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Training Tomorrow's Climate Leaders

CA-CP now offers an INTERNSHIP CLEARINGHOUSE, offering students opportunities to undertake climate solution projects with CA-CP partner communities and corporations.

Save Our Seasons

It's foliage season again - a good time to get out and appreciate the beauty of this annual New England rite, now threatened by global warming. Read more...

Campus Climate Challenge

A new youth-led campaign to inspire and support campus climate leadership was launched this month; check out the Challenge website to see what's happening - or to make something happen! - on your campus.

Fall 2005

Climate Solutions - Coming Soon to a Science Center Near You
CA-CP is expanding its work with the New England and Connecticut Science Center Collaboratives, to educate member organizations' seven-million-plus visitors about climate science and solutions. Full story.

Business Leaders Focus on Energy
Our annual business forum, convened this month in Portland, Maine, provided experts' overviews on energy policy, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and best bottom-line practices. Full story.

Local Voices for Regional Policy
Chief elected officials from over 50 communities signed on to a letter, partially coordinated by CA-CP, supporting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Full story.

New and Notable

Clinton Global Initiative event made carbon neutral with NativeEnergy offsets
Green building forum in Stamford
Yale announces ground-breaking, ambitious new GHG reduction target, plan
University of New Hampshire program offers back-to-school energy and cost savings with local merchants
City of New York considers climate bills
Climate effects and adaptation needs identified in new study
"Making the Connection" focuses on environment, health

For more news and events - CA-CP's New in the Northeast page

Champion 05 award 2005 CLIMATE CHAMPIONS
CA-CP salutes our award winners

In this edition we offer not just one but
six inspiring models of climate leadership:

Middlebury College;

Bank of America;

The Timberland Company;

the City of Stamford, CT;

NY Governor George Pataki;

and ME Governor John Baldacci.

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Voices and Viewpoints on Climate Change

Report Highlights Five Years of Northeast Climate Solutions

CA-CP Executive Director Adam Markham looks back on our first five years - and ahead to the next five - in our new annual report. Read his introduction...