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Urban Planning in the Age of Climate Change
Climate change touches everything, including the conditions for human settlements on the land. In Connecticut, our single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is transportation.
My First Lobbying Experience: A Report from D.C.
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to talk to Minnesota legislators about Great Lakes protection. Every year, the Healing Our Waters (HOW) Coalition organizes a Great Lakes Day at the Capitol. This annual event includes environmental groups from the Great Lakes region. I was very nervous for this trip because I had never lobbied before. Though I have set up meetings for hundreds of people with their legislators, prepared materials, and helped with turnout for lobby events, I have never actually participated myself. As the woman behind the scenes, I have often spent my
The Problem - Our Throwaway Lifestyle
Many people forget that reduce and reuse come before recycling in the 3Rs of waste management (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle). While recycling is certainly important, there is often too much focus on diverting single-use disposables from the landfill by recycling or composting instead of stopping this waste before it starts.
ReThink Disposable Case Study | Manila Eatery
Manila Eatery is successfully implementing these ReThink Disposable cost saving practices: Switched from single-use plastic plates to reusable plates, and replaced two different sizes of single-use plastic bowls with reusable bowls.
Chesapeake Currents | Fall 2022
In This Issue: Maryland: Advocating for Virtual Access | Maryland: Supporting Compost | Maryland: Legislative Updates | District of Columbia: Citizens’ Poplar Point Working Group | Virginia: 2022 Virginia Endorsements
