Sustainable Tompkins is a citizen-based organization working towards the long-term well-being of our communities by integrating social equity, economic vitality, ecological stewardship, and personal and civic responsibility.
Pick up a Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance guide and check out their article on page 45 that describes how they used the Marcellus Challenge and Finger Lakes Climate Fund to reduce the Festival footprint! By using our Carbon Calculator they learned that their shuttle buses emit about 3000 pounds of CO2 over the 4-day weekend. And for just a $32 donation to the Finger Lakes Climate Fund they were able to offset or “cancel out” the shuttle bus emissions. It’s that easy!
We invited friends in the Ithaca area to join us on Saturday, June 26, for the celebrated Awakening the Dreamer Symposium. Please enjoy a few images from our experience and from the wonderful Minns Garden on the Cornell campus (across the street from the symposium) which happened to be in glorious full-bloom on this day!
The symposium is an inspiring experience created by the Pachamama Alliance. Through dynamic group interactions, leading edge information, and inspiring multimedia, participants of this half-day event are inspired to reconnect with their deep concern for our world, and are empowered to make a difference.
Ithaca Journal – May 24, 2010
The Shaleshock Action Alliance, a group concerned with gas exploration in the Marcellus shale rock formation in New York and Pennsylvania, plans two showings in Ithaca of an award-winning documentary film on the experience of a Pennsylvania landowner and filmmaker who was asked to lease his land for gas drilling. Read the rest of the article in the Ithaca Journal>>>
Tompkins Weekly – July 12, 2010
By Tom Shelley
The Cayuga Sustainability Council is an informal gathering of representatives of the various sustainability-related organizations in the area. Read more…
Tompkins Weekly – July 5, 2010
by Suzanne Cerquone
We’ve all heard the term “greenwashing” by now – companies who disingenuously spin their products and policies as environmentally friendly. Read more…
Tompkins Weekly – June 28, 2010
By Sharon Anderson
Does play mean a romp in the park or hours in front of a video game for the children in your life? Read more…













