BEDROCK TO BIRDS: A WALK THROUGH TIME ON THE BURLINGTON COLLEGE LAND. March 21, 2-4pm Meet at the parking lot at Burlington College Dress for weather and BYO water All are welcome!! Join Save Open Space-Burlington (SOS-B) and Alicia Daniel, local University of Vermont Field Naturalist on an exploration of the natural history of the […]
Continue readingSave the date for this year’s Environmental Policy Career Panel! It is next Monday, March 23rd at 4 pm in the Morgan Room. Coming here are 3 professionals in the environmental field – a state legislator and farmer; the executive director of CarShare Vermont and an Energy expert at Vermont Energy Investment Corporation – to […]
Continue readingCourtesy of: CLARE INNES, CINNES@CSWD.NET, MARKETING COORDINATOR, CSWD, CHITTENDEN SOLID WASTE DISTRICT Green Mountain Compost in Williston is looking to fill three seasonal positions to help keep things going smoothly during the busiest time of year. For a complete description and information on how to apply, please visit https://cswd.net/about-cswd/job-openings/. Green Mountain Compost (https://www.greenmountaincompost.com) is the Chittenden Solid […]
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A reception on public health, economic development and creating vibrant communities for people of all ages, featuring national community design expert, Mark Fenton. Vermont Community Coalition successes will be displayed. April 16, 2015 4:00-6:00 pm Statehouse Cafeteria Montpelier, VT Mark Fenton is a public health, planning, and transportation consultant, and an adjunct Associate Professor at […]
Continue readingHelp our community and visitors sort out their waste into the proper compost, recycling, and/or trash bins. No experience necessary. We’ll teach you what you need to know. Get a nifty t-shirt and good karma in exchange. And there will be good, VT food for you too… Saturday, March 28 – Accepted Student Day #1 […]
Continue readingTitle: High Penetration of Renewable Energy: Challenges and Solutions Speaker: Andy Walker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Description: The renewable energy (RE) industry has had much success installing RE systems under net metering policies and benefiting from generous incentives from utilities and tax credits since 2005. Electricity from renewable energy resources grew to nearly 171 […]
Continue readingAs Spring arrives and the snow melts, lots of things start popping up all over Burlington – including heaps of nasty trash and recyclables that didn’t quite make it to where they were supposed to go. Please encourage your students to join the Center for Service and Civic Engagement in cleaning up our city on […]
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