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Attend
NJ Environmental Federation's 22nd Annual Conference, The Heat
is On!, on Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 8 am - 5 pm at Rutgers
University School of Law, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ!
Learn new skills and facts, sharpen those you already possess.
Together, we can protect drinking water, natural resources,
communities, and our health from environmental injustices, pollution
and sprawl.
Speakers include:
NJ Governor Jon Corzine (confirmed)
NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa
Jackson (confirmed)
NJ Board of Public Utilities President Jeanne Fox (confirmed)
Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer (confirmed)
Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith (confirmed)
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (invited)
East Orange Mayor Robert Bowser (invited)
Workshops include: Mayor's Plenary on Sustainable Cities, Drugs
Down the Drain, Global Warming, Drinking Water and Environmental
Justice, Sustainable Communities, Children's Health, Pesticides,
Water and Land Use Rules, Green Jobs/Green Energy.
Register Today! $30 per person, $25 per person for groups of
5 or more, $15 per student. Includes breakfast, lunch, reception.
Visit: http://cleanwateraction.org/njef/conference08.html
Cool
Cities Training Seminars for the Fall Term:
Upcoming
events to be announced.
Past
Events:
Monmouth
County Cool Cities Parnership Breakfast Roundtable
March 8, 2008
9 :00am - 12:00 pm
Middletown Arts Center
Presentations
(Click on link to view):
Dr.
Patrick Hossay "What A Sustainable City Looks Like"
Essex County Environmental Center
October 20, 2007
10:00am - 2:00 pm
621- B Eagle Rock Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
For additional information, please email mrobinson@parks.essexcountynj.org
or call 973-228-8776
Ocean
County Public Library
November 14, 2007
7pm - 9pm
101 Washington St, Toms River, NJ 08753
For additional information, please contact:
Lois Jacobson at loisjac2003@comcast.net,
or Sheila McVeigh at lwvoc-gogreen@comcast.net
Library of the Chathams
November 17, 2007
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
214 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
For additional information, please contact Stefano at stefcre@aol.com
or call 973-627-4354
Livingston's
First Annual Renewable Energy Fair
Date: Oct 13, 2007 (raindate 10/20/07)
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Livingston Oval, Gazebo Area
Bring your whole family! Ride your bike or walk to earn "Green
Dollar" discounts at participating businesses!
What's in it for you?
- See how wind and solar energy work
- View hybrid cars and their inner workings
- See how biodiesel fuel is made
- Watch a few of Turtle Back Zoo's animals up close
- Sign up for an energy audit to reduce your home's energy bills
and save money
- Watch a foldable bike demonstration, and much more!
- Learn how to get involved in reducing your community's environmental
impact
For more information, contact Chris Bickel at ceeshooter@comcast.net
New Jersey Clean Energy Conference and Leadership Awards
September 27 &
28
Hyatt Regency, New
Brunswick
This year’s
conference offers information on clean energy strategies for
businesses and municipalities and includes a Municipal Track,
a day (9/27) devoted to providing municipalities with tools
and information specific to their needs. The second day includes
awards, keynote address by Ted Turner and workshops on some
of the following topics:
For more information,
please visit: www.njcleanenergy.com/conference/index.html
Atlantic
County Environmental Conference
September 15, 2007
8:30 to 4:00
The
Richard Stockton
College of
New
Jersey, Pomona
Featuring
panel discussions on:
- Emerging environmental issues
- Protection of water resources
- How to live an environmentally conscious lifestyle
- Alternative energy trends
- Ecotourism opportunities and challenges
- Green architectural design and management
For more information:
609-343-2223
www.environment2007.aclink.org
or
http://www.acenvironmental.org/index.asp
Cool
Cities Training: Ocean County Public Library
September 8, 2007
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Toms River, NJ
Emerging Leaders, Emerging Solutions:
Taking Action
on Climate Change and Global Warming
July 10-12, 2007
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
Emerging Leaders, Emerging Solutions will highlight emerging strategies, leaders and ideas in response
to global warming and climate change. The conference will explore
solutions from a variety of sectors, including non-profit, business,
policy, and community-based leaders. Speakers and panelists
will share their model efforts, and participants will discuss
ways to combine efforts to collectively address greenhouse gas
emissions. Particular attention will be paid to issues such
as: the appropriate balance of market-based and regulatory approaches
to climate policy, issues of equity and justice in the formulation
of climate policies, and the role of a wide range of solutions
and policies from energy consumption and emissions reductions
to alternative energy development, transportation and land use
planning.
For more information
or to register please visit the conference website by clicking
here.
Cool
Cities Training
March 24 2007, 8:30-4:00
Atlantic County
Utilities Authority Recycling Center
6700 Delilah
Road
Egg Harbor
Township
Learn how to work with your community leaders and join
other towns and cities which have taken the first steps toward climate
friendly practices. This one day seminar on grassroots action will feature
speakers from the DEP, the Green Building Council, the alternative energy
industry, and many others.
Click Here
for agenda
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