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The Board of Public Utilities has its next EE Strategy Development Meeting on October 30th, at 10 am.

The next presentation by the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership(NEEP) on the development of strategy for the Energy Master Plan will be held on Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 at the offices of the  NJ Board of Public Utilities in Newark (Directions: <http://www.nj.gov/bpu/about/directions/>) instead of on Oct. 7 as originally scheduled. To help formulate the strategies for EE, the BPU  has engaged NEEP to work with the BPU and stakeholders. For information or to find out how to participate in this public process, contact the EMP team.    The call-in number: 1- 877-455-8688.

The 5th annual Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Conference will be held in Princeton on October 27-28.

This event will host a wide variety of presentations from colleges and universities in the region. It will also include keynote speakers and tours of relevant facilities at Princeton University.

TCNJ will be represented by the following presentation on Tuesday afternoon:

Changing the Climate on Climate Change: A Holistic Approach to Creating Community Around Sustainability - Dr. William Ball, Department of Political Science, The College of New Jersey, German Rozencranc, The College of New Jersey, Jennifer Bennett, The College of New Jersey and Leo Muchnik, The College of New Jersey

Conference information, including agenda and session listings is online at: http://www.princeton.edu/sustainability/news/necsc-2008/

We will put up a page with the material we present on green31.net after the conference.

TCNJ’s Community Fest! Going Green for Halloween

The College of New Jersey and Ewing Township invite you to attend the area’s biggest and best festival of the year: Going Green for Halloween Community Fest 2008! It will be held on Saturday, October 25th. SOON!

This year Community Fest will be held on Quimby’s Prairie in front of Green Hall. Browse the Community Fest Village featuring vendors, crafters and foods from around the world. Bring the kids for arts and crafts, games, magicians, jugglers, and inflatables. Party with some of the area’s best bands and performers. Admission is FREE and open to the public!

If you are a vendor or crafter and would like information about participating, please use the link:

http://www.tcnj.edu/~comfest/vendorinfo.html

We are looking for organizations, businesses, vendors, etc. that incorporate sustainability and environmental education/awareness!

A press release from Rutgers:

Rutgers University to Break Ground Sept. 23 for Largest Solar Energy Project in New Jersey
September 17, 2008

 WHAT: Rutgers administrators, commissioners from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and members of the Rutgers community will break ground on a seven-acre, $10 million solar energy facility on the Livingston Campus. A solar panel will be on display and officials will describe how the renewable energy system works.

WHO: Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick and Joseph L. Fiordaliso and Nicholas Asselta, commissioners, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

WHEN: 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23

WHERE: 6 Berrue Circle, Rutgers’ Livingston Campus, Piscataway. The site is at the intersection of Berrue Circle and Suttons Lane.

BACKGROUND:  Rutgers is embarking on the first major solar energy project of this scale in the state of New Jersey. The 1.4 megawatt facility will generate approximately 10 percent of the electrical demand of the Livingston Campus. The solar “farm” will reduce the university’s carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1,200 tons per year – the equivalent of removing 155 automobiles from the road – and save Rutgers more than $200,000 in its first year of operation.

Nearly half the $10 million cost of the project – $4.9 million – will be subsidized by a rebate through the BPU’s Clean Energy Program, with the remainder funded by Rutgers. The BPU has established a core rebate program aimed at public agencies and institutions to help them defer the cost of implementing solar projects. In addition to the rebates, Rutgers will be able to capitalize on the BPU’s Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) Program. SRECs can be sold to electric suppliers to provide a source of revenue that helps the university offset the costs of installing the solar energy facility.

 Contact: E.J. Miranda
732-932-7084, Ext. 613
E-mail: emiranda@ur.rutgers.edu

This was added as our featured event. It will be the major event for the fall sponsored by green31.net and we encourage everyone to get the word out, register and attend. Updates will be posted to the green31.net home page.

Responding to Climate Change in New Jersey

October 28, 2008, 6:30-9:00 pm
At The College of New Jersey’s Library Auditorium 

A panel of speakers from government, utilities and businesses, education, and community groups will present projects that are making a difference in the State’s energy sustainability. Confirmed groups/speakers as of September 19th, include:

 Kenny Esser, Governor Corzine’s Energy Policy Advisor

 John Cusack, Executive Director of The New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability

Pam Mount, Sustainable Lawrence

 Atlantic County Utilities Authority

Additional speakers from business and community groups will be added.

A networking reception will follow the presentations.

The event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is requested. Register online at www.green31.net

 

From Ariane Delafosse of Community Green:

Community Green Presents: Green Design

Hosted at Miele’s newly remodeled appliance showroom in Princeton, food and beverages will be served.  All are welcome, Designers, Builders, Fabricators, Homeowners, Entrepreneurs and more!

Space is limited to 60 guests, tickets are available at $50 per guest.

Contact Ariane Delafosse via email: ariane@communitygreen.org
to RSVP and arrange payment for this special event! 

All proceeds will go to continuing Community Green’s Non-Profit Education Programs.

Special Guest Speaker
 Interior Designer
Patricia Gaylor

Other Speakers Include:
Landscape Architect
Michael Fleischacker

Architect Walter Kanzler
Eco Collaborative

Special Guests Include:
Terra Cabinets
Green Demolitions
D-H20

Patricia Gaylor’s work has appeared in many national publications: HOME magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Renovation Style, and Inspired House.  She has worked with Sarah Susanka, architect and author of “The Not So Big House”– building smaller, better, healthier and more energy efficient homes.  Pat was even featured on Good Morning America!

