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Shift Your Shopping NOW!

Shift Your Shopping encourages residents and businesses to make a “Shift” by buying from local independent businesses for the holiday season. Shift Your Shopping offers a simple, powerful way to boost our economy and preserve and create jobs in our local communities. The campaign encourages residents to take job creation and economic concerns into their own hands by exercising their power to strengthen their own local economies. Numerous studies on the impact of buying from local...

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Greening Greenfield Film Series

Greening Greenfield Energy Committee presents… A FILM SERIES ON LIVING SUSTAINABLY     How can we as a community prepare for and even celebrate the changes we need to make as we come to the end of cheap energy?   November 30, 6:30 pm     St. James Church, Greenfield GASLAND The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a “Saudi Arabia of natural gas”, but is it safe? This film follows a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of...

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CITIZEN ACTION WORKSHOP

CITIZEN ACTION WORKSHOP Saturday September 24 3-6pm, UMass Amherst. MASSPIRG and The Public Interest Network are organizing a workshop on the best techniques for citizens to take action. It will cover how to plan a campaign and develop your campaign’s goals, strategies and tactics – and how to recruit volunteers and get people plugged into the thing you are passionate about. It’s a chance to learn, share ideas and connect with other environmentally active citizens as well as...

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Creating a Sustainable Future for Franklin County

Don’t miss out! Be part of Creating a Sustainable Future for Franklin County! Sept 22 – Sept 27 – Oct 5   The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is inviting us to a unique opportunity to come together and create a vision and roadmap that will move us toward a more Sustainable Future for the region.   FRCOG needs to hear from YOU!     What you can do: FRCOG has developed a short survey that asks you to tell them what your top priorities are! They are also offering three community...

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FAST TALK ABOUT FOOD: Lightning Talks and Networking

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FAST TALK ABOUT FOOD: Lightning Talks and Networking Showcasing the work of the Pioneer Valley higher education community on food, agriculture and food systems. Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 6-8 p.m. at Smith Vocational & Agricultural High School in Northampton A series of five-minute presentations * Facilitated networking experience *A simple meal of local origins will be served* Sponsored by PVGrows and its Higher Education Working Group, with support from the...

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Textile Recycling Kickoff Event

Saturday, September 17th Recycling Event including…Rigid Plastics, Textiles, Building Materials, Clothes, Food, Personal Care Products, Bicycles…Here’s the information about textiles… Textile Recycling Kickoff Event What is in your trash that doesn’t need to be there? According to Karen Bouquillon, Northampton’s Waste Management Supervisor, “stuff like ripped jeans, stained shirts and coats with broken zippers. New opportunities for recycling textiles have become...

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The Renewable Energy behind Solarfest; Its Volunteers

Pulling attendees from all over New England, Solarfest is an amazing venue to listen to great music, make purchases from eco-minded vendors, and learn from a great workshop series which offers something for everyone from children and beginners on sustainability and renewable energy to more advanced topics for seasoned veterans. This year was my second time in attendance and my first as a volunteer at this particular event. Some of the reasons I decided to help out include a friend who was also...

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FREE Webinars

Some Interesting FREE webinars: See below for descriptions & how to register… August 2011: Upcoming Climate and Energy Webcasts for State and Local Governments This message provides details about eight upcoming webcasts being offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and others. All webcasts are offered free of charge, but space may be limited. EPA State and Local Climate and...

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Resilient Businesses Small Business Summit

HIDDEN-TECH PRESENTS: RESILIENT BUSINESSES SMALL BUSINESS SUMMITSaturday, November 13, 2010, 10:00am – 3:00pm, Holyoke Community College Kittredge Center, registration required ($25), coffee from Deans Beans, register by Weds for complementary lunch Join us as Small business owners and their potential support systems come together to discuss the needs, challenges, and practices for creating and sustaining Resilient Small Businesses. Based on the un-conference design, 16 roundtable...

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Franklin County Green Drinks

Franklin County Green Drinks is on hold starting September 2011.  We’ve found that attendance has been down over the past few months and in the interest of making it a successful event for everyone that waiting until there is a higher interest level would be best. Please sign up on the left column to receive notifications of future events and feel free to contact us at info@earththrives.com if you are interested in helping to build this event back up or have any...

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Clean Energy Connections

Beyond Clean Energy Connections – using social networking Keeping the momentum going after this event is crucial — be involved in moving things forward at an increasing rate:“Think Global Act Local” only works when you know how to act. Clean Energy Connections is a yearly event that is part of the larger shift of focus in the valley and beyond ─ at EarthThrives.com, take what you saw and learned here and continue the effort when you get home. At:...

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Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities and Internships available with EarthThrives All opportunities are unpaid and run for a minimum of four (4) months. Those interested please contact Kirsten@earththrives.com with the information requested. The subject line of your email should indicate the position of interest. Positions open:– Journalist– Editor– New Media – Website Operations Journalism interns – write between 6 and 12 articles over a 4 month period, depending on credits...

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Become a Member

  Four easy steps and you’re on your way. (Wouldn’t it be nice if a greener planet was this simple?) Step 1 – Choose a plan that’s right for you or your business. If you are representing a non-profit or community group, skip to Form our Grassroots. Step 2 – Register for EarthThrives. This step is free for everyone and lasts forever. With your free registration you can submit relevant links, opt-in to our e-news, and receive special notifications. Step 3 –...

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Share Your Story

EarthThrives was built upon the idea of sharing our stories. Won’t you join us? Guidelines for Story Submission: Your story should be no more than 750 words long or 3 minutes of video. Writing should be well-written.  Both writing and videos should be interesting and relevant to our mission: following the lives of everyday people as they go green. Please do not include a phone number or email within your story.  There is a spot on the submission form for you to enter your email. Your...

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Posting a Press Release

As a member, you can make your event public knowledge with EarthThrives press release features.  If you are not a member, please visit our membership page for more information. When you are ready to submit, please include the following information: Business/Organization Name and Address Contact Name and Number Event Title A short, one paragraph description of the event Any costs or requirements for attendance A brief statement acknowledging Earth Thrives as a supporting organization. Please...

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Posting a Calendar Event

EarthThrives will help you spread the word about your green and sustainable events.  As a member, you or your group will be able to post all of your events to our calendar.  As a bonus feature, we use Google Calendars, which means anyone else who uses Google Calendars can subscribe directly to all the events we publish; they will show up automatically in their own daily-use calendar.  With the growing readership at EarthThrives, your event attendance will grow right along with us. Please use...

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