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NEWS
Commerce Department Proposes Establishment of NOAA Climate Service
Individuals and decision-makers across widely diverse sectors – from agriculture to energy to transportation – increasingly are asking NOAA for information about climate change in order to make the best choices for their families, communities and businesses. To meet the rising tide of these requests, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the intent to create a NOAA Climate Service line office dedicated to bringing together the agency’s strong climate science and service delivery capabilities. Read article.
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Green Happenings around Carmel
GREEN LIGHTS – The City of Carmel was awarded $633,000 under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant . The city will use these funds to switch about half of the city’s lights to LEDs. Estimated savings will be $70,000 a year in electricity costs and roughly 1.4 million lbs of CO2 every year. Kudos to Mayor Brainard for this green initiative!
Do you favor city-wide curbside recycling? Vote on our online poll.
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Batteries, Cell Phones and Paper Recycling – Celebrate America Recycles Day at Carmel Elementary. Drop off used batteries, old cell phones and pagers, and paper (newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office and school papers, etc) at the back parking lot at Carmel Elementary on Saturday, November 14th 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and do Mother Earth right! Thanks to MaryEllen St.Angelo and the Carmel Elementary PTO Green Team for coordinating this event.
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| We’re happy to announce our first fundraiser: Green Savings Indy has granted Carmel Green Initiative exclusive rights to offer the Green Savings Indy coupon book in Carmel. So we’re counting on your help to make this a huge success. The Green Savings Indy book is an easy way to go green and save some green. It includes more than $800 in coupons and discounts for green products and services. Your support will help fund our efforts and is greatly appreciated. Read more… |
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Up to $1000 for your youth green project - read more...
Green Summer Camp for High School Students - The sixth annual Design Science/Global Solutions Lab is being held this summer, June 13-21, 2010, at the UN in New York and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA - read more...
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| Leaf and Pumpkin Recycling was a huge success! Turn out was bigger than expected and a second truck had to be brought in. Rest assured your leaves and pumpkins will be composted and recycled to return nutrients to the soil. Green tip: How to compost your leaves at home…
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Learn about Grace Garden and CSA at Grace Community Church and St. Christopher's Feeding Ministry. Let us know what your congregation is doing to go green!
Along with Indianapolis Interfaith Coalition and Bloomington Earth Care, we continue work to develop an Indiana interfaith coalition for earth care. We will be affiliating with Interfaith Power and Light, a national interfaith earth stewardship coalition. The faith community has led every major movement of moral consequence. Join us!
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| Green Policy Forum – On Saturday, November 14th from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Marian University, the Hoosier Environmental Council will preview key ‘green’ legislation for the upcoming 2010 Indiana legislative session. [Register]
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Support our Fundraiser
 Help us to make a difference in Carmel by purchasing GreenSavingsIndy coupon book through us!
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