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Photo by Danny Allgeier. Kayford Mountain, WV. April 2010.
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NEWS
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Target
Opens Recycling Centers in All 1,740 Stores
Minneapolis based
Target (NYSE: TGT) announced Tuesday that it is rolling out a massive
nationwide recycling initiative with centers at the front of each of
its 1,740 U.S. stores. The recycling stations will accept aluminum,
glass and plastic beverage containers, plastic bags, MP3 players,
cell phones and ink cartridges. Full article.
Building a Green Economy
The casual reader might have the impression that there
are real doubts about whether emissions can be reduced without
inflicting severe damage on the economy. In fact, once you filter out
the noise generated by special-interest groups, you discover that there
is widespread agreement among environmental economists that a
market-based program to deal with the threat of climate change - one
that limits carbon emissions by putting a price on them - can achieve
large results at modest, though not trivial, cost. Full article.
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GRANTS
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Funds
for Habitat Restoration in Coastal America and the Great Lakes
The FishAmerica
Foundation provides funding for hands on-projects at the local level
to keep fish and waters healthy. These projects enhance fish
populations, restore fish habitat, improve water quality, and advance
fisheries research in North America and Canada-thereby increasing the
opportunity for sportfishing success. More details here.
Urban Watershed Capacity Building Grant
A key component of the Urban Watershed Capacity Building
Grant is to engage communities in capacity building activities to
foster an increased connection, understanding, and ownership of their
waters. EPA is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants that
address the following two project components: (1) establish and
manage a competitive urban watershed subaward program; and (2)
provide urban watershed technical services to subawardees. Click here for more
details.
Household Water Well System Grant Program
The Household Water Well System (HWWS) Grant Program
provides grants to qualified private non-profit organizations to
establish lending programs for household water wells. Homeowners or
eligible individuals may borrow money from an approved organization
to construct or upgrade their private well systems. Click here.
Computational Toxicology: Biologically-Based
Multi-Scale Modeling
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part
of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking
applications for research in developing quantitative, dose-response
models to elucidate the associations between environmental agents and
toxicity pathways across multiple scales of biological organization.
Additionally, this solicitation calls for research into ways in which
the data underlying these models can be managed and shared for easier
access, interpretation and use by the broader community of
researchers and risk assessors. More details here.
EPA Accepting Applications to Operate Five-Year
National Environmental Education Training Program
The purpose of the National Training Program is to
deliver environmental education training and long-term support to
teachers and other education professionals across the U.S. to enable
them to teach effectively about environmental issues. U.S.
institutions of higher education and 501(c)(3) non-profit
organizations are eligible to apply or to be partners in a
consortium. More details here.
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EVENTS
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The Eastern Coal
Regional Roundtable is having its summer training event this year
from July 29-August 1. Mark your calenders and be sure not to
miss this great opportunity to attend sessions on everything from GIS
mapping to Non-Profit Oranization Development. More information is
forthcoming.
NATIONAL RIVER RALLY 2010
May 21st-24th,
Snowbird, Utah.
The 2010 River Rally
Will Provide:
A series of intensive, 4-hour workshops on Friday afternoon
* Over 70 additional workshops covering topics of interest to staff,
volunteers and board members of river conservation organizations.
* Office hours, mentoring sessions and in-person conversations with
funders and exhibitors.
* The River Heroes Banquet: a memorable and inspirational night of
celebrating our environmental protection leaders.
* Unsurpassed networking opportunities
* Field trips, music jams, Wild & Scenic Environmental Film
Fest...and the return of River Idol!
What's Next for Water Quality in Pennsylvania?
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, watershed associations and
their allies will meet to discuss Pennsylvania's water quality future
at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College, PA.
"What's Next for Water Quality in Pennsylvania?" is a
Summit sponsored by the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, PA
Department of Environmental Protection, and the Robert Morris
University Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management. The event will
provide an opportunity for watershed community members to share
knowledge and experiences. More details here.
The International Water Efficiency Conference, is
designed specifically for municipal, regional, state, provincial, and
federal water officials; engineers; and industry professionals to
gather and share technical, technological, and managerial water strategies.
WaterEC 2010 will be held April 27, 2010 at the Marriott Nashville
Airport Hotel in Nashville, TN. More details here.
Dayton Water Conference & Expo
The purpose of the Dayton Water Conference is to
improve awareness and collaboration between large companies,
engineering firms, universities, utilities, start-ups, NGOs and
governments by educating attendees on new water technologies,
innovations and prospects. Whether the developments be in materials,
IT, engineering, financing or public policy, the conference will
shine a spotlight on all advancements and provide best practices
across the spectrum of the water field, with a particular emphasis on
activities in the Dayton, OH area.
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SIDELINES...
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The
Real 'Food Revolution' Starts with Healthy Appalachian Cornbread
Here, we find
much-needed common ground between two often opposed groups--the
liberal outsider and the mountain old-timer. This partnership could
provide the fire for a real, lasting food revolution--one that heals
Appalachian people, Appalachian economies, and Appalachian
environments. Full article here.
New Species of Early Man Found in South Africa
A new species of early man that dates back almost two
million years has been discovered in the Cradle of Humankind World
Heritage Site, about 170 miles northeast of Johannesburg. Full article.
Military Leads Fight Against Climate Change: Pew
The U.S. military, the government's largest fuel buyer,
is leading the fight against climate change by investing in the
"Great Green Fleet" and other ways of cutting dependence on
oil and coal, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts report released on
Tuesday. Full article.
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