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350.org has organized viewing parties for the premiere of the new Showtime climate change series Years of Living Dangerously: scroll down for information on where to join others to see it, or check it out yourself at home. Produced by James Cameron of Titanic and Avatar fame (among many
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Sustainable Williston has received a grant from the Eccentric Billionaire Foundation to plan and execute a tidal electricity generation facility in Lake Iroquois. The new tidal generation plant, which will take 120 years to build, will be about four times the size of the existing lake. artist’s conception of
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An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he know that this simple decision will change his life completely. He comes to the conclusion that our consumptive use of plastic has finally caught up to us, and looks at what we
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Sustainable Williston, our town’s grassroots environmental group, meets Wednesday evening at 7pm at the Dorothy Alling Library, and anyone interested in local environmental issues is welcome. Current meeting topics include increasing bus ridership at CVU, plastic waste, the Birth Trees project, Williston bike paths, reducing waste at town celebrations,
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You may have heard about the stormwater improvements that are in the works for Williston and surrounding communities. Stormwater improvements are an environmental double win: they protect water quality while providing greater resilience in the kinds of large storms that are becoming increasingly common. Lisa Sheltra of the Williston Public
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Try going a day without plastic. Plastic is everywhere and infiltrates our lives in unimaginable and frightening ways. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier, who is admittedly not a tree hugger, as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our
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Sustainable Williston member Dennis Bates passed along this information about the 2014 Sustainable Living Expo in Middlebury, where he’ll be exhibiting his sunroom / solar greenhouse designs (details edited from a notice sent out by ACORN: Addison County Relocalization Network). What A one-day exposition of workshops, exhibits and events promoting
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News from The Chittenden Solid Waste District: Breakfast at Tape-anys by Sarina Cannizzaro 18th Annual CSWD Creative Reuse Art Showcase The CSWD Creative Reuse Showcase is an art competition for Chittenden County students in grades 9 through 12. The purpose of the Showcase is to encourage students and the community
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Sustainable Williston met February 19th at the Dorothy Alling Library in Williston. We had two special guests for this meeting. First, Zuhair Chaudhry, a CVU high school student and CVU Environmental Action Club member who has made great progress with carpooling spoke with us about CVU bus ridership. Our emphasis
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Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 19th, at 7pm in the Vermont room of the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston, and is open to all area residents interested in sustainability. Topics may include: * The birth trees project, which is getting support both from the Town of Williston and
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Here are some reasons for us all as residents, organizations, and businesses to consider reducing our use of plastic and plastic bags. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers: $4 billion) * Only 1%-3% of plastic
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Local musicians get together Friday 7-9pm at Champlain Valley Union high school to support Responsible Growth Hinesburg, a grassroots community organization. Concert Line-up:Jamie Masefield with Doug Perkins, Tyler Bolles, and Jon Fishman; Michael Chorney/Maryse Smith; and Pete’s Posse: Pete Sutherland, Oliver Scanlon,Tristan Henderson. Tickets available locally