Last week, we published our Annual Report for FY17. It’s full of positive news and big numbers, like: More than 1 million pounds of food scraps were transformed into wicked good soil products at Green Mountain Compost. The amount of construction & demolition (C&D) material we sent to the landfill dropped to its lowest level in 22 years. The CSWD Materials […]
Continue readingEnvironmental Technician III – Administrative (Limited Service) State of Vermont Montpelier The Business and Operational Support Services Program of the Watershed Management Division is looking for a professional, customer service-focused individual with detailed administrative and business operation experience to join our team. The core focus of this position is to help with the Division’s […]
Continue readingcourtesy of lake champlain international February 8th, 2018 Lake Champlain International Clean Water. Healthy Fish. Happy People. The lake is life. It underpins our ecosystem, economy, and environment. It takes many hands and many voices to protect resources that cannot speak for themselves. There are countless ways to take action for Lake Champlain – choose […]
Continue readingVolunteer Opportunity & Patagonia Breakfast Answer with Action Breakfast Saturday, February 17th from 9 – 10:30 am at Patagonia Burlington This month, Patagonia is launching Patagonia Action Works, a new digital tool designed to meaningfully connect communities with local Patagonia enviro grantees. In celebration of this launch, Patagonia Burlington is hosting a breakfast to introduce our community to […]
Continue readingJob posting at McGill. We are hiring a zero-waste coordinator (1 year, full time). Please share with anyone who could be interested – application deadline is February 23. Cheers, Kathleen Kathleen Ng I Senior Sustainability Officer, McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS) / Agente principale du développement durable, Bureau du développement durable I kathleen.ng@mcgill.ca I (514) 398-6247 I Université McGill University I 1010 Sherbrooke St W, Suite 1200 / […]
Continue readingcourtesy of vermont research news Vermont Research News: Winter Olympics, road safety, skiing and more… View this email in your browser Vermont Research News: Winter Olympics, skiing, road safety and more… February 7, 2018 TOP MEDAL STATE Vermont sends more athletes per capita to the winter games than any state in the U.S. And the […]
Continue readingLEED Green Associate (GA) Training When: March 1st 2018 – 6:00PM to 10:00 PM Where: UVM – Aiken – Room 311 Registration – https://leadinggreen.com/vermont Want to get involved in sustainability? Opportunities are plentiful and LEED is at the forefront! LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. Buildings can become LEED […]
Continue readingUnited Way of Northwest Vermont – Volunteer Connection Listings Week of February 12, 2018 By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist LEND A HAND. VOLUNTEER – United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. Stay connected to […]
Continue readingSubject: Luis Calderin Speaker – Thursday 6:00 at Alumni Auditorium Thursday, February 8 from 6:00 – 8:00 PMInspired by the political landscape of America in his talk, “Space Time Magic” Luis will make it clear that you do not need a predesigned path or to follow a traditional model to find yourself involved in something that […]
Continue reading“advancing curriculum and faculty development for sustainability in higher education” SCC Update – February 5, 2018 SAVE THE DATE: SCC’s Faculty Conference with workshops and panels on SCC’s three themes: pedagogy, content & leadership Pittsburgh, June 25 – 26, 2018 The Penn State Sustainability Institute will be our institutional host at the Penn State Center in Pittsburgh […]
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