Home > National Conversation on Climate Action       Home    How To Listen    H2O Links    BLOG    Notification List ==~==~==~==~==~==    Water      Oceans      Seas      Great Lakes      Wetlands      Rivers          Waterkeepers®          American Rivers      Misc. - But Important    Earth          Pesticides      Earth's Tree News      Tropical Rain Forest    Vegetarian/Vegan    CAFOs    Climate History    Conferences    Energy    Nuclear Energy    Other Podcasts    Transportation    Turkish    Down in the Valley RSS FEED: Copy and Paste this feed: RSS FEED into your Aggregator Software to download New podcasts Automatically.    National Conversation on Climate Action -                     Chapel Hill-Carrboro Foundation                                for a Sustainable Community -                                             Sustainability Workshop Chapel Hill-Carrboro Foundation for a Sustainable Community - Sustainability Workshop 2007 National Conversation on Climate Change - Hosted by the Town of Chapel Hill National Conversation on Climate Action October 4, 2007 The Town of Chapel Hill invites the community to participate in a local discussion on climate action to be held Oct. 4 at the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. On this day, cities across the United States will convene dialogues to discuss global warming causes, impacts and solutions. Chapel Hill's event is coordinated by the Town of Chapel Hill, http://sustainablefoundation.org the Foundation for a Sustainable Community of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, and the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). The two-part program includes a noon to 4 p.m. workshop, organized by the Foundation, and a free evening program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. hosted by the Town of Chapel Hill. Participants will have the opportunity to win a Blueline Energy Monitor from Southern Energy Management Services. The Town of Chapel Hill is committed to sustainable practices. Selected as a "Cool City" by the Sierra Club, Chapel Hill's goal is to reduce carbon emissions 60 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. Chapel Hill has also joined the Cities for Climate Protection, a program sponsored by the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), and will work with Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County to reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions. To learn more about Chapel Hill's efforts to become a sustainable community, visit www.townofchapelhill.org/greencity. For more information about this event please email the Town of Chapel Hill Mayor's Office at mayorassistant@townofchapelhill.org or call (919) 968-2714. Part 1: 2007 Sustainability Workshop Hosted by Chapel Hill-Carrboro Foundation for a Sustainable Community Time: Noon - 4 pm ====>Click to hear Workshop/Keynote Introduction: Aaron Nelson ====>Click to hear Keynote Address: Lyle Estill ====>Click to hear Lyle Estill: Question and Answer Session ====>Click to hear Water Conservation: David Lee ====>Click to hear Water Conservation: Greg Feller ====>Click to hear Best Business Practices: Ian Niedel (http://chapelhillrestaurantgroup.com/) ====>Click to hear Best Business Practices: Eric Henry (http://www.tsdesigns.com/) ====>Click to hear 30 Statements in 30 Minutes Copyright © 2007 Foundation for a Sustainable Community, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Part 2: 2007 National Conversation on Climate Change Hosted by The Town of Chapel Hill, NC Time: 6 pm - 8 pm ====>Click to hear Mayor Kevin Foy Opening Remarks; Dr. Anne Waple Introduction ---Welcome participants & speakers ---Explain background for event ---Dr. Anne Waple, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center Independent Climate     Communication Consultant ---Update on the latest climate science and public opinion ---Focus on the regional contributor to GHG emissions ====>Click to hear Cindy Pollock Shea, Director of UNC Sustainability Office ---Spotlight existing and predicted local impacts in this area ---What is sustainability? ---Green building techniques, strategies, and technologies ====>Click to hear Verla Insko, North Carolina House of Representatives ---Spotlight local sustainability projects ---State initiatives to promote sustainability ---What is the Carbon Market? ====>Click to hear David Bonk, Long Range Transportation Coordinator ---Outline resources and programs open to the public ---Share Chapel Hill's commitment to sustainability ====>Click to hear Tom Jensen, NC Sierra Club & Co-Chair of CH Planning Board ---Outline resources and programs open to the public ---What does it mean to be a Sierra Club "Cool City"? ---Beyond CFL's- actions for the advanced ====>Click to hear Q&A Session; Amy MacDonald, UNC Env. Resource Program ---Question & answer session moderated by Mayor Foy ---Blue Line Energy Monitor raffle courtesy of Southern Energy Management ---Amy MacDonald, Environmental Resource Program, UNC-Chapel Hill ---Connecting carbon reduction to community-wide action Copyright © 2007 Town of Chapel Hill, NC and its representatives, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ==============   For further information contact: Joseph Puentes email: Clean@h2opodcast.com RSS FEED: http://h2opodcast.com/rss.xml WWW H2Opodcast.com Copyright © Joseph L. Puentes 2005-2012 Counter developed by website design company designer.