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Building Community Resilience and Self-Reliance for Transition Workshop

April 24, 2010
9:30 amto5:30 pm

Where: Bloomington City Hall, Bloomington, IN
Contact: Patricia C. Coleman RSMT, Indiana Holistic Health Network, 812-331-0886

A day of celebration, education, and action. This day will be followed by working groups addressing the details of our future. Transition Bloomington is working to unite the people of Bloomington to create a more resilient community, able to deal with the challenges of peak oil, climate change, and economic collapse. We expect that this process will also create a more connected and joyful community.

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Wholeness & Healing Symposium

March 28, 2010
12:00 pmto5:00 pm

Where: Hobbit Gardens, 6213 E. C.R. 300 N. Fillmore, IN 46128-9316
Contact: hobbitgardens@tds.net

*Herbs & Nutrition: A Wise Woman’s Tradition
*Whole Foods and Their Healing Power
*Erth Medicine:Teas,Tonics & Tinctures

Herbal Buffet Lunch and all materials included.
Cost for the day is $60. Send $20 deposit to reserve your place to the address above along with your name,address,e-mail & phone number

Former Navy Admiral to Present Energy Lecture

InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report
A retired U.S. Navy vice admiral will deliver the Spring 2010 Purdue University Pioneers in Energy Lecture next month. Dennis McGinn will address the challenges of energy, climate change and national security April 6 in West Lafayette. He’ll focus on the need to develop a long-range, comprehensive policy for advancing and deploying clean energy technology.
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Delta showerheads meet new WaterSense standard

Home Channel News
Indianapolis-based Delta Faucet has announced that more than 50% of its bath suites feature showerheads that meet the latest EPA specification, …
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Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol to Power IndyCar Series in 2010

Sugarcane Blog
Under the new agreement, the IZOD IndyCar Series will continue to utilize sugarcane ethanol to fuel its race cars, including at its signature event, the Indianapolis 500. Read More

Grant Line Elementary Goes Green

WLKY Louisville
Grant Line Elementary is going green, hoping to save some green as they save the environment. “They are doing a lot of budget cuts in New Albany schools, …
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Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists and Economists Call On Senate to Address Climate Change Now

Enewspf.com
WASHINGTON–March 11 - Nobel Prize-winning economists and scientists will deliver a letter to the U.S. Senate today, urging lawmakers to require immediate cuts in global warming emissions. The letter was signed by more than 2,000 prominent U.S. economists and climate scientists, including eight Nobel laureates, 32 National Academy of Sciences members, 11 MacArthur “genius award” winners, and three National Medal of Science recipients. Read More

Lugar drafting practical energy plan

Lugar.senate.gov
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar said today that he is drafting a practical energy plan that would meet many climate improving goals, without cap and trade, by conserving energy and saving people, businesses and government money. Lugar is among the senators meeting with President Obama on energy and climate this afternoon at the White House.
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Groups fight cap-and-trade legislation

Istockanalyst.com
Mar. 11–Leaders of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp. were part of a 26-county delegation from Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois lobbying congressional leaders this week…Read More

Indiana firm tackles home energy issues through efficiency audits

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
…Joe Ferraro, owner and operator of Ecologic, LLC. In business for less than a year, Ferraro is convinced there will be an escalation in demand for the type of services he offers — including home energy audits. Read More