Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for January, 2012Camden County Freedom Medal Winner Brings Sustainability Education to South JerseyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information contact: Brenda Jorett, communications director for SCH Brenda@brendajorett.com What’s Next Productions, LLC Pennsauken, NJ – Lori Braunstein, founder and executive director of Sustainable Cherry Hill (SCH) is one of 14 recipients of the 2012 Camden County Freedom Medal. Braunstein and all of the Freedom Medal recipients have made indelible [...]
Climate Contradictions of a Warmer PlanetAs milder winters have become an almost universal trend since the latter 20th century, so too has the frequency and intensity of winter storms. Although this may seem like an outright contradiction, the increased tendency toward these weather extremes is likely a response to higher global temperatures. In other words, blizzards and balmy winters may [...]
Think Pink Live Green: Reducing your risk of breast cancer“Think Pink, Live Green” is a way of living that aims to help women reduce their risk of breast cancer or the disease coming back in survivors. It’s also a way for women living with advanced disease to make the healthiest choices possible. Join us for an evening of discussion with two of the region’s [...]
Dynamic Sustainability: The Role of Diversity in Creating a Sustainable WorldJoin us at this interactive event as we discuss the role of diversity in creating stronger communities, a more robust economy, and a healthy environment. Speakers at the event, ranging from community organizers to academics, will describe how our communities, workplaces, economies and planet benefit from diversity, using real-life examples to show how diverse systems [...]
Announcing Teen Expedition to Costa Rica with the Earthwatch Institute this summer!Cherry Hill Spanish teacher and Earthwatch Fellowship Recipient, Inez Korff tells us more… I am pleased to invite Cherry Hill students and friends to participate in the Earthwatch Institute’s Costa Rican Coffee from Community to Cup Teen Tour, from July 14-21. http://www.earthwatch.org/exped/chandler_teen.html As an Earthwatch Teacher Fellow in 2009 and 2011, I participated in two [...]
Cherry Hill’s Sharp School students “dig” trashIn December, members of the J.D. Sharp School Green Team embarked on a five-month study of what happens to trash when it is buried.В Calling the project “The Big Dig,” the students wanted to study first-hand the length of time it takes various materials to decompose. Prior to the actual interment, the 39 students in [...]
Green Drinks this week!Join us on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 in the back room at PJ Whelihans from 6-8pm! Think global. В Drink local. SCH has its own chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally minded people each month over beverages to discuss green and sustainable solutions, ideas, [...]
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