April E-Newsletter from VNRC We hope the spring weather has brought you some renewed energy and optimism. We’re feeling pretty excited ourselves: VNRC’s annual screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming up on Thursday! Learn how to get tickets—and read on for many more updates about our work. Latest News —This week: 13th Annual Wild & Scenic […]
Continue reading“Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.”— Joanna Macy, activist, author, scholar of Buddhism, systems thinking, and deep ecology HAPPY EARTH MONTH! We honor and celebrate the planet where people and nature coexist, while continuing to stand, fight and work for environmental protection, true to the founding of Earth Day in 1970.This […]
Continue readingMARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER “The Earth has music for those who listen.”– William Shakespeare UNEP Youth & Education Alliance (YEA!) Updates: Green Jobs for Youth:NEW RELEASE from UNEP’s Youth and Education Alliance! Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs: Connecting Higher Education and Green Opportunities for Planetary Health – Designed for educators, career advisors, curricular developers, education commissions and administrators, this document has […]
Continue readingMarch 31, 2021 News of the Week EPA Releases 2020 Top 30 HEI List of Green Power UsersThe University of California tops the EPA’s ranking of higher education institutions based on their total annual usage of green power. Of those listed, Georgetown University has the highest amount of green power as a percentage of total […]
Continue readingAriel Burgess, adjunct faculty in the Core, is acting as the Vermont State Lead for a national virtual capitol hill lobbying day for ocean climate policy. It may be a neat way for students to get involved in a direct lobbying event and hopefully talk to their representatives! (….we may be landlocked, but we need […]
Continue readingMarch 24, 2021 AASHE Connect | Events | Resource Hub | STARS | Advertise Three days remain to submit a proposal for the annual conference, or for a webinar, workshop or course. Formats other than these also may be submitted. Submit soon for an opportunity to share your experiences and insights with others working to […]
Continue readingClimate Solutions for Vermont 7 April 2021 Power Dialog / Livestream Information Thank you to all who attended our webinar: you may watch the recording here.PLEASE REGISTER HERE Moderator: Professor Jonathan Isham, Department of Economics and Program in Environmental Studies, Middlebury College 5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome to Power Dialogue – Solve Climate by 2030 Eban […]
Continue readingWith climate misinformation so widespread, it can be difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. But we can’t be fooled. In order to fight the climate crisis effectively and advocate for equitable solutions, we have to understand how climate change really impacts people and our planet. That’s why on April 1 at 12 PM ET, Climate Reality is […]
Continue readingWelcome to the March 2021 edition of Reality Now. BLOG HIGHLIGHTS YOUNG BLACK ACTIVISTS REMAKING THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT These young Black leaders are helping build a climate movement that’s as equitable as it is powerful. READ MORE STARTING THE CONVERSATION – FIVE TIPS ON HOW TO TALK TO CLIMATE DENIERS IN YOUR FAMILY Explaining the […]
Continue readingAbout • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Gather • Farm Store Here in Shelburne, we are in the midst of spring lambing and sugaring season, and the summer growing season is around the corner. Given that the remaining course of the pandemic is still uncertain, we have decided that we will not be opening many of our on-site programs and operations in 2021. […]
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