Events
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
Ideas and Opportunities
Amazon has a program that allows people and organizations to earn money when people shop at Amazon through a link from that person or organization instead of just going straight to www.Amazon.com. Nothing changes for the shopper: there are no extra fees or limitations or anything, but purchases
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We’ll have our next meeting Wednesday, January 15th at 7pm at the Dorothy Alling Library in Williston. Current projects include topics like bikes, trees, and buses. Everyone interested in environmental and sustainability issues is welcome. Click “Contact” in the menu if you have any questions.
Ideas and Opportunities
Efficiency Vermont has partnered with several electrical distributors to offer LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulbs at a substantial discount. These lamps are the latest in lighting technology and offer efficiencies much better than Compact Fluorescent and standard incandescent bulbs. Advantages of LED lamps include: * Efficiencies over conventional bulbs. For
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We’ve changed our name from Williston Green Initiatives to Sustainable Williston. We feel the new name is easier to communicate and gets across who we are and what we’re about from the get-go. Other than this snazzy new Web site (OK, relatively snazzy), we’re still the same
Ideas and Opportunities
Another tip passed on by the Chittenden Solid Waste District, this time a deal on compost bins and compost. Have you considered a compost bin as a Christmas present? It’s beginning to look a lot like …. compost! Check out this great compost bin offer — just in time for holiday
Ideas and Opportunities
Members and friends of Williston Green Initiatives contributed these ideas for making the holidays more sustainable. First, some great ideas for sustainable wrapping. The carbon footprint of the presents themselves is still the main show, but you can reduce carbon footprint and waste while putting environmental consciousness at the fore
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Nice! Good work, Luc! Just to get in the habit of adding content, here’s a recent item from The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-report-finds-climate-change-caused-by-7-billio,34658/ –Ben
Events
Our Web site is brand new. Please excuse how limited the information is here while we expand with information on current and past projects, resources, and more. Our next meeting is tentatively set to be Wednesday, December 11th, from 7:00-9:00 PM, location tba. The agenda is not officially