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Sustainability’s caste system can go to hell.
The Department of Change Sustainability’s new rules, 50 yrs old Sustainability’s caste system can go to hell. By Dave Newport
CarShare Vermont || December Honk & Wave
A PIP Family Saves Hundreds What’s that Smell? Uncovering the Prius “barnyard” aroma. Fleet Freshening The Fab Four will soon Retire. Read the whole newsletter here.
Vermont Community Garden Network December newsletter
The holiday finally season is upon us! Celebrate this wonderful time of the year with friends, family, and good food. Also, take time to consider how important it is to give back. Support the growth of vibrant communities in Vermont and help more people grow fresh and healthy food for themselves and their communities by making […]
Continue readingAASHE Bulletin – December 10: Montgomery County CC Institute Becomes Landfill-Free + More
See the whole bulletin here.
Vermont Natural Resources Council – December eBulletin – featuring Grace VonRabenstein ’14
VNRC to Grace vonRabenstein, Intern from Champlain College: Thank You, Thank You This month VNRC said goodbye to Grace vonRabenstein, a student in Champlain College’s Environmental Policy Program who has been helping us as an intern during the fall semester. Grace has been a huge help during a super busy time at VNRC. She’s assembled […]
Continue readingChittenden Solid Waste District || December 2013 Newsflash
December 2013 Newsflash
1. Creative ReUse Showcase call for entries
2.Seven ways to keep your holiday spirit out of the landfill
3. It’s beginning to look a lot like …. compost!
4. Want a waste-free school? We can help with that.
5. Vermont unveils new recycling, composting, and trash symbols
6. Check out CSWD’s video library!
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State draft plan addresses phosphorus pollution in Lake Champlain
From Vermont Digger: The state is undertaking a complex Lake Champlain cleanup that will likely alter the state’s farmland, forests and streams over the next decade. The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets released a draft plan for restoring the Lake Champlain Basin this month. The consortium must […]
Continue readingCap-and-trade generates $3.3 million for energy efficiency this year
From Vermont Digger Vermont’s efficiency utility received $3.3 million this year through the Northeast carbon cap-and-trade initiative. The money will be used to fund the state’s thermal efficiency program. Vermont participates in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade “market” among nine Northeastern states designed to cap regional greenhouse gas emissions and encourage states […]
Continue readingAASHE Bulletin December 2: Portland State U Defends Nature to Washington D.C. + More
https://www2.aashe.org/archives/2013/1203.php