From diane.brandon at gmail.com Fri Feb 5 04:48:07 2010 From: diane.brandon at gmail.com (Diane Brandon) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:48:07 -0500 Subject: [CoolCommunities] Calendars updated Message-ID: <4F456284-9A4C-425C-BA3C-21D19124A7E0@gmail.com> FYI - new items, most taking place in Portsmouth and Dover NH, posted on these webpages: http://www.thepsi.net/Calendar.html http://www.thepsi.net/ISTcalendar.htm http://www.greenalliance.biz/events -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diane.brandon at gmail.com Mon Feb 15 20:28:59 2010 From: diane.brandon at gmail.com (Diane Brandon) Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:28:59 -0500 Subject: [CoolCommunities] IST meeting postponed for a week Message-ID: <73037519-2614-48EE-9395-0EC0DEE15061@gmail.com> The Interfaith Sustainability Team monthly meeting has been postponed from 2/16 to 2/23 due to the snowstorm coming tomorrow. 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URL: From diane.brandon at gmail.com Fri Feb 19 09:45:46 2010 From: diane.brandon at gmail.com (Diane Brandon) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:45:46 -0500 Subject: [CoolCommunities] Fwd: UNH May 21 - Conference on Life Cycle Assessment & Competing in the Green Marketplace References: <20100219105404.14131w8f1pypmo0s@webmail.unh.edu> Message-ID: <10064C4C-71CE-43C5-BDC6-93EFB4205591@gmail.com> Begin forwarded message: > From: Linda A Conti > Date: February 19, 2010 10:54:04 AM EST (CA) > > > ---------------- > > Conference on Life Cycle Assessment & Competing in the Green > Marketplace sponsored by University of New Hampshire on May 21 > > The University of New Hampshire will sponsor a one-day conference, > "Competing in the Green Marketplace: Life Cycle Assessment." > > To download the conference brochure, go to: http://www.learn.unh.edu/UNH_LCA_GreenConfBrochure.pdf > > The conference will be held on Friday, May 21, at the Sheraton > Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The > conference is cosponsored by UNH Professional Development & Training > and the UNH Environmental Research Group. > > Internationally prominent Life Cycle Assessment experts, Gregory > Norris, Catherine Benoit, and Kevin Gardner will present sessions on: > > (1) Sustainability and its Relationship to Life Cycle Thinking; > > (2) How to use LCA and Environmental Analysis to Gain Competitive > Advantage; > > (3) How to use LCA to Analyze the Social Impacts of Your Business; and > > (4) a Demonstration of new Earthster LCA software and Next Steps to > Supply Chain Engagement. > > Nancy Hirshberg, VP of Natural Resources from Stonyfield Farm, will > be Guest Luncheon Speaker and will speak on: "Lessons from the > Trenches: Using Life Cycle Thinking to Minimize Environmental Impact > and Maximize Profits." > > Cost is $270 ($295 if registered after May 3). > > For complete information, to download a brochure, and to register, > go to: http://www.learn.unh.edu/greenmarket. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From diane.brandon at gmail.com Tue Feb 23 15:34:16 2010 From: diane.brandon at gmail.com (Diane Brandon) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:34:16 -0500 Subject: [CoolCommunities] Fwd: Portsmouth Sustainability Fair Meeting References: <150f.6dde1a98.38b58957@aol.com> Message-ID: <06F35DDF-1A9E-4F43-9608-B4613CD02995@gmail.com> Begin forwarded message: > From: LFMc18 at aol.com > Date: February 23, 2010 2:41:11 PM EST (CA) > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: Portsmouth Sustainability Fair Meeting > > Dear Fair Friends, > > This is just a quick reminder that there is a Fair Meeting Wednesday > night, February 24, 2010, 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Portsmouth High > School Library. > > Please come and bring your friends and neighbors. > > Thank you, > The Fair Planning Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diane.brandon at gmail.com Tue Feb 23 15:38:38 2010 From: diane.brandon at gmail.com (Diane Brandon) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:38:38 -0500 Subject: [CoolCommunities] Fwd: Portsmouth Sustainability Fair Meeting References: <4d0480861002231216l77ae9510pe01df81d379cdba2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <408702C1-D69B-4216-AD4D-C8FDF3C62775@gmail.com> This email comments on the one I just sent, and includes interesting information, so I'm passing it along. Diane Begin forwarded message: > From: Nancy White > Date: February 23, 2010 3:16:49 PM EST (CA) > To: (list) > Subject: Re: Portsmouth Sustainability Fair Meeting > > All, > Just wondering if someone or you (?Laurie) have the vendor list yet, > and the questions that you would be asking them for inclusion into > the Sustainability Fair, as I'd like to contact them for the > Amesbury Sustainability Festival....planned for May 15 (week after > Portsmouth's May 8) > > I'll be coming to the GREEN Home & Living Show this Sunday @ Frank > Jones Center (10-5pm). > > Since this is the first GREEN home show for Portsmouth (and NOT the > Sustainability Fair), I'm wondering if the same vendors will be > present, if you know this.....or do you think there would possibly > be vendors at the Green show this weekend who might not be aware of > the Natural Step approach to sustainable items/actions taking place > at the Sustainability Fair? (ie: 'Green Washing' in full force?) I > just get leery of these kind of 'organized' shows put on by other > organizations which, while well-meaning, may not be coming from a > common place, so I just needed to say this to 'someone' who is > planning P Sustainability Fair ... from the grassroots such as this > group. One of the sponsors is Green Alliance, and don't know if the > same people are involved with this endeavor as has been working with > TNS. Could it be that the success of the Portsmouth Sustainability > Fair is what has led to THIS Green Home Show? > > I had occasion to speak with Van Jones last night, since he was > speaking at Phillips Exeter Academy; when asked if he knew about The > Natural Step for Communities, he did say he knows of this & it is > making a difference, and to keep up this good/grand work! (He was > broadly making a beautiful smile as he said this!) Also to let you > know that at the discussion afterwards with Catherine Corkery > (Sierra Club, Concord) that several folks present spoke about the > work of SEAREI.....myself included. Jennifer Wilhelm from Exeter > (in charge of Sustainability program @ PEA) had organized Van Jones > visit. Don't know if this could make a difference in attendance, > but to have someone such a Van Jones present at the Sustainability > Fair would be a GRAND EVENT/BLESSING! and I would imagine that > Jennifer from Phillips Exeter could be the contact for this if > someone were to pursue it with her for the Fair. > > Thanks for reminder about this meeting, and depending on snowfall > amounts in the next couple of days, it will depend on whether I get > to this meeting or not. > Nancy White > Amherst, NH > > Nancy White~owner/manager > Real Bodies of Amesbury~Clothing From Bali > 35 Main Street > Amesbury, MA 01913 > 978-388-0839 shop > 603-801-5407 cell > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM, wrote: > Dear Fair Friends, > > This is just a quick reminder that there is a Fair Meeting Wednesday > night, February 24, 2010, 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Portsmouth High > School Library. > > Please come and bring your friends and neighbors. > > Thank you, > The Fair Planning Team > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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