Showing posts with label Action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action. Show all posts
Monday, September 28, 2009
FREE YOUR EVENT FROM BOTTLED WATER
A Practical Guide to Take Back the Tap at Your Next Event and Avoid the Waste, Expense and Environmental Problems with Bottled Water
Differentiate your event from others by joining the surging nationwide movement to kick the bottled water habit and Take Back the Tap. Instead of buying into the myth of purity in a bottle and littering the landscape with empty water bottles, use this guide to free your event from bottled water.
Big city mayors, including those in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and New York City, are joining in this effort by prohibiting the use of city funding for bottled water — effectively eliminating it in all city buildings and city-funded events. Restaurants are stopping the sale of non-carbonated bottled water. Event planners are also joining this movement. From small, catered events to large conferences and trade shows, freeing events from bottled water is becoming more and more common.
During the Labor Day weekend in 2008, San Francisco will host the inaugural convention of Slow Food Nation. The event, expected to attract up to 50,000 people over three days, will exclude bottled water. Food & Water Watch will coordinate the delivery of tap water for all attendees. As part of this mass hydration effort, we’ve developed this guide to ease the way for other event planners who want to break free from bottled water
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Save Water and get a Dishwasher!
The latest news from River Network ....
From now until October 15th, you have the opportunity to secure millions of dollars in rebates for water and energy efficient appliances.
The U.S. Department of Energy is funneling $300 million to states through the new State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. The funding will allow states to design and implement rebate programs that encourage consumers to turn in their old, inefficient appliances for new ENERGY STAR models. Water-efficient dishwashers and clothes washers are included under the ENERGY STAR label and with your help we hope that they are targeted to receive the biggest rebates
River Network would like to encourage you to contact your state's energy office and urge them to prioritize appliances that use water. Rebates are expected to range between $50 and $250 per unit, so make sure that clothes washers and dishwashers receive the maximum amount.
To make this task easier we have provided contact information for every state's energy office and a draft letter describing the benefits of this approach. To download these documents, visit our website. States have until October 15th to submit their proposals, so contact your energy office today!
For more information on this opportunity, including state energy office contacts and a draft letter, see our webpage at: www.rivernetwork.org/stimulus-funds-for-water-efficiency.
From now until October 15th, you have the opportunity to secure millions of dollars in rebates for water and energy efficient appliances.
The U.S. Department of Energy is funneling $300 million to states through the new State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. The funding will allow states to design and implement rebate programs that encourage consumers to turn in their old, inefficient appliances for new ENERGY STAR models. Water-efficient dishwashers and clothes washers are included under the ENERGY STAR label and with your help we hope that they are targeted to receive the biggest rebates
River Network would like to encourage you to contact your state's energy office and urge them to prioritize appliances that use water. Rebates are expected to range between $50 and $250 per unit, so make sure that clothes washers and dishwashers receive the maximum amount.
To make this task easier we have provided contact information for every state's energy office and a draft letter describing the benefits of this approach. To download these documents, visit our website. States have until October 15th to submit their proposals, so contact your energy office today!
For more information on this opportunity, including state energy office contacts and a draft letter, see our webpage at: www.rivernetwork.org/stimulus-funds-for-water-efficiency.
Monday, March 23, 2009
SAVE our WATERSHED COORDINATORS!
Almost half of the state's watershed coordinators are at risk for losing their jobs in the next round of state of budget cuts. As stewards of our great state's natural resources, we must speak out against this potentially disastrous decision before this Friday, March 27th. The WRWA has sent letters to Senators John F. Campbell and Peter Shumlin as they are on the Appropriations Committee. Please read the following letter and send one of your own AND/OR just comment here AND send a letter/email to your state representatives. Your rivers and streams and forests and communities around them will thank you!
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It has come to my attention that almost most half of Vermont’s seven Watershed Coordinators employed by the Agency of Natural Resources’ Department of Environmental Conservation are currently threatened with losing their jobs as part of the state’s effort to balance their budget. I am writing to request your deep consideration of how this will affect the future of Vermont’s streams, rivers, forests, farms and communities over the next many decades before casting your vote. On behalf of over 200 friends and members and the Board of Directors for the West River Watershed Alliance (WRWA), please KEEP our WATERSHED COORDINATORS!
Marie Levesque Caduto is the Watershed Coordinator for the West, Williams and Saxtons Rivers, also known as Basin 11, the region of the state where I have had the privilege to work as Director of WRWA’s flagship Water Quality Monitoring Program (WQMP). This program is only one small, very tangible impact Marie and her counterparts have had on the state’s watershed resources. Marie is the guiding light for our organization and others like it throughout our region. She is our connection to the state’s conservation efforts and is instrumental in helping us to obtain funding to continue to engage Vermont’s local citizens in conserving and restoring their watershed resources.
