CT's Shoreline Greendrinks, Connecting Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford & West Haven

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CT's Shoreline Greendrinks,
Connecting Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford & West Haven
Come Gather, share ideas, make friends, and help reinvent a greener local economy.
This is a premium networking opportunity!
We meet every 4th Wednesday, except for November 19th 2009

Topic: Combined heat & power / cogeneration / distributed generation
A clean affordable bridge to renewable energy and an affordable way to lessen CT's peak generation woes. CT has the highest electrical rates of the Continental US, aren't you tired of paying for all that waste. I heard that 75 cents out of every dollar is spent on waste.

Diaken and Mitsubishi have amazing heat pumps, we will have plenty of people around to tell you all about them and cogen. LJ Grillo will be available to discuss his CT Wind-Park Plans! I had a bad fall after a meeting last week infront of the Parson's building, do not go out on the duck-pond side. Leaves buried the stairs and I slipped on them. Beware!

Time: November 19, 2009 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Location: Southport Brewing Company (SBC)
Street: 33 New Haven Ave
City/Town: Milford, CT 06460-3308
Website or Map: http://www.southportbrewing...
Phone:203-283-1441
Event Type: Greendrinks, meet-up
Organized By: Connecticut's citizens for progress, nonpartisan
Topic: Combined heat and power - Cogen, reduces peak and save money!

December 18, (Green Holiday Pot-Luck Dinner Party) - RSVP, Call Diane Vasseur 203-283-1441 or email ddmiddens@gmail.com, Green Celtic Holiday Music & Festive Fun

January's guest speaker:

1. Genevieve Salvatore, head of Milford's Economic Development Committee, will speak on Green Business Incubator.

2. David Cooper, Dean of Gateway Community College - The Center For A Sustainable Future & ReNew Haven

3. Jean Williams, 5 Million Green Jobs (5M), www.5milliongreenjobs.org & www.veterangreenjobs.org
Discussing the services (5M) offers veterans, job seekers and employers.

4. Announcing: An Affordable Grant Writing Class at Gateway Community College, with Linda L. Kobylarz
This is a class for people interested in empowering change through grants. Linda gives new meaning to Grant writing. Linda will re-inspire, educators, community organizers, green business owners, nonprofits, etc..
Contact: lindakoby@aol.com, Starts in February

5. Wine Tasting Soiree, Celebrating 2010's Green Spirit, Make Your Green Resolution, This Event Is Being Organized For January or February, Please RSVP if interested, ddmiddens@gmail.com,

6. Coming attraction: Recycle Bank!

7. All meetings or get-together canceled if it's snowing, although the locals show up anyway.

8. We meet every 4th Wednesday, until November 2010


Warmest Regards,
DD Vasseur 283-1441 & Dan German 494-8132

"Announcing:( Gateway Community College) Grant Writing Class, email: lindakoby@aol.com, Starts in February
Reinvent and enrich your community and/or your career with grant writing. Linda helps you see the possibilities and helps you navigate and explore new possibilities. She is a top tier professional, who graciously shares her practical well grounded but liberating knowledge with newbie grant writers. Linda can draw out the best in anyone. Her wisdom and compassion, yet tough no nonsense approach is very uncommon. She has my utmost respect and admiration. Sign up for her February Classes."
Diane Vasseur

THE TRUTH ABOUT A TABOO SUBJECT: NUCLEAR POWER

Thanks,
Joan Benham, Publicity Director
People's Action for Clean energy


THE TRUTH ABOUT A TABOO SUBJECT: NUCLEAR POWER
Nov. 21 Clean Energy Exposition, “Meltdown” Film, Panel Discussion

Date: November 21, 2009
Time: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Place: Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Ave., Hartford, CT
Sponsor: PACE (People’s Action for Clean Energy)
Event: Exhibits: environmental organizations and green companies; clean energy installers; “Meltdown” film; food; awards; panel discussion with experts

This event, which is free and open to the public, will expose one of the most taboo subjects of our time – nuclear energy. It is a rare opportunity to learn the truth about the dangers of nuclear power; discuss this taboo subject with experts; learn the facts, the cost and the issues; and help make Connecticut safer and healthier.

The realistic and riveting FX Channel film “Meltdown,” depicting nuclear power, nuclear weapons and depleted uranium, will be shown beginning at 4:00 pm,

From 5:00 to 7:00 pm, environmental organizations and companies will exhibit benign solutions to climate change such as solar, geothermal and wind technologies. Clean energy installers will also be on hand. Vegetarian pizza, non-alcoholic beverages and desserts will be available for a small charge.

