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BLOG Featured PostEvent: Conference on Civic Health in ColumbusPosted on 11-06-2009 at 10:36 AM by Emily Knoll
click here for complete postEvent: GJ/GNY Statewide Stakeholder's meeting in BuffaloPosted on 11-06-2009 at 10:34 AM by Emily Knoll
Here’s some information about the act from the Center for Working Families: “Green Jobs/Green Homes NY (GJ/GH NY) is a blueprint for an unprecedented statewide initiative to retrofit one million homes in five years. The program will make New York homes energy efficient, lower fossil fuel emissions, and combat climate change….This public/private initiative will be the largest residential retrofit program ever initiated: a model for the nation at a critical moment in national energy planning.” click here for complete postIssue Focus: Building RehabPosted on 11-04-2009 at 6:27 PM by Sarah SzurpickiRehab is bringing some corners of our cities back into prosperity. And I don’t mean the Amy Winehouse version–I’m talking about the rehabilitation of the building stock that we invested in 60, 80, or 100 years ago. Oftentimes historic renovations seem to be the result of a nebulous culture of rehabbing. But cities and states can tactically choose to embrace historic preservation as a strategy for revitalizing downtowns… click here for complete postPhoto of the Week: Rusche.Etsy's from BuffaloPosted on 11-03-2009 at 06:28 AM by Emily KnollThe Massachusetts Avenue Project has been using this purple van as their Mobile Market since July of this year. The group brings organic, locally-grown, and affordable produce, to Buffalo’s low-income neighborhoods. Most of the produce is made locally and cultivated through education and resources to Buffalo’s low-income neighborhoods and beyond. The Mobile Market program is just one of several projects that are providing “ground-up” nutrition to low income families across the midwest… click here for complete postSave the Date--2010 Meeting of the Great Lakes CommissionPosted on 10-30-2009 at 1:12 PM by Emily KnollThe 2010 Semiannual meeting of the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes Days in Washington will be held on February 21st-24th, 2010. It’s far away, but this meeting should be a great opportunity to find out how the Obama administration is investing in the Great Lakes. Here’s a bit more from the GLC: click here for complete postEvent: The Conference on Michigan's FuturePosted on 10-30-2009 at 11:07 AM by Emily Knoll
The conference includes these focus areas:… click here for complete postGLUE Event: Cleveland Joins the I Will Stay If... CampaignPosted on 10-30-2009 at 09:25 AM by Sarah SzurpickiThe I Will Stay If… campaign lands in Cleveland on November 18. Thanks to the Cleveland team for planning! Details here… click here for complete postPhoto of the Week: Dream Operator's 'On the South Riverfront'Posted on 10-27-2009 at 02:49 AM by Emily Knoll
There doesn’t seem to be much besides dreary industrial buildings in the artist’s depiction of the city, but new, innovative programs in the city are helping St. Louis become modern, greener, and more vibrant. The New Roots Urban Farm Program has brought fresh, chemical-free produce to the lower-income residents of St. Louis, increasing their health and quality of life. Revitalize St. Louis is rejuvenating the city’s physical landscape by preserving historic buildings and restoring neighborhoods…. click here for complete postHistoric shift in treating vacant urban landPosted on 10-26-2009 at 09:00 AM byCleveland took a huge step this month in solidifying sustainability as a major organizing force for change. First, Mayor Jackson promoted sustainability program director Andrew Watterson to a cabinet-level position. Second, vacant land took on new meaning as an asset when the Cleveland Foundation awarded $250,000 to three urban sustainability groups for their proposal to implement their very innovative Shrinking Cities plan. click here for complete postEvent: MiCorps Conference at Higgins LakePosted on 10-23-2009 at 11:35 AM by Emily Knoll
Here’s some more from MiCorps: “The conference will include presentations and training from regional experts, MiCorps staff and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Optional training for volunteers will take place on Monday, October 26th, which is free of charge. The full conference program will take place on Tuesday, October 27th. The conference is intended for volunteer monitoring program leaders, citizen volunteers, water resource professionals, and others interested in the health and protection of Michigan’s rivers, lakes and streams.” For a full itinerary of the conference, click here click here for complete post |
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The 2009 Ohio Civic Health Symposium will be held in downtown Columbus at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium on Tuesday, November 10th. The conference will center around discussion and planning based on the
The Center for Working Families’ Green Jobs/Green NY Statewide Stakeholders Meeting will be held on Monday, November 9th in Buffalo. In October, New York State Governor David Paterson signed the Green Jobs/Green New York Act of 2009 into law. This act represents exciting new development in a state that has already shown a strong commitment to energy efficiency and innovation.
Dream Operator, a.k.a. Michael Allen, submitted this very cool photo of St. Louis’s south riverfront recently. The contrast between the actual view from the river and the artist’s rendering of the structures is particularly interesting; instead of the blue sky you see above, the graffitied structures are set against a grey backdrop with bleak buildings in the background.
The fifth annual Michigan Clean Water Corps conference will be held on October 26th and 27th in Higgins Lake, Michigan. The conference will showcase the conservation work MiCorps volunteers are doing for Michigan’s lakes and streams.










