Courtesy of Vermont Interfaith Power and Light Green Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News December 2017 In this newsletter: Please Donate to Support VTIPL! Deb Markowitz’s Keynote Address Posted on Website Burlington Community Comes Together on Paris Climate Accord Goals The ESSEX Plan Community Forums Town Meeting Day Resolutions Campaign Clean Water Network Meeting & […]
Continue readingcourtesy of the vermont research news Vermont Research News: Rain, road salt, taxes and more… November 15th, 2017 Center for Research on Vermont MORE RAIN EXPECTED The northeastern U.S. has experienced dramatic changes in precipitation over the past century. A study co-authored by Dr. Brian Beckage found that annual extreme participation was 53 percent higher from 1996-2014 than it was […]
Continue readingCourtesy of VBSR Investing in a Clean Water Economy September 27, 2017 1:00-2:30 PM Location: TruexCullins, 209 Battery Street, Burlington, VT Vermont’s reputation as a green state is threatened with continuing news of dangerous lake algae blooms, sewer overflows into our rivers, and toxic run-off from poorly planned development and agriculture. Cleaning […]
Continue readingCampus RainWorks Challenge EPA is pleased to announce the rules for the 2017 Campus RainWorks Challenge. On this page: About the 2017 Challenge Calendar How to Enter Prizes FAQs Cooperating Organizations About the 2017 Challenge What is the Challenge? Stormwater runoff is a significant source of water pollution in communities across the United States. The Campus […]
Continue readingLake Champlain International seeks volunteers for the following: Office support 1.a We need someone to help us build a simple database. This is not the variety that takes a degree in computing to create, just a straightforward knowledge of windows-based open-source software 1.b As always, we would love grantwriting and data entry support. Outreach support […]
Continue readingLake Champlain International still has one more internship to fill, split between the BLUE program and the Bring Back the Brookies campaign. Please have any interested students contact me directly at this email, or at 879 2016. Happy fall, Juliana Dixon Program Director Connect with Juliana Winner of the Prestigious U.S. EPA Environmental Merit Award Lake […]
Continue readingRegister for VT Interfaith Power & Light’s Annual Conference VTIPL’s 2017 conference, Building Local Resilience — Inspiring Climate Action!, will be on Saturday, October 21 from 10 am – 4 pm at First Congregational Church in Manchester, VT. Deb Markowitz, former Secretary of Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources, will be the Keynote Speaker. The conference also features six workshops in […]
Continue readingWe are in need of a quick learning, hard-working person (undergrad, graduate or just someone who has the background/interest, including high school students) to work up to ~20-25 hours a week (more is negotiable) in our Burlington Water Resources Division. This person would be working primarily with our Water Resource GIS/Asset Manager and our Stormwater […]
Continue readingThere are several upcoming volunteer needs with Lake Champlain International. Office support! Whee! I know this is everyone’s favorite way of spending a few hours – but you can spend them with me and a cup of coffee! Outreach opportunities: 2.1 May 20th, 8:00-5:00 Safe Boating Day at Apple Island Marina: ** High need! I […]
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