The 7:00 program will begin with a brief PACE annual meeting, followed by awards to outstanding environmental and legislative leaders. A panel of experts will then present facts about the ramifications of the nuclear power industry, including the inextricable link between domestic power and military weapons. The distinguished panelists are the director of Three Mile Island Alert, (www.tmia.com) and the staff of Beyond Nuclear, (www.beyondnuclear.org). Questions from the audience will be encouraged.

The presentation will include little-known facts such as routine emissions of cancer-causing isotopes into the air, land and water; unworkable evacuation plans; reactor leaks; personal protection items; impact on DNA; unprotected fuel rod storage; insufficient protection against terrorism; inability to help climate change; unsolved waste problems; prohibitive taxpayer costs; extension of plants’ licenses; and uranium mining dangers.

For more information, go to www.pace-cleanenergy.org or call 860 693 4813.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO BE HONORED AT NOV. 21 PACE EVENT

Environmental and legislative leaders will be honored on November 21 at a PACE event (Nuclear Power: The Truth) following a Clean Energy Expo. Starting at 7:15 p.m., Lifetime Achievement awards will be presented to Eric Epstein, of Three Mile Island Alert, and to the staff of Beyond Nuclear. Their brave and long-standing efforts are critical to the health and safety of U.S. citizens.

Legislative awards will be presented to Rep. Sean Williams (R), Watertown, and Rep. Vickie Nardello (D), Prospect, for their outstanding leadership during the last legislative session on clean energy legislation. As committed, dedicated and tireless advocates of safe energy, their hard work helped the State House of Representatives to unanimously support safe energy. In addition, "Rising Sun" awards will be presented to new legislators Rep. Lonnie Reed (D), Branford, Rep. Matthew Lesser(D), Middletown, and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D),Cheshire, for their critical and effective support of this issue.

Christopher Phelps, of Environment Connecticut, will receive an organization award and Adam Ney, of Buildingctgreen.com, will receive a business/media award. A special award will be presented to Avon Old Farms School in memory of Michael Stradley for the installation of solar panels on its ice rink, the largest operating solar array of any private school in New England.

Bioenergy Summit events

POET to showcase cob harvesting at future site of cellulosic ethanol production
[ November 3, 2009; ] Press ReleasePOET 10/8/09Project LIBERTY Field Day to feature pre-commercial equipment, demonstrations Area farmers will see new and pre-commercial equipment in action harvesting corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol next month at Project LIBERTY Field Day in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Farmers, agricultural equipment manufacturers, POET representatives and state and federal officials will be at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg on Tuesday, [...] [...more]

Introduction to Biodiesel Fuel
[ November 5, 2009 6:00 pm to November 7, 2009 1:00 pm. ] MATC is offering their hands-on "Introduction to Biodiesel Fuel" course again this fall. Excellent course for anyone involved or thinking of getting technically involved with biodiesel fuel as equipment specialist or producer of fuel. This is a three day short-course, 1 credit. Click Here to download the flyer. [...more]

2009 AIChE Annual Meeting: Nashville, TN
[ November 8, 2009 6:00 am to November 13, 2009 6:00 am. ] The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. A wide range of subjects relevant to the latest research and newest technologies in emerging growth areas will be covered. Highlights of the 2009 meeting will include: * 61st Institute Award Lecture * Professional Progress Award Lecture * SBE's James E. [...] [...more]

E32009: The Midwest’s Premier Energy, Economic and Environmental Conference
[ November 17, 2009; ] St. Paul, MN - A signature program of the Institute on the Environment, the E3 conference is hosted annually by the University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment. The conference showcases current technologies, environmental benefits and market opportunities in renewable energy. Each November, scientists, movers and shakers, and policymakers from across the [...] [...more]

United Nations Climate Change Conference
[ December 7, 2009 12:00 am to December 18, 2009 12:00 am. ] Copenhagen. [...more]

Midwestern Transmission: Balancing Planning and Priorities
[ December 7, 2009 to December 8, 2009. ] Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN - There is tremendous pressure at both state and national levels to integrate more renewable energy into the grid. However, the discussions can get heated when talking about what transmission is really needed, who will control the siting and operation of the new transmission, and what is ultimately [...] [...more]

International Biomass Conference & Expo.
[ May 4, 2010 12:00 am to May 6, 2010 12:00 am. ] Minneapolis, MN - The 2009 BIOMASS program will include more than 90 speakers, including 72 technical presentations on topics ranging from anaerobic digestion and gasification to pyrolysis and combined heat and power, with six customized tracks: Crop Residues Dedicated Energy Crops Forest & Wood Processing Residues Livestock and Poultry Wastes MSW, Urban Wastes & Landfill Gas Food Processing Residues [...more]

