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Beat the Heat with Cool Training

from Common Good Vermont Blog on Jul 28, 2010 3:21:19 AM

Author: Lauren-Glenn Davitian

This summer, you can sit in your cool office and expand your mind. Brush up on Your Tech IQ with free seminars from Idealware. Learn to Tame the Data Monster (7/29) with the folks at NTEN. Get on top of your financial management skills with the Nonprofits Assistance Fund. Stay tuned for the complete Common [...] More...

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State Water Board Determines Delta Diversions Unsustainable

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 29, 2010 3:35:36 PM

A water weary reporter recently asked me why people should pay attention to the State Water Resources Control Board’s public trust flow recommendations, due to be finalized next week. “I mean, isn’t this just another report to sit on another shelf?” It’s a fair question, but adding more paper to more shelves was certainly not [...] More...

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The Gulf Bird Toll: How Low Can You Go?

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 29, 2010 2:38:50 PM

By Stacy Small, Ph.D.    Like crude oil, scientific comparisons can be slippery. When Americans first hear that “only” 2,900 dead birds have been collected and tallied in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP oil disaster, they can be forgiven for initially thinking that the Exxon Valdez spill was worse for wildlife. By the time the full story unfolds, this media myth [...] More...

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VYCC Supports BHW Park Project at the Archive Building

from Big Heavy World's Chronicle of Vermont-Made Music » Foundation News on Jul 29, 2010 2:01:55 PM

Author: Big Heavy Jim

Photos by Jim Lockridge. Big “THANKS!!!!” to the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps and the VYCC crew that spent this week improving our L.S. Gordon Store “Creamery Park” project. The L.S. Gordon Store in Starksboro was built in 1907 and is being gradually restored to its original condition while we create a scenic overlook adjoining it. The [...] More...

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Inside the Pringles Plant: Popping the Lid on Energy Savings

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 29, 2010 11:29:48 AM

By Julia Li, 2010 Climate Corps fellow at Procter & Gamble, MBA candidate at Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Member of Net Impact Sometimes doing the right thing feels like a drop in the bucket.  Such was the sentiment when I first became an EDF Climate Corps fellow at Procter & [...] More...

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Catch Share Design Case Study: Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Pilot Conservation Cooperation

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 29, 2010 11:13:58 AM

Our last case study in this week's Catch Share Conversation about harvesting cooperatives comes from the Gulf of Alaska. In 2007, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council implemented a five year pilot cooperative program in the commercial sector of the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Fishery. The program was designed to address problems of overcapacity and derby fishing and to meet various additional goals. After three years, the pilot program is meeting its goals of ending the race for fish, improving product quality, protecting shore plants and communities, and decreasing bycatch and discards.

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Holding Steady: Majority of Californians Support Clean Energy, Climate Plan

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 29, 2010 11:04:48 AM

The results are in from the 10th Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll on Californians and the Environment. Despite economic conditions, Golden State residents overwhelmingly support the state’s clean energy and clean air measure. What’s more, they strongly believe that aggressively pursuing cleaner energy and environmental protection is a ‘win-win’ proposition that will create jobs.  Twice [...] More...

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Crowdrise: A pretty good Social Fundraising, Online Giving and Volunteer Community

from Delicious/lgdavitian on Jul 29, 2010 2:31:10 AM

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The difference 30 feet can make in Hill Country water politics

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 28, 2010 3:19:27 PM

Guest blog written by Jennifer Walker. She works on water issues at the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. The fate of the Hill Country’s Trinity Aquifer and its associated rivers and springs was made a little clearer at a meeting held Monday night in Boerne, Texas.  The Texas Observer put together an excellent piece [...] More...

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Hot, Costly and Crowded: Electricity use and the summer of ‘10

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 28, 2010 11:00:33 AM

By Stuart DeCew, 2010 EDF Climate Corps fellow at RBS/ Citizens Financial Group, Joint degree MBA/MEM candidate at Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University, Member of Net Impact When I need a reminder of why RBS/Citizens Financial Group is investing in energy efficiency, I take a step outside [...] More...

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Shooting for the ST*RS : Building momentum in "The First 90 Days"

from Main Feed - Environmental Defense on Jul 28, 2010 10:57:52 AM

Congratulations!  You got the job!  You’ve just been promoted!  You won the project!  Now what?  Enter The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels. This book contains a highly tactical approach for building early momentum that will put you on a trajectory for success, regardless of whether you are in [...] More...

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