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GREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER: Earth Care News from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light

GREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER: Earth Care News from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL)
August 2013

In this newsletter:
VTIPL Conference: Saturday, November 16, 2013
Film: Tipping Point Showings in W. Brattleboro, Greensboro
Climate Justice Activist to Speak at Goddard
Emergent Universe Oratorio
Draw the Line – 350.org Action to oppose Keystone XL
Derby Line Church Event Addresses Climate
Home Weatherization Skillshops
Two Programs from National Interfaith Power and Light
Senate to Take Up Energy Efficiency Bill
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From Grist Magazine: “Kids these days just don’t care about cars”

By Claire Thompson At Grist, we’ve been onto the trend of the youngs losing interest in driving for awhile now. And every time a new study or survey comes out to statistically corroborate the anecdotal evidence we see every day, we hear the same responses from skeptics — it’s just the economy, just a stage […]

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The future of sustainability: ethical governance

A new governance covenant, informed by sustainability’s principles and practices, must be more relevant to the unprecedented challenges we face on campus, in companies, in non-profits—and on the planet. By Dave Newport We don’t live in a dictatorship, says WorldBlu Founder Traci Fenton, so why must we work under one in our jobs? Fenton is […]

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The Vermont Bioenergy videos; showing now on YouTube!

The Vermont Bioenergy Program recently completed an exciting series of short videos covering 5 years of Vermont Bioenergy projects and the farms & people involved, and they’re gearing up to promote the videos featuring oilseeds to biodiesel, grass as a heating fuel, and algae to biofuels and wastewater management. All of the videos are now on the VSJF-Vermont Bioenergy […]

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