2010 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
[ June 14, 2010 6:30 am to June 17, 2010 1:30 pm. ] St. Louis, Missouri - The Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo provides the global ethanol industry with cutting-edge content and unparalleled networking opportunities in a dynamic business-to-business environment. The FEW is the largest, longest running ethanol conference in the world - and the only event powered by Ethanol Producer Magazine. Register as an attendee Submit abstracts for speaking [...] [...more]

NORTHEAST COMBINED HEAT AND POWER INITIATIVE 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

NORTHEAST COMBINED HEAT AND POWER INITIATIVE
2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- Speaker Update -

November 17th, 2009 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Lincoln Campus Center, Rm. 163
University of Massachusetts - Amherst

REGISTER HERE
Register before November 7th for the Early Bird Special!!! On Nov 6th

Come join us for this year’s conference on the latest developments in combined heat and power. The conference will include presentations on new incentives available to CHP projects, new programs further supporting the development of CHP, and recent lessons from around New England and beyond.

Keynote Speaker:
Commissioner Philip Giudice, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Scheduled Speakers:
Session 1 : Regulatory Developments

Gerry Bingham Mass DOER
Roy Crystal EPA Region 1
Mark Mininberg Hospital Energy

Session 2: Financial Developments

Ed Kear NYSERDA
Tim Roughan National Grid
Warren Ferguson GE Energy

Keynote Speaker:

Philip Giudice Mass DOER

Session 3: Case Studies

Ray Jackson UMass Amherst
Patricia Stanton Conservation Services Group

Session 4: District Energy

Robert Thornton IDEA
John Moynihan Burrstone Energy Center

The day will conclude with a tour of the UMass CHP Plant.

*Please note the room change from Rm. 101 to the new location, Rm. 163.

For more information about this meeting please contact Michael Behrmann at northeastchp@yahoo.com

Driving/Parking Direction:

It is recommended that attendees park in the parking garage located adjacent to the Lincoln Campus Center.

Directions to Campus: http://www.umass.edu/visitorsctr/Directions_to_Campus/

Campus Map: http://www.umass.edu/visitorsctr/Campus_Map/

Parking on Campus: http://parking.umass.edu/index.php/home/

lecture about ocean acidification,Come hear Dr. Suatoni discuss how science influences policy, using Ocean Acidification, Climate Change's Evil Twin : Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Another -----Original Message-----
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Subject: [CTEnvL] Nov 3 Lecture on & Policy

The Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems is pleased to announce
the next lecture in this year's Curtis and Edith Munson Conservation
Lecture Series --
Ocean Acidification: A New Challenge for Researchers and Policy Makers
"Can Ocean Acidification Influence Climate Policy?"

Dr. Lisa Suatoni, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council

Come hear Dr. Suatoni discuss how science influences policy, using
examples from global warming and ocean acidification.

---Martha M. Smith
---Director
---Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems
---Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
---195 Prospect Street
---New Haven, Connecticut 06511
---telephone (203) 432-3026
---fax (203) 432-5942

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, Energy Education Webinar - Monday, November 23, 2009 3:30 PM End Date/Time: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:00 PM Recurring Event: One time event, Teaching the Teachers CCEF has begun an ambitious effort to train teachers in solar energy education. (860) 257-2882 or email beth.piggush@ctcleanenergy.com, The schedule for Fall 2009 workshops is being developed. Please check back for more information.

Energy Education Webinar

Start Date/Time: Monday, November 23, 2009 3:30 PM
End Date/Time: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:00 PM
Recurring Event: One time event


Description:

Learn about the FREE energy education programs available for grades k-12 for your local schools. Presented by CT Clean Energy Fund, CT Energy Efficiency Fund and the Institute for Sustainable Energy. For more information please email lcei@ctcleanenergy.com
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Teaching the Teachers

CCEF has begun an ambitious effort to train teachers in solar energy education. Cities and towns that have committed to 20% clean energy by 2010 are eligible to send up to two teachers to workshops focused on solar energy education at the 9th grade level.

The Learning for Clean Energy Innovation (LCEI) initiative started with a group of eight volunteer science teachers in Glastonbury, Milford, and West Hartford and is gradually being rolled out to other cities and towns. The ultimate goal is to use monitoring software linked to solar panels on schools and other buildings to collect operating data for students to analyze. Lessons will link together energy conservation, electricity, and solar energy.

