Showing posts with label energy efficiency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label energy efficiency. Show all posts
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Millbourne Borough, A Local Community Led By A Sierra Club Volunteer, Wins DVRPC's Air Quality Partnership Award
Millbourne Borough was honored to receive Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's (DVRPC) Air Quality Partnership Award on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013. Speakers included Jeanette MacNeille, Millbourne Borough Council President, Bill McCune, President of Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Sue Edwards of the Sierra Club's Pennsylvania Clean Air Campaign, John McBlain, Commissioner to DVRPC and Sean Greene, Senior Planner at DVRPC.
Many actions led to this award. The Borough planted 160 trees last year with support from PENNVEST and Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Natural Lands Trust and PECO, bought and upgraded its street light system resulting in estimated savings of $105,000 over 6 years and 20% reduction in energy use, and developed a transit-oriented plan for an 18-acre lot near the Millbourne Station on the Market-Frankford EL.
In the future, the Borough and Millbourne businesses will fly Air Alert flags at Millbourne Borough Hall, Wister Drive Park, and Millbourne Train Station to let neighbors know that they should take steps to avoid adding ozone and particulates on days when air pollution is bad.
The award was accepted by Mayor Tom Kramer and Borough Council President Jeanette MacNeille in honor of all the children of Millbourne, who represent our future and need clean air to breathe.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Symbolic Tug O' War Between Fossil Fuel Fat Cats and the Glorious Greens: Come See the Spectacle
GUERRILLA THEATER TUG OF WAR!
DIRTY FOSSIL FUELS VS. CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY
Mon., April 8th, 5:00 – 7:00 PM [Rain Date Wed., April 10]
Independence Mall - 5th & Market Sts.
Philadelphia
Join Sierra Club activists and others as we stage a mock tug of war
“Filthy rich” titans of coal & oil, with tuxedos and money bags
vs.
The forces of green energy:
people in lab coats, scrubs, or green hard hats; people from island nations, the Arctic; animals threatened by sea level rise, etc.
(create your own costume!)
In the middle, President Obama, weighing Renewable Energy or settling for “All of the Above” (including fossil fuels)
The stark choice will be made visible—will you be there?
Afterwards, free refreshments for participants at Soho Pizza, 218 Market St.
RSVP: William Kramer at william.kramer@sierraclub.org 732-589-8024 or Sue Edwards at sueedwards79@gmail.com 610-543-2986 with your costume plans
This is one of our events to push President Obama to take action on climate change policies that he promised in his Inaugural Address. For more information, check out our previous blog post outlining our strategy to motivate Obama on climate policies.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Energy Efficiency: Residential services and policy issues
Come hear how you can get make your house, apartment or condo energy efficient---and what policies we need to support and strengthen energy efficiency to create good jobs in PA.
Monday, July 30, 2012
7 pm – 8:30 pm
Ethical Humanist Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Sq.
Speakers:
Jeff Lane
Green Contractor and Certified Energy Auditor
Robin Stallard or Tanya Morris
Energy Coordinating Agency
Tom Schuster
Sierra Club
Sponsored by the Sierra Club,
Light refreshments provided
Please RSVP to William Kramer at william.kramer@sierraclub.org or 732-589-8024.
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