Earth Day

Third Annual Earth Day Celebration on Church Street 04/20/2024

From the Church Street Marketplace:

Our newest tradition, Earth Day on the Marketplace, is a celebration of the community’s work to help protect our planet. Enjoy interactive activities, educational games, food, and music as you connect with local organizations and learn about their environmental work.

This event takes place the weekend nearest to Earth Day each year.

For more information visit: www.churchstmarketplace.com

Second Annual Earth Day Celebration on Church Street 04/22/2023

Various Organizations celebrate Earth Day with ways the community can help combat climate change.

The People's Law School: Earth Day and the Environment 04/21/2021

This free, virtual presentation provides a primer on environmental law, presented by lawyers from the Attorney General’s Office and Jen Duggan of the Conservation Law Foundation. Participants should leave the session with a basic understanding of environmental law in Vermont and an awareness of where to go for more information. The session includes:

1. an overview of how environmental law works at the federal and state levels, including Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act

2. descriptions of the different areas of environmental law in Vermont (land use, water, hazardous materials, environmental health, etc.)

3. explanation of the roles of different agencies and the Attorney General's Office in protecting Vermont's environment

4. tips on where to find more information or report concerns about specific issues as well as concrete examples from cases

5. a discussion of the history and meaning of Earth Day.

What Will It Take to Build a World Beyond War? 04/22/2017

Keynote Presenter: David Swanson, A World Beyond War

CONFERENCE PROGRAM: The April 22nd conference, held on Earth Day at Winooski High School in Winooski, Vermont, brings together coalition members and interested Vermonters through workshops, panels, and actions that answer the conference’s key question: what it will take to build a world beyond war?

RAD-TV Presents: Earth Day Show: Democracy Awakening 04/22/2016

Rights & Democracy TV Presents an Earth Day special focusing on the struggle for the future of the planet and how that is tied to having a real democracy in this country. Hear from Vermonters who attended the historic Democracy Awakening / Democracy Spring events. Traven Leyshon talks with Rick Hubbard and Sarah Carbonneau of RAD Youth.

Rights and Democracy shares perspectives leading to a vision for a state in which every Vermonter earns a livable wage and has access to affordable health care, and where a progressive and equitable tax system supports an economy that protects the environment and human rights. We believe Vermont can lead our country in a new direction towards happy, healthy, and just communities for everyone.

For more info visit: http://www.radvt.org/

Clavelle-Earth Day Event 04/22/2005

Earthday Event 10% Challenge

Burlington Mayor Clavelle and Climo Dyno Celebrate the 35th Earthday

EARTH DAY FESTIVAL 04/17/1992

Channel 17 Live Show - Lauren-Glenn Davitian Discusses Earth Day

CLAVELLE ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE 04/16/1992

Press Conference

Mayor Peter Clavelle Begins Earth Day Week with a Burlington Environmental Review with Steve Goodkind, Burl. DPW

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.