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Indianapolis permaculture
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Leave No Trace
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Purdue Energy Forum
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Sustainable Indiana 2016
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219 GreenConnect
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Jim Poyser's Blog 2013 Indiana Environmentalist of the year
Ellen Ley's Blog
Cara Dafforn's Blog
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FREE FAMILY FUN: With a Little Luck Children's Scavenger Hunt at Indianapolis City Market
Mrs. Cara Dafforn posted an eventFREE FAMILY FUN: With a Little Luck Children's Scavenger Hunt at Indianapolis City Market
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Ecotech Institute Hosts Free “Heads Up!” Online Event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8agRpHdio
Chelsea O'Neill posted a blog postEcotech Institute Hosts Free “Heads Up!” Online Event: February 24, 2015
Chelsea O'Neill posted a blog postEcotech Institute Names Donald Smith as New Director of Electrical Engineering Technology and Power Utility Technician Program
Mrs. Cara Dafforn posted a blog postA Lady of Charity in Mourning
Chelsea O'Neill posted a blog postEcotech Institute Names Patrick Longstreth as the School’s New Academic Dean
Idris Busari | PiKture Time Film posted a videoFish Farming with CQ Slim of Mawobe Fishery Company, Lagos, Nigeria Ph: 070 5092 8388
Earth Charter Indiana's Current Project
Explore the Outdoors
Plan your outdoor recreation trips at www.IndianaOutfitters.com:
- Guide to Indiana State Parks & Reservoirs throughout the state
- Indiana Rivers info, including maps, river levels, outfitters & more
- Hoosier National Forest trails and camping
- Detailed Knobstone Trail info
- Outfitters of all types (where to rent boats, cabins, campsites, guides and much more)
Live Feed From Sustainable Indiana 2016
The Case Against CAFOs in Indiana
There are already far too many protections and allowances for the many CAFO’s in our state. A CAFO was proposed 2 years ago in Lakeville and our community rejected it. The CAFO would have released liquid manure into near surface groundwater. When stormwater reaches high levels in areas of near surface groundwater, karst, or other fragile lands, existing IDEM rules mandating manure lagoons to contain the waste are NOT adequate and the waste can overflow into nearby surface waters or groundwater. Methane emissions are huge from CAFO’s. A major contributor to climate change, methane is several times more of a concern than fossil fuel emissions....continue reading
First Green Tip for January, 2015
BUY RECYCLED PAPER PRODUCTS, such as greeting cards, paper plates, paper towels, computer paper, envelopes, gift wrapping, etc. It’s good that we all recycle our waste paper, but if there’s no market for the recycled product the system won’t work. Besides, using recycled paper products vastly reduces the amount of trees that are destroyed, and trees are crucial for absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. Forests around the world are being decimated at a prodigious rate. “If every household in the U.S. replaced just one package of 40 paper plates made from virgin fiber with 100% recycled ones, we could save...continue reading
Climate Clues
You can’t tell anything about the climate by just looking out your window at the conditions in your backyard. Likewise you can’t tell anything about the global climate by looking only at the conditions in Indiana. Jeff Dukes, Purdue professor and director of the university’s Climate Change Research Center, tells how 2014 was relatively cool in Indiana but other parts of the United States were clearly warmer in 2014 and globally it was one of the warmest years on record. Check the Indiana Public Media website for the full article. Submitted by: Dick Sprague Regional Coordinator AndersonThe Butler Way Guides Butler University to Substantial Sustainable Changes
On April 16th, 2012 Butler University President, James Danko, signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in reflection of The Butler Way – Butler’s “long-standing commitment to selflessness and integrity.” The ACUPCC commitments are mapped out in the Butler Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (BUSCA) as a guideline as it grows and implements its new strategic plan, Butler 2020. The goal of the Butler Sustainability and Climate Action Plan is to achieve institutional climate neutrality by 2050 by mitigating campus greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy consumption of the university. The plan outlines current initiatives, strategies, and...continue reading
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Events
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FREE FAMILY FUN: With a Little Luck Children's Scavenger Hunt
March 17, 2015 from 10am to 3pm – Indianapolis City Market
INDIANAPOLIS CITY MARKET–. U-Relish Farm presents SAINT PATRICK’S DAY, Tuesday, March 17th FAMILY ACTIVITIES SHAMROCK STAMPING ART PROJECT 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. WITH A LITTLE LUCK, SCAVENGER HUNT Th…
Organized by Mrs. Cara Dafforn | Type: timeless, tradition
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Ecotech Institute is Again Offering “Introduction to Sustainability” as a Free Online Course to the Public
With more than 700 participants from around the world, Ecotech Institute’s first “massive online open course” (MOOC) was a tremendous success. The course kicked off last May through the Canvas…Continue
Tags: Sustainability, MOOC, Institute, Ecotech
Started by Molly Koch in random discussions here Jan 27, 2014.