The solar energy lessons are aligned with the Connecticut Core Science Curriculum Framework and will serve as alternative lessons for the Energy Transformations module of the 9th grade standards. The Solar Education Unit was developed with the support of the Department of Education, a working group consisting of experts from the education field in Connecticut, and an education consultant.


The Next Workshop Training

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund would like to invite science teachers working with the 9th grade science frameworks to participate in one of two scheduled professional development workshops this fall. Each workshop offers training and materials in addition to Continuing Education Units (CEU's) for all participants. Complete solar tool kits are available for teachers from 20% by 2010 communities. The LCEI program is a test pilot program and space is limited to one hundred teachers.

The schedule for Fall 2009 workshops is being developed. Please check back for more information.

For questions please contact Beth Piggush at the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund; (860) 257-2882 or email beth.piggush@ctcleanenergy.com.

CT NOFA, Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

CT NOFA Organic Harvest Celebration
& Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 7, 2009
New Haven, CT

CT NOFA Getting Started in Organic Farming
Saturday, January 30, 2010
New Haven, CT

CT NOFA Cultivating an Organic
Connecticut Conference
March 2010

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NOFA Organic Land Care Events

compost tea workshop

NOFA 2009 Update Course for
Accredited Professionals
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sturbridge, MA

9th Annual Course in Organic Land Care
January 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 2010 (Snow Date: Jan. 21) Newburyport, MA

January 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 2010 (Snow Date: Jan. 29)
New Haven, CT

Feb. 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 2010 (Snow Date: Feb. 17)
Elmsford, NY

Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2010 (Snow Date: Feb. 27) Providence, RI

China is doing more to tackle climate change than it gets credit for According to a new report from the World Resources Institute, China is on track to meet its main climate change target, which is a 20 percent reduction in energy intensity by the end of next year.

Michael von Bülow 30/10/2009 09:05
In spite of all its polluting factories and coal-fired power plants, China might be better than its reputation climate-wise, New Scientist reports.

A new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI), a respected environmental think tank based in Washington DC, tells that the country is doing more to tackle climate change than it gets credit for. In fact, its environmental standards exceed those of the United States in some key areas.

"China is making substantial progress in controlling its emissions of climate gases," says Deborah Seligsohn, author of the report.

According to the WRI study, China is on track to meet its main climate change target, which is a 20 percent reduction in energy intensity – the amount of energy used per US dollar of gross domestic product – by the end of next year. This would put a brake on the growth of the country's carbon dioxide emissions.

China is also making good progress towards its goal of generating 15 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, according to the report. By the end of the next decade the country will have 150 gigawatts of wind power installed – over five times the current US level.

One in 10 Chinese homes already have solar heaters, with the number growing by 20 percent each year.

Coal-fired power plants are also more efficient in China than in the US. The thermal efficiency of US stations – the fraction of heat turned into electrical energy – settled at just under 33 percent in the early 1960s. The efficiency of China's plants has been rising steadily and now exceeds 35 percent.

CT's Gubernatorial Candidates need to debate this topic: Why is CT one of five states spend more on corrections than they do on higher education. Those states are Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, Oregon, and Vermont. However, the average state spends about 65 percent more on higher education than on corrections. —JJ Hermes,

February 29, 2008 gubernatorial
5 States Spend More on Prisons Than on Higher Education, Report Says

While one of its findings made more headlines — that about one out of every 100 U.S. adults is behind bars — a recently released report from the Pew Center on the States also shows that increases in states’ corrections budgets are far surpassing those for higher education.

From 1987 to 2007, the amount that states spent on corrections increased 127 percent, more than six times the 21-percent increase that states directed to higher education over the same period, according to the report.

The report also showed that for the first time, five states spend more on corrections than they do on higher education. Those states are Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, Oregon, and Vermont. However, the average state spends about 65 percent more on higher education than on corrections. —JJ Hermes

Translation:"CONNECTICUT'S DISENFRANCHISED Taxed To Pay For Our Own DISENFRANCHISEMENT"

LeVar Burton- The Science of Peace, It's time to make this an afterschool Club, it's fascinating!

LeVar Burton- The Science of Peace

http://www.scienceofpeace.com/

Our Mission: To introduce cutting edge information and technology from leading scientists who are uncovering the real causes of conflict and the tools for peace.

