, hundreds of children in costumes, parents & grandparents and Cherry Hill township officials, the new Energy Outreach Coordinator along with Sustainable Cherry Hill? You get a successful 2010 Cherry Hill Harvest Festival at Croft Farm. Dozens of families along with Cherry Hill police, firefighters [...]
Renew & Reconnect: An inspiring afternoon with Sustainable Cherry Hill“Sunday afternoon’s meeting was very special. Hearing from so many dedicated, hardworking residents was cheering in the midst of so much economic and political distress… Lots of good will in evidence!” Comment from Anne, a new participant There’s a renewed sense of enthusiasm and excitement as members and new participants have reconnected with the goals [...]
America Recycles Day is November 15th!Please join us on on November 15th, 7 – 9 pm at The Cherry Hill Public Library to celebrate and learn on America Recycles Day! The event will feature a showing of the public television documentary “Trashed” (www.trashedmovie.com) followed by a discussion zeroing in on solid waste challenges in our community and the ABC’s of recycling [...]
Eco-entrepreneur & visionary, Judy Wicks speaks at rallyLast Sunday, I spent some time with my friends from Volk Libre ( an “indie action network”) at a rally and global work party for climate action in Philly as part of 350.org. We joined thousands of people from around the globe to celebrate and to come together to learn about solutions to the problem [...]
The Sustainable Cherry Hill Fall Update is out!Check it out!
Some “super” sustainable Cherry Hill folks honored this monthWe would like to congratulate Lew Gorman, Melisa Skyrm, Jill Ross and Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt, on being recognized as leaders in the community this month! Lew Gorman, chairman of the Cherry Hill Environmental Advisory Committee (CHEAC), received a national award for his work on state hiking trails. Lew won the “Trail Worker” award from American [...]
Network with us at our October GreenDrinks!Join us on October 6th! Stop by and hang out with us in the back bar at PJ’s. Green Drinks is NOT just for professional networking. We welcome poets, philosophers and parents, too! SCH has its own chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally [...]
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