Welcome to to The Good Stuff—your dose of what’s working in the world from The Story of Stuff Project! OUR NEW MOVIE! Cascade Locks, Oregon is heaven on earth—a small town nestled in the awe-inspiring Columbia River Gorge. See the powerful story of what citizens did when Nestlé showed up to bottle their water. One […]
Continue readingIdle-Free VT Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization that raises awareness of unnecessary vehicle idling (idling when parked) in Vermont. News & Updates Latest news about Idle-Free VT and vehicle idling in Vermont • Vermont Idle-Free Schools project update • School idling restriction policy at new WRVSU • Idle-Free VT GHG/GGE reductions impact • ACTION: […]
Continue readingHello Network! Please see below for a message from the Real Food Standard Council. Please note the opportunity to submit a comment by April 1st. Over the past month, we’ve taken unprecedented action for our future – a future where there isjustice and dignity for workers and producers, in a food system that sustains our […]
Continue readingVOTE VOTE VOTE Make Your Voice Heard And VOTE! Voting is one of the most important responsibilities of being an American Citizen, and is your chance to make a difference! Every vote counts and we would like to help you cast it! If you previously had no idea how to register, we have some good […]
Continue readingHappy new year! If one of your resolutions was to get more involved on campus or to do even more great work within our community, we invite you to participate in one of the Sustain Champlain committees. You can see all of the accomplishments of the Fall 2015 semester here, and this spring we’ll be […]
Continue readingA Climate Resolution for the New Year By Bill McKibben, Hunter Lovins, Gus Speth and Eban Goodstein BY BARD CEP – JANUARY 4, 2016POSTED IN: CEP FACULTY, THE POWER DIALOG Know a college student or a teacher? Then you can help 10,000 students around the country, and hundreds in your own state, change their future. The week of […]
Continue readingLocal Motion has started a petition calling on the Burlington City Council to make Burlington safe for walking and biking. Why now? Because Burlington is drafting its first-ever walk-bike master plan, and in early 2016, City Council will vote on it. There will be pushback from people who don’t think any change is needed, and City […]
Continue readingWouldn’t it be great to have a BVT representative? The EPA is seeking 15 young adults, ages 18 to 29, who are involved in climate change efforts and/or advocacy to join the NEJAC Youth Perspectives on Climate Justice Work Group. The Work Group will be convened in January 2016, to assist the NEJAC in developing advice and […]
Continue readingThe VTrans On-Road Bike Plan – Making Vermont Better By Bike! On Tuesday, December 1st from 6pm to 8pm, join the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) for a final public meeting about the VTrans On-Road Bike Plan (Phase 1). We will be there and hope you will will too! The goal of the plan is […]
Continue readingNovember 18, 7:30pm, Perry Presentation Room, Champlain College After 18 years in higher education, David Hutchison and Shari Galiardi traded their well-worn path for one less traveled. They brought new life to a tired 1957 Sportcraft 15-foot “canned ham” camper trailer which they purchased from Ebay and hit the road. Their “tiny home on wheels” […]
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