Posted by Suzanne Bowles on 8-8-09 in Press | Comments Off on Sustainability Pioneers go to Solarfest, VT
On July 10-12th a band of Pioneers from the Valley caravanned to the Northern territories of Tinmouth, Vermont to enjoy the music and performing arts renewable energy festival Solarfest. This unique event started in 1995 in Middletown Springs, VT at the result of a dream of one of the founders. It has since multiplied in size and attracts artists, vendors, activists and innovators who are dedicated to the celebration of renewable energy and sustainable alternatives. The weekend of sustainable...
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What happens when you combine a group of like-minded activist and artists, an old school bus, gallons of green paint and vegetable oil? It is either going to be one heck of a party or the Vegan Bus. Probably both. The brain child of Derek Goodwin, the purpose of the bus is to “increase public awareness about the connections between dietary choice, personal health, cultural ethics, and globally sustainable ecology.” On Wednesday, July 29, Cafe Evolution, a vegan restaurant in...
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Earth Thrives is Run and Managed by Advocates of Green and Sustainable Action In the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, Where We Live!! Here are some of the valuable supporting staff and contributors: Rich RothGreenfield, MAPresident/CTO Rich has been interested in Biology and ecology since early school and grew up exploring the woods of Long Island, NY and sailing her waters. Entering RPI to study engineering the year of the first Earth Day, Rich focused his work in a variety of environmental...
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Big Breakthrough for Green Justice in Massachusetts! Dear Community Labor United Allies and Friends — The Massachusetts Green Justice Coalition won a victory for social justice and the environment yesterday when the state Energy Efficiency Advisory Council (EEAC) told the state’s utilities to add equity to their efficiency plans. The EEAC must approve the utilities’ programs, which collect $210 million annually from Massachusetts ratepayers for building energy efficiency. ...
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JOB TITLE: Nuestras Raíces Energy Enterprises President and CEO REPORTS TO: Board of Directors POSITION CONTINGENT UPON SECURING FINANCING AND CONTRACT FOR INITIAL PROJECT IN FALL 2009 COMPENSATION: Base: $50,000 Performance Bonus: up to $20,000 (includes commission pay tied to performance) plus benefits FSLA DESIGNATION Exempt DUTIES Oversees all day-to-day operations for the ESCO, with primary responsibility for project management, financial management and quality assurance. Secures...
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Shantigar Foundation and Western MA Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Future PresentMELTDOWN – VOICES FROM CHERNOBYLThe Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster A dramatic adaptation by Spencer Smith of the book by Svetlana AlexeivichReading directed by Ronald Rand MELTDOWN is a dramatic presentation that asks the question, “What if it happened here?” The voices in the play are those of Chernobyl survivors but the readers are local, from Western Massachusetts. So are the dangers of a...
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