With over 18 years experience in the filed of Architecture, Walter Kanzler’s project experience includes residential, multi-family housing, commercial, office interiors, entertainment and gaming, theater, library, transportation and educational design.  A strong proponent of sustainable design in NJ, Walter initiated LEED certification for multiple buildings in his own practice and is a LEED accredited professional and member of USBBC.  He is also recently appointed co-chair of the LEED for Homes Committee for the USGBC-NJ.

Michael Fleischacker will discuss the “regenerative” lifestyles and the role collaborative design teams can play in helping people connect to nature and other living systems.  He’ll also talk about confluence of stakeholder engagement, spirit of place, and green sciences and technologies through the medium of living systems (natural, learning, economic, cultural, food, building and others). 

Saturday September 13 ’08  5 - 9 pm • Miele Showroom, Princeton NJ
www.communitygreen.org
Ariane Delafosse
Community Green Executive Director

Together we can make a world of difference!
201-602-4839   www.communitygreen.org

From Bob Anderson, Assistant Provost for Liberal Learning and Academic Advising, at TCNJ

All are encouraged to participate in the eighth annual TCNJ Community Learning Day on Wednesday, September 17th.  The exciting program includes thoughtful and provocative activities that should be of interest to all of us, following the College’s theme for the year,
“Human Health and Environmental Sustainability.”  Here is the schedule of the day’s events:

12:00 to 1:30, Kendall Auditorium–Keynote Address by James Howard Kunstler, author of this year’s summer reading book, World Made by Hand (and several other works on energy and the lived environment).

1:30 to 2:00, Brower Student Center–Book Signing by Mr. Kunstler, with several of his books offered for sale.

2:00 to 3:30, Library Auditorium–Panel Discussion on Human Health and Environmental Sustainability moderated by Dr. William Ball, Chair of Political Science.  Panelists are:
   Dr. Diane Bates, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology
   Dr. Martin Bierbaum, Director of Municipal Land Use Center of TCNJ
   Mr. James Kunstler, Keynote Speaker
   Dr. Donald Vandegrift, Chair of Economics, Finance, and International
Business

3:30 to 4:00, Outside Brower Student Center–Electric Vehicle Demonstration, Paul Heitmann, Senior Program Architect, Comverge, Inc.

4:00 to 6:00, The College Art Gallery, 111 Holman Hall–Opening Reception: Art and the Environment: An Exhibition by the TCNJ Faculty.

These are all important, worthwhile events and a topic that is of paramount importance.  Please make time in your schedules to come to as many as you can.

Best wishes,

Bob Anderson

–

Robert J. Anderson
Assistant Provost for Liberal Learning and Academic Advising

From Winnie Fatton:

The Clinton Global Initiative, the Apollo Alliance and other national
and local organizations have joined with the City of Newark to convene
“Newark’s Green Future Summit” (Friday, September 12th and Saturday September 13, 2008).  The conference is free, but space is limited - so registration is necessary. To register, please visit:
http://www.apolloalliance.org/newarksummit.php

Topics on the agenda include: Economic Development; Green Building; Open
Space; Workforce Development; and Community &Youth Initiatives. 

 

From NJ Clean Energy Program (www.NJCleanEnergy.com/conference):

 Join us at the fourth annual New Jersey Clean Energy Conference & Leadership Awards to learn about cleantech investment opportunities, financial incentives available through New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program, and more.
 

The 2008 Clean Energy Conference and Leadership Awards is October 17 at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City. Come join 700+ clean energy market participants and exhibitors as you learn, network, and discuss the energy issues and opportunities impacting New Jersey businesses, residents, and municipalities.
 
Features this year include:  

• Venture capital experts and cleantech financiers

• New Jersey’s solar transition to market-based incentives

• Financial incentives for business

• Steps taken by successful green businesses

• 2008 Clean Energy Leadership Awards

• Networking events and roundtable discussions

 

And much more! Stay tuned for agenda and speaker announcements.

 

 

 

For more information about conference sponsorships and exhibitor packages, please contact 1-866-NJSMART or info@njcleanenergy.com > .

For more information about the conference, visit www.NJCleanEnergy.com/conference.  

New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program is a statewide program administered by the NJ Board of Public Utilities.  

NJ BPU - Office of Clean Energy | 44 South Clinton Avenue - PO Box 350 | Trenton | NJ | 08625

Website for more details: Hopewell Valley Green Market
Location: The Pennington School Lawn
Description:

Bring the kids and enjoy a day of fun and learning. Ride your bike or stroll over after you enjoy the Presbyterian Harvest Festival on Main Street.

We hear about the importance of being energy efficient. But how do you start, or increase your efforts? Which products are really more ‘green’? Come find out how you can help your community and have a little fun in the process.

What difference could you make if…   

• YOU replaced all your light bulbs with energy efficient ones?
• YOU brought your own re-usable shopping bags to the store?
• YOU had a rain barrel to capture and re-use rain water?
• YOU didn’t idle your car while waiting for kids at school?
• YOU started composting your garbage?
• YOU supported local businesses in buying green products?

Believe it or not small changes CAN make a difference. Visit Our Mission page to find out more about the event. If you would like to become a Sponsor or Vendor for our event please Contact Us.
A list of vendors, activities and sponsors coming soon!