Sustainability Spotlights
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Celebrate Another Year of Growth at Green Umbrella's Annual Meeting |
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Calling all Green Umbrella members! Join us for a virtual celebration to end another exciting year of growth, challenge and accomplishment. Our 2021 Annual Meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, December 14 from 4:00-5:00 PM. We'll be sharing highlights from each of our programs and a glimpse into what's in store for 2022.
This event is free and open to all Green Umbrella members. Not a member? Sign up to join our movement! Your organization can join our member network or you can donate and become an individual member. |
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Learn About the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub |
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Green Umbrella's Faith Communities Go Green team invites you to learn more about the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub, a permanent one-stop drop off location for reusable and hard-to-recycle items. Since it opened in April, the Hub has been able to divert over 65 tons of materials from the landfill for reuse or recycling. Join us on Tuesday, December 7 for a presentation by managing director Colleen McSwiggin to learn what can and can't be taken to the Hub, what to expect when you visit to drop off or take away items, and ways you can help both now and with future expansions. |
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Make it a Local Thanksgiving & Holiday Season |
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November is the time of year we reflect on our gratitude for the year's abundant harvest. We would like to thank all our farmers, farm workers and food system workers who are essential to growing our food and getting it to our tables. Supporting our regional farmers and food artisans helps shorten supply chains, supports ecologically regenerative farming, builds our local economy and increases regional food security. Let's make it a local Thanksgiving and holiday season! |
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Sustainability in the Headlines
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Cincinnati 2030 District: Corporate Partners Commit to Doing More Environmentally Friendly Business, Spectrum News Greater Columbus Has ‘Catching up to Do’ on Green Economy, Columbus Dispatch Clifton Ave Bike Lane to Remain as Stakeholders Discuss Permanent Solution, News Record Promoting Health at the Local Level: Cincinnati’s Occupant Health Guide, IWBI Ohio’s Solar Project Queue on Pace to Surpass Coal Capacity This Decade, Energy News The New Market Solar: Cincinnati Home of Largest City-Led Solar Array in US, Spectrum News P&G Plans 10 Acre Solar Farm at Winton Hills Site, Cincinnati Business Courier Fifth Third Issues Inaugural Green Bond for USD 500M, Renewables Now Duke Energy Adopts Sustainability Bond Standards, Charlotte Business Journal Metro Receives $12 Million in Grants for New Buses and Transit Center, CityBeat CVG Staying Ahead in Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Multimodal Environment, Future Travel Supply Chain Issues Hit Freestore Foodbank's Bottom Line Ahead of Thanksgiving, WCPO Kentucky Food Banks See Increased Demand for Protein-Rich Foods, CityBeat |
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Featured Events View our full events calendar
November 19-January 9: Festival of Lights 10:00 am-9:00 pm, Cincinnati Zoo November 23: Turkey Tuesday Thanksgiving Harvest Celebration 6:30-8:30 pm, Hyde Park Farmers' Market November 26: The Nature of Fairy Tales 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County "Plaid Friday" Urban Hike with Imago 1:00-4:00 pm, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful
November 27: Fairfield's Parade of Lights 4:00-7:00 pm, Fairfield Parks and Recreation November 29-December 1: Drive-Through Event: 2021 Composting 101 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Campbell County Conservation District
November 30: Virtual: Cross Country Skiing Basics 8:30-9:30 pm, REI
December 1-February 1: 8th Annual Holiday Lights Recycling Event, Cohen Recycling December 1-January 2: Light in the Forest 5:00-9:00 pm, Cincinnati Nature Center
December 2: December 3-4: Green Gifting for Kids: Lip Balm 11:00-11:45 am, Great Parks of Hamilton County December 5: Let's Make Soap 2:00-3:00 pm, MetroParks of Butler County
December 7-8: Bridging Occupant & Community Health 1:00-6:00 pm, USGBC
December 7: Learn About the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub 7:00-8:00 pm, Faith Communities Go Green December 8-9: Ohio Energy Conference 1:15-5:30 pm, Green Energy Ohio December 8: Community Listening Session 6:00-8:00 pm, Groundwork Ohio River Valley December 14: Green Umbrella Annual Meeting 4:00-5:00 pm, Green Umbrella |
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Professional Opportunities
Hamilton County R3SOURCE is offering Infrastructure Grants to help communities, schools, non-profits and businesses build waste reduction infrastructure; and Waste Reduction Innovation Grants to help communities and organizations implement waste reduction, reuse, food rescue, composting, and recycling programs in Hamilton County.
Ohio EPA is offering grants through its Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund (DMTF) program for the installation of publicly available DC Fast Charging EV charging stations in 26 Ohio counties.
The City of Cincinnati is offering Urban Agriculture mini-grants to support agricultural production, growing sites and aggregation distribution in the city of Cincinnati (due 11/15); and Energy Equity grants to support energy efficiency upgrades in low-income multifamily buildings and provide energy efficiency education for renters and building owners.
Cincinnati Permaculture Institute is offering a 96-hour immersive year long Permaculture Design Certification (begins 11/20).
USGBC Ohio is accepting nominations for the 2021 USGBC Leadership Awards to celebrate the best of the green building industry here in Ohio (due 11/21).
Join Taking Root on Thursday, December 16th for their third annual Professionals' Seminar. Early bird savings ends Monday, November 22nd.!View the Program.
Acres USA is hosting their 2021 Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show in Cincinnati (12/6-12/9). |
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