Environment

An event sponsored by Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization and Local Motion.  This video includes 'Welcome and overview', keynote speaker Mary Collins, author of 'American Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture' and wrap up/next steps.

This community event outlines a re-engagment process on how to achieve the sustainability vision set forth 20 years ago, has the Legacy Steering Committee and staff report on the last 10 years in realizing priority actions set 10 years ago.  Jeanne Collins, Superintendent, Burlington School District, receiveds the 'Peter Clavelle Award' for her efforts to help 'improve our economic, social and environmental health for future generations'.

Statewide Candidate Cris Ericson provides commentary on how laws and regulations in Vermont effect the recreational usage of bodies of water. For more information, please contact Cris Ericson: crisericson@aceweb.com.

DC Energy Innovations, quality installers of solar electric and wind energy systems, presents a free seminar focusing on the Burlington POWER program. The POWER program was recently approved by city voters this past Town Election Day. It is the first of its kind in Vermont. It allows the Burlington Electric Department to borrow money and loan it to city property owners (homeowners or businesses) who pay property taxes to invest in solar electric and other energy efficiency systems for their buildings. The loans are long term (up to 20 years) and at a low interest rate. The seminar will cover basic information about solar electric systems - what they look like, how they work, how much power they produce and ballpark costs. We will then be joined by Chris Burns, from the Burlington Electric Department, who will talk about the POWER program in detail. He will discuss the goals of the POWER program, how it will work and where BED is in the process of developing it.

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Vermont Senate Vote on Vermont Yankee. Under the Dome is sponsored by: Subscribers of Channel 17/Town Meeting TV; National Life Group; Fletcher Allen Health Care, Entergy Vermont Yankee, Kimbell Sherman Ellis and Green Mountain Power.

Senator Bernie Sanders engages students on their proposals to purchase educational, small-scale solar energy installations through the Sanders-funded 'Solar in Schools' program.

Chittenden County Transit Authority General Manager Chris Cole, Local Motion Director Chapin Spencer, Annie Bourdon of CarShare Vermont and other transportation leaders discuss transportation issues, ideas and initiatives.

Slated as an informative forum on Vermont Yankee to talk about the Senate vote on the re-licensing of Vermont Yankee and the resolution on the Winooski town meeting ballot.  Speakers include: Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin, Arnie and Maggie Gundersen, Senator Tim Ashe, Mark Floegel, James Marc Leas and others.  Moderated by Winooski resident, Robert Millar.

Host Margaret Harrington is joined by Representative Suzi Wizowaty, Senator Ginny Lyons, and Ellen Thomas a leader in the 'Proposition One in 2010 Campaign, The Economic Conversion Act'.http://prop1.org  - http://propositiononein2010.blogspot.com