Sustainability Spotlight:
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Let's #OptOutside and #RecreateResponsibly
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Cincinnati Rotary Club Launches Sustainable City Series on December 1
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Cincinnati Rotary Club is collaborating with the city and Green Umbrella to present a free, five-session series highlighting the high-impact work already underway in our region. The first session, Cincinnati's Breakthroughs, Rotary's Resolve, will focus on the bold goals and rapid progress that's garnered Cincinnati national recognition and new environmental initiatives that Rotary is now encouraging worldwide.
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Seeking Community Voices for Healthy Food Access Focus Groups
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The Food Policy Council is seeking residents of 8 Cincinnati neighborhoods (Walnut Hills, Avondale, Bond Hill, Mt. Auburn, S. Cumminsville, Millvale, N. Fairmont and S. Fairmont) to participate in 90-minute focus groups on health food access and nutrition education in Cincinnati. Focus groups will take place via Zoom in early December as part of a project aiming to amplify community voices in the governance of food movement organizations in the region. Contact Annabelle to volunteer.
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GU's 2020 Annual Meeting and 2021 Sustainability Summit
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Summit, May 12-14, which will focus on Accelerating Progress: The Path to 2030. Our call for session proposals will open on Tuesday, December 1 and will close on January 10.
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Local Permaculture Experts Envision the Potential of Cities and Suburbs
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Learn how permaculture design principles can help us transition our cities, suburbs, farms and forests in the Lloyd Library's recent series, The Potential of Permaculture. Featuring local experts sharing exciting projects underway and their vision for our region, Part 1 focuses on Cities and Suburbs and Part 2 focuses on Common Orchards and Regenerative Farms.
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Sustainability in the Headlines
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How to Do Thanksgiving With Less Waste, New York Times SustainableCincy Rolls Out New Six-Week Accelerator, Cincinnati Business Courier
Mercantile Library Explores What It Takes to Be a Healthy City, WVXU
LEED Platinum Cincy Home Perfect for Quarantine, Soapbox Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati Office Building Now the ‘Healthiest’ in Ohio, Cincinnati Business Courier Cincy’s ‘Heat Islands’ Disproportionately Affect Lower-Income & Black Neighborhoods, CityBeat
What Biden’s “Building Back Better” Plan Could Mean for the Ohio Valley, Ohio Valley ReSource
Calculating the Costs of Climate Change in the Waste, Energy Sectors, Waste Dive
Emerging Leaders: Building the Future of the Clean Economy Starts Now, GreenBiz
Learning How to Talk: What Climate Activists Must Do in the Biden Era, Yale 360
5 Ways Businesses Can Take Action to Reduce Environmental Racism, GreenBiz
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Featured Member Events View our full events calendar.
December 1: Solar and Geothermal Energy 6:00 pm, HCSWCD & Melink December 3: Regional Tree Canopy Professionals Seminar 10:00 am-4:00 pm, Taking Root 50% Solutions Series: Data & Decision-Making 1:00-2:00 pm Cincinnati 2030 District USGBC Ohio Leadership Awards & Keynote 4:00-5:30 pm, USGBC Ohio December 5: Eradicating Alien Invaders! 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Cincinnati Parks December 6: Intro to Fully Ducted Heat Pumps 12:15-1:30 pm, USGBC Ohio Nature Scavenger Hunt 2:00-4:00 pm, Boone County Conservation District December 8: 50% Solutions Series: Ventilation 1:00-2:00 pm, Cincinnati 2030 District Rain Gardens & Sustainable Landscaping 6:00 pm, HCSWCD & SD1 December 9: Holiday Hammers & Ales 2020 6:30-7:30 pm, Cincinnati Toolbank December 10: Diversity Leadership Symposium 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Fifth Third Bank Midwest Energy Strategies 1:00 pm, USGBC Ohio December 14: GU's 2020 Annual Meeting 9:30 am-10:30 am, Green Umbrella
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Professional Opportunities
City Parks Alliance Equitable Park Funding Hub provides easy access to information on funding sources for parks and recreation in low-income communities and communities of color.
Boone County Conservation District is offering 2020-2021 Education Grants for teacher or student led school projects that foster learning about conservation and our environment.
Taking Root is hosting the Regional Tree Canopy Professionals Seminar on December 3 with keynote by Dr. Kathleen Wolf on the influence of trees on human health and well-being.
ACEEE is hosting the Energy Efficiency and Climate Policy Forum on December 3 which will explore key steps and policies to reduce energy use and emissions by 50% by 2050.
City of Cincinnati Energy Equity Programs provide funding & education for energy efficiency upgrades in multifamily buildings for owners and tenants. Applications due December 4.
Kids Gardening is offering a 2021 Youth Garden Grant to support school and youth educational garden projects. Applications due December 18.
Boone County Conservation District is offering two $1,000 Student Scholarships to college students enrolled in a major related to the field of conservation. Applications due January 31.
Ohio EPA Recycling & Litter Prevention Program supports communities, nonprofits, businesses and academic institutions that initiate or expand recycling. Applications close February 5.
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