GREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER: Earth Care News from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) Febuary 2016 In this newsletter: VTIPL’s New Statewide Member Burlington Public Forum on Divestment “Merchants of Doubt” Film Showing “This Changes Everything” Film Showings “Changing Climate, Changing Minds” Faith Climate Action Week: April 15 – 24, 2016 Praying for Change New […]
Continue readingBreaking the “Green Ceiling” Top U.S. environmental organizations nurture diversity and leadership, offering new fellowships for recent graduates aimed at fostering conservation leaders Greenbelt, MD—Beginning on February 1, 2016, the Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Marine Conservation Diversity Fellowship Program, named in honor of a pioneering African-American female marine biologist, will accept applications from recent college […]
Continue readingLake Champlain Committee January Ripples E-news Tile Drain Advocacy In December 2015, LCC and a number of other environmental groups sent a letter to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Conservation urging them to take proactive actions to decrease environmental damage caused by agricultural tile drains. Read more… NY Environmental Protection Fund Gets […]
Continue readingBeetles Bees Butterflies: A Symposium on Vermont’s Pollinators Thursday, March 17, 2016 Join the conversation! Learn about the complex challenges facing pollinators in Vermont and help identify strategies to protect these essential species. Keynote speakers and panels of experts will examine the threats to pollinators and their critical role in preserving Vermont’s working lands and […]
Continue readingLocal + Social Enterprise Workshop Coming to Brattleboro! Click Here To Register Today! VBSR and Marlboro College Grad School are teaming up again! Following up on the success of last year’s partnership, we’re thrilled to present 2016’s Local + Social Enterprise Workshop. Most people agree that a healthy civil society is made up of three […]
Continue readingI wanted to spread the word to you both about our Climate Organizer Leadership Training next weekend, Feb. 6&7. It’s geared toward people who have already been involved in work around the climate and who want to gain more organizing skills. We are having a focus on student organizers and would really like to reach […]
Continue readingMiddlebury School of the Environment Summer 2016 We are still accepting applications for the Summer 2016 session of the Middlebury School of the Environment(MSoE), and financial aid is still available. Please pass this along to any of your undergraduate students who may be interested in a for-credit summer program that combines coursework in environmental studies […]
Continue readingWe ♥ Local Parsnips Recipe Contest Monday, February 1, 2016 (All day) to Sunday, February 14, 2016 (All day) Online (map) We’re all about celebrating the under-appreciated parsnip this winter, and what better way than to challenge you to a local parsnip recipe contest? Get creative with this hearty, understated root vegetable and you could […]
Continue readingThis winter, from February 11-13, the Vermont International Film Foundation is presenting the Global Roots Film Festival: The Middle East. The three-day event will be held in Contois Auditorium in downtown Burlington and will feature seven films from the Middle East, visiting filmmakers, receptions and food tastings. Student price tickets are available for all films. […]
Continue readingMark your calendars! On Wednesday, March 16, the RI Environmental Education Association and the U.S. Green Building Council Rhode Island will present a one-of-a-kind, think-outside-the-box, hands-on event open to designers, builders, facilities managers, educators, students, and other thinkers interested in whole school community approaches to climate change mitigation. Learn more here.