"The day science begins to study non physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."
-Nikola Tesla

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It's time for afterschool energy clubs in every city that collaborate and create educational energy expo's. Wireless Electricity Delivered Over Distance, http://www.witricity.com/index.html. source green2gold, Tesla was and is still far ahead of his time

News Posts
Wireless Electricity Delivered Over Distance
Posted Fri Oct 09 at 06:49 AM

http://www.witricity.com/index.html

Cell phones, game controllers, laptop computers, mobile robots, even electric vehicles capable of re-charging themselves without ever being plugged in. Flat screen TV’s and digital picture frames that hang on the wall—without requiring a wire and plug for power. Industrial systems and medical devices made more reliable by eliminating trouble prone wiring and replaceable batteries. WiTricity Corp. is working to make this future a reality, developing wireless electricity technology that will operate safely and efficiently over distances ranging from centimeters to several meters—and will deliver power ranging from milliwatts to kilowatts.

WiTricity Corp.’s vision is to develop a family of wireless electric power components that will enable OEM’s in a broad range of industries and applications to make their products truly “wireless.” Wireless electric power delivered over room scale distances, and with high efficiency. Wireless electric power that is safe for people and animals. Wireless electric power—imagine no more… it’s here!

A Victory For America's Small Businesses - America's Job Generators. Have you heard the great news? Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he is sending a health care reform bill to the full Senate with a robust public option!

Chris Dodd for Connecticut

Dear Friend,

Have you heard the great news? Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he is sending a health care reform bill to the full Senate with a robust public option.

This is a huge victory for us. It came after days of negotiations, where I joined Senator Reid, Senator Max Baucus, and others. Every day I walked into those negotiations, I knew that I wasn't speaking for myself alone. I was speaking for you and for everyone who shares our belief that real reform of our health care system must include an effective public option that keeps insurance companies honest.

Your support, including the powerful personal stories many of you have shared with me, made it possible for me to move these negotiations in a positive direction. You had a direct hand in the victory that put the public option in this bill, and you should be very proud.

I am extremely optimistic that a health care reform bill with a public option will make it to President Obama's desk for his signature. But make no mistake -- this fight is not over yet.

Our opponents -- including corporate health care interests and virtually all of the Republicans in Congress -- will do everything they can to stand in the way of health care reform. If they are successful, we won't have a public option in the bill. They'd prefer it if we didn't have any reform at all!

I will be calling on you again in this fight. I will need your support, just as I did at that negotiating table. And with your help, I know we will succeed in passing reform that ensures every American has quality, affordable health care.

Congratulations on this great victory, and thank you for everything.

Sincerely,

Chris

JOHN McCAIN -- TOP RECIPIENT OF TELECOM CASH -- UNVEILS BILL TO BLOCK NET NEUTRALITY, progress@americanprogressaction.org

UNDER THE RADAR

TECHNOLOGY -- JOHN McCAIN -- TOP RECIPIENT OF TELECOM CASH -- UNVEILS BILL TO BLOCK NET NEUTRALITY: On Thursday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) thrust himself into the technology issues debate by introducing the "Internet Freedom Act." The legislation would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from making sure that Internet service providers don't create a pay-for-play system where they could selectively block or slow content and applications. "This government takeover of the Internet will stifle innovation, in turn slowing our economic turnaround and further depressing an already anemic job market," read McCain's press release. "Outside of health care, the technology industry is the nation's fastest growing job market. ... Just this month, Google and Yahoo both released positive earnings reports." It's ironic that McCain cited Google and Yahoo as examples of why net neutrality rules need to be blocked given the fact that both companies have said that without such measures, the "longstanding openness of the Internet" will be threatened. However, telecoms largely support blocking net neutrality rules, and McCain is a long-time friend of these businesses. McCain was the top recipient of campaign contributions from the telecom industry in the past two years, taking in $894,379. Even as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee from 1997 to 2001 and again from 2003 to 2005, McCain made sure to craft technology rules that benefited his campaign donors. He opposed a program designed to provide discounts to schools and libraries to connect to the Internet and supported large telecom mergers. McCain is an unlikely point person for technology policy. Just last year, called himself a computer "illiterate who has to rely on my wife for all of the assistance that I can get." In July 2008, he said he has "never felt the particular need to e-mail."
progress@americanprogressaction.org
http://thinkprogress.org

WWW.TreeHugger.com, Forests a big focus at Governors' Global Climate Summit 2, by Roberta Cruger, Los Angeles on 10. 3.09 Business & Politics (news)

Forests a big focus at Governors' Global Climate Summit 2
by Roberta Cruger, Los Angeles on 10. 3.09
Business & Politics (news)
Buzz up!

