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Sustainable Tompkins awards $1,810 in grants

share_tompkinsSustainable Tompkins recently awarded quarterly mini-grants totaling $1,810 to four community projects that encourage local self-reliance, strengthen neighborhood connections and promote long-term community well-being. The donor-supported program has distributed $10,270 to 25 projects since 2008.

Read the full article in the Ithaca Journal…
 

 
On the Home Front

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Are you making changes in your home and lifestyle for the sake of the health and well being of all life in our region? Please share your story! Visit our new section highlighting the big and small steps we all can take: On the Home Front.

 

 

 
ST Hosts Energy Teach-In for Marcellus Challenge

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Mark Pierce from Cornell Cooperative Extension was one of five guest instructors at last Saturday’s Energy Teach-In for twelve leaders from the Shaleshock Alliance.  The energy teach-in was hosted by Sustainable Tompkins as part of its Marcellus Challenge which aims to help local citizens reduce their demand for natural gas and fossil fuels through conservation, energy efficiency, and investment in renewable energy.  Attendees spent the day exploring options for energy savings from air sealing, insulation, elimination of phantom electrical load, and a wide variety of conservation behaviors accessible to everyone.

 
Signs of Sustainability
Signs of Sustainability Series: It’s Warm at the Cayuga Nature Center!

By Catherine McCarthy

If you haven’t been to the Cayuga Nature Center lodge in the past two months, you may be surprised to hear that it is warm indoors thanks to a new super-efficient biomass boiler. Read more…

At New Roots, Learning By Doing

By Sarah Rubenstein-Gillis

At New Roots Charter School, a new public high school in downtown Ithaca, our faculty, staff and community partners are preparing our students to understand that:

A)   They are not too young to make a difference. Read more…

“Signs of Sustainability” 2009 Awards – Part V

By Christina Orlandini and Marian Brown

This is the last of our series in which Sustainable Tompkins introduces you to “Signs of Sustainability” in the category of new sustainability programs or activities by existing businesses or organizations. Read more…