As you know, Vermont’s economy is closely tied to its natural resources. For this reason alone, it makes very little sense to put jobs from the Agency of Natural Resources on the chopping block – these positions are not fluff! During Maries’ three and half year tenure as a Watershed Planner for Basin 11 and Basin 10 and Basin 13 she has brought in over $700,000 in grant funds to support numerous monitoring, planning, and restoration projects throughout southeastern Vermont. In addition to their environmental benefits, these funds help to create jobs doing good work that would not be possible otherwise.
The Watershed Coordinators are an essential part of the “Basin Planning Process” which helps citizens know and understand the current condition of their natural resources as well as the specific projects that need doing to repair, protect, and restore the clean water and healthy forests that support Vermont’s vibrant rural communities. This process took over three years of hard work in Basin 11 and has just been completed. The WRWA has been working closely with Marie on the implementation of many of the projects identified in the Plan and are on the cusp of an opportunity to work with the Trust for Public Land, the Connecticut River Watershed Council and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to begin work on another round of projects that focus on protecting our coldwater fisheries.
Most people I know who have moved to Vermont have done so because it “so beautiful” and want their kids to grow up in a “pristine” environment – PLEASE preserve this right for our children and grandchildren. I come from a place where I was subject to watching my childhood home of northern coastal New Jersey marred by pollution and development. I am so grateful every day that I get to see my boys run down to the stream that runs through our back yard to play. It is the reason I am here, it is the reason many families are here, it is the reason Vermont is one of the greatest states in the Nation.
I know that the budget must be balanced, but cutting funds and jobs from our Agency of Natural Resources does not bring balance. It is impossible to have a healthy economy without healthy ecosystems. Thank you very much for your time and consideration of this urgent matter. I appreciate the hard work that you do and the difficult decisions you make on behalf of the citizens of Vermont. I trust that your final vote will reflect your best judgment and highest values.
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It has come to my attention that almost most half of Vermont’s seven Watershed Coordinators employed by the Agency of Natural Resources’ Department of Environmental Conservation are currently threatened with losing their jobs as part of the state’s effort to balance their budget. I am writing to request your deep consideration of how this will affect the future of Vermont’s streams, rivers, forests, farms and communities over the next many decades before casting your vote. On behalf of over 200 friends and members and the Board of Directors for the West River Watershed Alliance (WRWA), please KEEP our WATERSHED COORDINATORS!
Marie Levesque Caduto is the Watershed Coordinator for the West, Williams and Saxtons Rivers, also known as Basin 11, the region of the state where I have had the privilege to work as Director of WRWA’s flagship Water Quality Monitoring Program (WQMP). This program is only one small, very tangible impact Marie and her counterparts have had on the state’s watershed resources. Marie is the guiding light for our organization and others like it throughout our region. She is our connection to the state’s conservation efforts and is instrumental in helping us to obtain funding to continue to engage Vermont’s local citizens in conserving and restoring their watershed resources.
As you know, Vermont’s economy is closely tied to its natural resources. For this reason alone, it makes very little sense to put jobs from the Agency of Natural Resources on the chopping block – these positions are not fluff! During Maries’ three and half year tenure as a Watershed Planner for Basin 11 and Basin 10 and Basin 13 she has brought in over $700,000 in grant funds to support numerous monitoring, planning, and restoration projects throughout southeastern Vermont. In addition to their environmental benefits, these funds help to create jobs doing good work that would not be possible otherwise.
The Watershed Coordinators are an essential part of the “Basin Planning Process” which helps citizens know and understand the current condition of their natural resources as well as the specific projects that need doing to repair, protect, and restore the clean water and healthy forests that support Vermont’s vibrant rural communities. This process took over three years of hard work in Basin 11 and has just been completed. The WRWA has been working closely with Marie on the implementation of many of the projects identified in the Plan and are on the cusp of an opportunity to work with the Trust for Public Land, the Connecticut River Watershed Council and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to begin work on another round of projects that focus on protecting our coldwater fisheries.
Most people I know who have moved to Vermont have done so because it “so beautiful” and want their kids to grow up in a “pristine” environment – PLEASE preserve this right for our children and grandchildren. I come from a place where I was subject to watching my childhood home of northern coastal New Jersey marred by pollution and development. I am so grateful every day that I get to see my boys run down to the stream that runs through our back yard to play. It is the reason I am here, it is the reason many families are here, it is the reason Vermont is one of the greatest states in the Nation.
I know that the budget must be balanced, but cutting funds and jobs from our Agency of Natural Resources does not bring balance. It is impossible to have a healthy economy without healthy ecosystems. Thank you very much for your time and consideration of this urgent matter. I appreciate the hard work that you do and the difficult decisions you make on behalf of the citizens of Vermont. I trust that your final vote will reflect your best judgment and highest values.
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