The Cool Current - Climate Change News from the Northeast

Clean Air-Cool Planet is the Northeast's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to global warming.

Edition 4: Spring 2003

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Quote of Note

"I can see the day when all houses are small power plants…If you reduce the amount of energy the house needs by 50 to 60 percent, then you can start adding solar and get that to zero energy."

-- Mark Ginsberg, senior executive board Member, U.S. Department of Energy

Plan Ahead!

Register for the second annual Global Warming Speakers Training in Boston, jointly hosted by CA-CP, the Greenhouse Network and MCAN.

Last year’s event in Boston was such a success, we’re doing it again this July! With an additional track for those who want to learn about organizing successful climate solutions campaigns, this will be an event you won’t want to miss! Registration closes June 1. Click here for more information.

Did You Know?

75 towns in Vermont passed resolutions in March that called for increased state attention to carbon emissions reductions through energy efficiency and expanded renewable energy resources.

Website Spotlight

Learn about how San Francisco-based Vote Solar is encouraging a national transition to clean, modern solar energy:

www.votesolar.org

Announcing the Carbon Coalition

April 21st marked the beginning of a new citizen initiative to spur political action toward climate change solutions. Environmental organizations throughout New Hampshire are teaming up to bring awareness of the global warming issue to voters and candidates alike, in advance of the New Hampshire presidential primary of 2004. Check out the details...

Climate Conference Catalyzes Regional Enthusiasm, Collaboration on Solutions

Climate Solutions for the Northeast, a two-day conference hosted in Hartford in May, brought together leaders, visionaries and activists from the region and beyond for a dynamic conversation around our state and regional climate change action plans. What came out of this exciting meeting, and where might it take us? Find out...

Winds of Change on the Plains, Clean Air at Home

We here in the Northeast can all breathe a little easier thanks to a new wind turbine on the plains of South Dakota--the completion of which offers a new model for wind development on Native American reservations--and an inspiring example of the power of collaboration. Read more about Clean Air-Cool Planet’s role in this project...

Campuses Showcase Their Climate Smarts

Clean Air-Cool Planet announced five new higher education partnerships at our recent Climate Solutions for the Northeast conference in Hartford. What does this mean for these leaders—and their competition? Educate yourself by reading more.

Salons Strut April Style

Yet another Earth Month has come and gone, in which Aveda stores and salons working with Clean Air-Cool Planet throughout the region got creative in their efforts to spread a message of hope and of action around climate change. Get the scoop...

Northeast News Briefs

River photo by Jerry and Marcy Monkman

In honor of Earth Month, Shaw’s supermarkets teamed up with CA-CP and the local talent at EcoPhotography to use their images, accompanied by educational text about climate change, as screensavers in stores throughout the region.

For Climate-Related Spring Events, check:

The Cambridge Climate Calendar—listings of events, conferences, lectures, activism, and resources for the environment and climate in New England. To subscribe to the enviro and climate calendar, send a blank email to: CambClimCal-subscribe@topica.com. Or visit the Calendar website at: http://tufts.edu/tci/Calendar.html.

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Voices and Viewpoints on Climate Change

A Climate Like Georgia's?

Guest columnist Rachel Clark brings the scientists’ climate predictions home, contrasting her new life in Atlanta with the New England seasons that she’s used to.