Regional Sustainability Symposium NOV. 10, Pinehurst Resort

Regional Sustainability Symposium   November 10  Pinehurst Resort  9 am - 3 pm

Morning Keynote Speaker: Mr. Henry McKoy, Assistant Secretary for Community Development for the NC Department of Commerce

Mr. McKoy will explain what it means to bring sustainability “to life” and how the economy, the community and the built/developed environment can work together to promote sustainability in the broadest sense.

Lunch Keynote Speaker: Mr. Addison (Tad) D. Davis, Command Executive Officer & Director of Services and Infrastructure Core Enterprise for US Army Reserve

Mr. Davis will discuss Army sustainability. As the Garrison Commander at Fort Bragg who founded their award-wining sustainability initiative, and through his years as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Mr. Davis has a unique perspective to share about the importance of regional partnerships to advance the cause of both Army and Community sustainability.

Symposium agenda includes sessions on:

 How to attract the new “green consumer” and how to incorporate sustainable practices into your business.

 Why the Green Schools program, green space, and park systems are so important for children and communities.

 Tax incentives, credits and rebates for the use of solar power, wind power and natural gas, and how to make a business case for installing such technologies.

 Successes shared and lessons learned from a local food cooperative at the close of their first year in operation, and how citizens and farmers came together to bring fresh local food to hundreds.

 How to add layers of sustainability to your home with the use of native plants, xeriscaping, shade trees and more.

 An afternoon “Growth Quality” track that includes an interactive visual preference and assessment exercise that will inform Sandhills communities about the types of development and conservation their residents prefer in the future.

Learn more at www.sustainablesandhills.org

Discuss Renewables, Aug. 19, 7:00, Pinehurst

You are cordially invited to a free discussion:

RENEWABLE ENERGY with STEVE KALLAND
Director and Chief Policy Analyst North Carolina Solar Center, NC State University
Kalland was recently featured on NPR’s “The State of Things” with Frank Stasio
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19th 7 PM

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF PINEHURST, UCC
895 Linden Road - Pinehurst (across from “Elliott's” Restaurant)
Phone: (910) 295-2243)

Dreaming a Green Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRghXwLN_64

Homeowners Associations--a Greening Problem

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/09/14-1

The Green New Deal, Heinberg

http://globalpublicmedia.com/reality_report_talking_with_richard_heinberg_about_the_green_new_deal

Straw Bale Home, Robbins!

http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20070708/news/local/20070708Straw.html

Call Rep. Boylan, Support House Bill 77

H77 Promote Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

This legislation promotes the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency in North Carolina, implementing a 20% renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard.
Passage of this legislation is supported by both NC Conservation Network and The Conservation Council of NC.

Boylan's phone: 919 733 5903 CALL TODAY PLEASE. Simple message: "I support House Bill 77."

Solar At a Discount?

http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/16/power-in-numbers-discount-prices-for-buying-solar-power-in-bulk/

How 'Bout One For the Rest Of Us?

http://www.off-grid.net/index.php?p=680

Big Batch of Cool Articles and Links

http://www.organicconsumers.org/

In Chatham Co

http://www.earthrenewalshelter.com/

Unified Green Agenda

David Roberts A Unified Green Agenda
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/011607EA.shtml
"It is up to greens to make sure that in 2007, a year full of possibility on energy and environmental issues, change moves in the direction of long-term sustainabilityand justice," says David Roberts. "Powerful forces will be pushing the other way.
Before I suggest a positive agenda most elements of the green coalitioncan agree on, it's important to understand why circumstances are uniquely aligned for action, and forecast a few of the forces against which greens should consciously countervail."

Can We Buy Green Power?

http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml?state=NC