Interested in starting a land based permaculture community?
I am interested in organizing a small group of people into a nonprofit community land trust that furthers the establishment of permaculture in central Indiana. I have knowledge and some direct…Continue
Started by Austin Roewe in environmental discussions Sep 4, 2013.
Ecotech Institute’s First Free Online Course, “Introduction to Sustainability,” Receives Positive Student Feedback
Ecotech Institute’s First Free Online Course, “Introduction to Sustainability,” Receives Positive Student Feedback Course Provided New Ways of Looking at Sustainability to U.S. and International…Continue
Tags: sustainability, ecotech
Started by Molly Koch in random discussions here Aug 19, 2013.
Videos
Blog Posts
Ecotech Institute Hosts Free “Heads Up!” Online Event: February 24, 2015
On Tuesday, February 24, Ecotech Institute, the first and only school in the U.S. solely focused on renewable energy and sustainability, is hosting “Heads Up!,” a digital discussion with Mr. Alden Zeitz of Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative. The free forum…
ContinuePosted by Chelsea O'Neill on February 23, 2015 at 2:45pm
Ecotech Institute Names Donald Smith as New Director of Electrical Engineering Technology and Power Utility Technician Program
Ecotech Institute, the first and only school in the U.S. solely focused on renewable energy and sustainability, today announced Donald Smith as new program director of both Electrical Engineering Technology and Power Utility Technician programs. In this…
ContinuePosted by Chelsea O'Neill on February 20, 2015 at 2:19pm
A Lady of Charity in Mourning
The American Civil War claimed the lives of over 622,000 men between 1861-1865. 210,000 were Hoosiers or called Indiana Home. With the heavy toll of war a Lady of Charity from 1865 would be in mourning over her family, friends and on April 15, 1865 we would…
ContinuePosted by Mrs. Cara Dafforn on February 10, 2015 at 8:30am
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Net gain
Hello, Renee!
I have been forever collecting the plastic mesh bags that hold produce — mostly apples, limes, lemons, etc. I keep thinking my kids could make the best fishing nets out of them if needed. This is probably just a bad side effect from watching too much Doomsday Preppers
[...]Closet recycler
Hi Renee,
Where can we recycle wire hangers?
Thanks,
Trying to do better in 2015
Hi, Trying to do better,
No need to be a closet recycler. In 2015, it’s socially acceptable to recycle just about anything!
Metal recyclers, like RecycleForce, will gladly take hangers. If you have curbside pickup, [...]
Sustainable Indiana 2016 welcomes new communications director
Shannon Anderson is the new get-the-word-out person with one of our favorite environmental-activist groups. Here’s the press release:
Contact Information: John Gibson, State Coordinator Sustainable Indiana 2016 317-295-9630 For Immediate Release SUSTAINABLE INDIANA 2016 FIRES UP HOMESTRETCH WITH NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Indianapolis- Sustainable Indiana 2016, a bicentennial initiative [...]Reface Don't Replace
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