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he'd be back to co-host the second Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, this past week he addressed the group again saying this reprise will be better than most movie sequels ("except for mine," added the Governator). US governors gathered with international governors from Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria, and The Philippines, from Tuesday September 29-October 3. Also present were Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the EPA, Energy Department representatives, a delegation from the UN, and a host of others trying to gather steam leading up to COP15. One of the themes: don't leave out forest.

The other theme: listen up. Though these type of events are often about speeches reiterating the alarming problems and bragging about commitments to change, Schwarzenegger plans to attend COP15 to speak on behalf of the "subnationals" with findings from this summit, praising the grassroots efforts of regional governments creating a green revolution. Ticking off the list of actions taken since last year, he included India's installation of billion solar lights to replace kerosene lamps in rural communities.

The confab opened with Harrison Ford addressing the crowd, showing Conservation International's Teamwork video, asking for all to "Get off our butts and get in the game" to save the forests, which doesn't require a huge R&D investment, like hybrid vehicles. In the webcast opening ceremony the UN's Olav Kjørven, Assistant Secretary-General said they were meeting to "Ramp it up" for COP15, so lots of dazzling facts, figures and announcements ensued during the opening ceremonies.

More than 200 speakers addressed the conference, ranging from former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, primatologist Jane Goodall, and Hot, Flat and Crowded author Thomas Friedman, along with diplomats, executives, NGOs, and academics to cover an agenda ranging from water and oceans to forests and green jobs. Titles of panel sessions included "Moving Goods with Less Carbon" and "Breaking the Deadlock." With all the networking that happens at conferences, partnerships will create connections to achieve the officially stated goal: to expand and strengthen "cooperative efforts...in support of, the next global agreement on climate change."

Adapting to climate change Governors put their heads together, October 19, 2009 posted by Dr. Amber Jenkins

Adapting to climate change
Governors put their heads together October 19, 2009
posted by Dr. Amber Jenkins
2:45 PST

An assortment of luminaries attended the Governors’ Global Climate Summit earlier this month, ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Tony Blair to Harrison Ford. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s very own Kevin Hussey (pictured) was there to preview our interactive tool.
An assortment of luminaries attended the Governors’ Global Climate Summit earlier this month, ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Tony Blair to Harrison Ford. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s very own Kevin Hussey (pictured) was there to preview our Eyes on the Earth interactive tool.

“When we come together and work as a team, we can achieve the seemingly impossible.” So began the Governors’ Global Climate Summit (GGCS), held in Los Angeles at the beginning of this month, on a hopeful note.

Billed as a stepping stone to the U.N. climate treaty talks in Copenhagen this December, the GGCS brought a variety of movers and shakers together: governors from regions and states all over the world, U.N. officials, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Jane Goodall (the world’s foremost authority on chimpanzees and an avid conservationist), to name but a few. It was the second time California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had co-hosted the event, having promised to return last year with his signature line “I’ll be back”.

As Gary Gero, president of Climate Action Reserve, said at the meeting, “Subnational governments are the ones that are going to be ultimately responsible for implementing much of what gets negotiated at the discussions in Copenhagen. We have to make sure that their voice is heard.”

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agreed: “For too many years, states, cities and towns concerned about climate change have had to go it alone — typically without federal partnership, and sometimes with aggressive federal opposition.” That’s why she announced in her speech on the opening day of the summit that the EPA would be moving forward on its own with a new proposal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with or without stronger climate legislation from Congress and the Senate. It plans to use the Clean Air Act to regulate the emissions of facilities that produce more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year and to ensure that they adopt the most efficient technologies when they are built or upgraded.

While mitigating (trying to minimize) climate change is crucial, Dr. Stephen Schneider of Stanford University explained that for most countries it will be a case of adaptation, not mitigation. “The primary victims [of climate change] are those who did the least to cause the damage.”

Water issues were top of the agenda. Rick Miles, minister of the environment of New Brunswick, Canada, put it this way: “Climate mitigation is all about energy. Climate adaptation is all about water.” Sea level rise is a major concern for both small island states.....

http://climate.nasa.gov/blogs/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowBlog&NewsID=192

Climate Change Action! “It Ain’t Over ‘Til We Get To Copenhagen.”

Milford, West Haven, Stratford Greendrinks, To be put on the email list, email ddmiddens@gmail.com, just write (Greendrinks list) to be included

Topics For Discussion:
A. We Are Creating A Green Business/Jobs Incubator, We are the change, we want to see!


FYI - Greendrinks are held world wide, people gather informally, share green ideas and good cheer. To start a Greendrinks: picking a location, inviting friends, ask your friends to invite friends, beverages are sipped with or without alcohol it’s up to you and your friends, discuss green ideas and news, and have fun! Greendrinks can be held at churches, homes, businesses, town halls, bars and restaurants. Greendrinks are self organizing, that’s why you bring a friend and they invite a friend.

