To increase public understanding of sustainability by providing information and encouraging individuals, community organizations, businesses, schools, and government to cooperate in protecting environmental quality and reducing carbon emissions.
Take the 10% Challenge in Your Community! Communities are facing up to the need for sharp reductions in their environmental footprint through more efficient use of energy - including the resources like water that take energy to produce and distribute. As a first step down the long path of "80% by 2050," Sustainable Hudson Valley is initiating a challenge campaign to communities to start now and take some meaningful action that moves the needle in the right direction and gets people involved. We are challenging - and supporting - actions that reduce eco-impact 10% by the end of 2010. We believe that harnessing people-power in the short term is what's needed to make the longer-term changes possible.
How Green is Warwick?: (Times Herald-Record) 06/10/10 Warwick — When members of Sustainable Warwick brought in a consultant to talk about getting businesses to reduce energy use, the leaders of this 33,000-resident community decided to go one better. Read more>>
Samso Island, Denmark. You'll want to view this new video about the award-winning community of 4,000 Danes who now live on a carbon-neutral island, producing MORE energy than they consume, using a variety of energy solutions>>
Cheryl Rogowski, above, discusses, farming in the Black Dirt Region with Pine Island Elementary School kids. Later they had lunch from the salad bar containing salad and other veggies from Rogowski's farm. Warwick Town Supervisor, Mike Sweeton, right, describes the solar collectors above Town Hall. Photos: John DeSanto, Times Herald-Record.