Simple, informative, free and fun.

Warmest Regards,

New Haven joins others in global climate change action - CTPost, CT Environmental Headlines NEW HAVEN, NEW YORK — Activists held events around the world Saturday to mark the number they say the world needs to reach to prevent disastrous climate change: 350.

New Haven joins others in global climate change action – CTPost ...
Oct 25, 2009 ... the TNC Conservation Blog · CT Energy Blog · CT Green Scene · CT News Junkie ... For more information about the 350.org event in New Haven, ... in Fair Haven after the event on the green for the Transition Road Show, ... events mark magic number on climate change – The Connecticut Post Online. ...
environmentalheadlines.com/ct/.../global-events-mark-magic-number-on-climate-change-ctpost-ct-environmental-headlines/

http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2009/10/25/global-events-mark-magic-number-on-climate-change-ctpost-ct-environmental-headlines/

CTSI launches innovative membership program for energy-related clean technology start-ups, Driving Clean Technologies to Market

http://www.ct-si.org/

CTSI launches innovative membership program for
energy-related clean technology start-ups
Serving the clean tech community in the economic downturn is a priority for CTSI. We are offering in-kind/no-cost membership to companies needing assistance, and willing to help build stonger, long-term markets for clean technologies.

2010 CTSI Annual Meeting
Clean Technology 2010
June 21-25, 2010, Anaheim, California

Upcoming Events

* 5th Annual Conference on Clean Energy
Boston: Nov 12-13
* DJ Alt Energy Innovations
Redwood City, CA: Nov 17-18
* ACORE Phase II Policy Forum
DC: Nov 20
* ASA Water Footprinting
SFran: Dec 2-3

Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Driving the digital economy. Information Industry Summit, The SIIA Information Industry Summit conference features global thought-leaders offering their unique perspectives on the industry. As a speaker or attendee, you will join your peers for an open dialogue on driving the digital economy.

Stay informed. Get involved. Surpass your competition.

Information Industry Summit
Information Industry Summit Call For:

* Speakers: We seek executives able to share their opinions, insights and strategies. Speaker submissions are open through October 30.
* Previews Presenters: Early-stage, innovative content companies (publishers, aggregators and technology companies) are invited to apply to present before an audience of potential partners, customers, investors, and acquirers. Applications are due November 18.
* Sponsors: Check out our new sponsorship packages, which have been revamped to provide each sponsor with ownership of a key conference element.

If you are a blogger, journalist or reporter and are interested in attending the SIIA Information Industry Summit conference, please apply for press credentials.

About the Summit

During the past eight years, the SIIA Information Industry Summit has earned its reputation as the digital information industry's flagship conference. This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of very few forums providing strategic guidance to senior business leaders representing publishers, content technology companies, bankers, analysts, bloggers and press.

Corporate and business development executives interested in sourcing new companies, as well as venture capitalists and other bankers, will enjoy the SIIA Previews portion of the program, where CEOs of innovative companies provide 5-minute presentations followed by Q&A.

New in 2010 -- the Content CODiE Awards will move from the West Coast to New York City. Join SIIA on January 26 to attend the Content CODiE Awards Dinner and experience the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program showcasing the information industry's finest products and services. Registration for the SIIA Information Industry Summit includes registration to attend the Content CODiE Awards Dinner.
HIGHLIGHTS:

* Thought-leadership: The SIIA Information Industry Summit conference features global thought-leaders offering their unique perspectives on the industry. As a speaker or attendee, you will join your peers for an open dialogue on driving the digital economy.
* Networking: The SIIA Information Industry Summit conference, Previews, and the CODiE Awards provide significant networking opportunities among the people whose companies create, distribute and aggregate content; as well as the bankers, investors, consultants, recruiters and technology providers who assist them. To facilitate networking, we will provide the contact list of registrants to all attendees prior to the conference.
* Strategy: To fully leverage the value of the SIIA Information Industry Summit conference, we encourage your company to send its senior management team to participate. Register now to attend the SIIA Information Industry Summit, SIIA Previews, and the Content CODiE Awards.

STEERING COMMITTEE

Thank you to the Information Industry Summit steering committee for helping develop the Summit agenda and sessions.

* Greg Brown, DSCS
* Diane Burley, Nstein Technologies, Inc.
* Stephen Cohen, Innodata Isogen
* Kate Collins, KC Consulting
* Jim Cornehlsen, Future Search LLCM
* Carr Davis, ASC Partners, LLC
* Hal Espo, Contextual Connections
* Kathy Greenler Sexton, BLR
* Peter Jackson, Thomson Reuters
* Jim Kollegger, Genesys Partners
* Randy Marcinko, MEI Inc./ Groxis
* Teri Mendelsohn, Mendelsohn Consulting
* Dan Miller, Neighborhood America
* Robin Neidorf, Free Pint LTD
* Brad Pickar, Infosys Technologies LTD
* Debby Richman, Consultant
* Larry Schwartz, Newstex
* David Sidman, Linkstorm
* Steve Sieck, SKS Advisors
* Tom Vos, Curran Partners

ABOUT THE SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)

The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to 500 leading software and information companies.
ABOUT THE SIIA CONTENT DIVISION

The Content Division of the Software & Information Industry (SIIA) provides a forum for companies that produce information products and the technologies that support them.

Through this forum we seek to protect, promote and inform the industry by helping members meet their policy, business development and education needs. We will also be the industry thought leaders around the best practices in business models, licensing, social media and workflow products.

NARI Offers Certification for Green Remodelers

FYI – recent news, resources and upcoming events

1. Eight Materials Exchanges join NERC’s Pilot Network

2. NARI Offers Certification for Green Remodelers

3. Contractor ToolKit for Recycling and Using Recycled Industrial Materials

4. Introduction to Going Green: Sustainable Construction and Renovation (Naugatuck Community College)

5. ReCONNstruction Center Turns 4

6. NEXT Materials Reuse Network/deconstruction meeting

7. NEXT Gypsum Wallboard Recycling Stakeholders group meeting (GWB from new construction only)

1. Eight Materials Exchanges Join NERC’s Pilot Network

Through an EPA grant NERC has been developing pilot online network of Materials Exchanges. Through this network it will be possible to search the databases of materials available in all the Exchanges through one query. Eight Exchanges are participating in the pilot:

* ReConnstruction Center (CT)
* SWIX Waste Xchange (FL)
* Massachusetts Material Trader
* EcoStar Exchange (MA)
* North Carolina C&D Material Trader (website being developed)
* New York C&D Material Trader (website being developed)
* Rhode Island Resource Xchange
* Vermont Business Materials Exchange

Through the project, NERC has provided the participant Exchanges with up-to-date and secure individual websites which can easily be networked. iWasteNot Systems is providing the technical resources for this project. We are in the process of designing the Reuse Marketplace website; when this is completed the individual Exchanges will be networked, and beta testing of the site and search tool will begin.

For more information, contact Mary Ann Remolador, NERC’s Assistant Director.



2. NARI Offers Certification for Green Remodelers http://greensource.construction.com/news/071026NARI.asp

The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), working with GreenHome Guide, has developed a certification program for remodeling professionals using green building techniques.

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Applicants must have five years of remodeling experience, have been focused on green remodeling techniques for at least three years, and have 16 hours of continuing education related to green building. They must also pass a test, drawn in part from the Green Building Guidelines developed by the National Association of Home Builders, that covers building science principles, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and deconstruction techniques, among other topics.

NARI organizes study groups for all of its certification programs through its local chapters.

For more information: www.nari.org/certify/

This article was produced by BuildingGreen, Inc.- www.buildinggreen.com



3. The Contractor ToolKit For Recycling and Using Recycled Industrial Materials http://www.agc.org/cs/recycling_toolkit





4. Introduction to Going Green: Sustainable Construction and Renovation
November 14 and 21, Naugatuck Valley Community College, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

This a six-hour course for contractors and builders will focus on design methods as well as provide an overview of construction and operation of a green building. It will cover how to become a LEED® Accredited Professional and how to find LEED® Accredited Professionals to assist with construction or renovation of residential and commercial buildings. The fee is $110.00. For more information, call Ann Travers 203-575-8197 or to register, call 203-575-8029.

5. ReCONNstruction Center – Celebrated its 4th anniversary this October! Congrats to The ReCONNstruction Center!!

6. NEXT Materials Reuse Network/deconstruction & building materials reuse meeting: Tuesday, November 17th 2pm, DEP Main Headquarters, 79 Elm Street, Hartford. For more info or to be put on the e-distribution list, contact Sherill.Baldwin@ct.gov.

7. NEXT Gypsum Wallboard Recycling Stakeholders group meeting: Thursday, December 3rd 2pm, DEP Main Headquarters, 79 Elm Street, Hartford. For more info or to be put on the e-distribution list, contact Sherill.Baldwin@ct.gov.