The time to stop climate change is short. This program on transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy will offer hope about work that is being done locally, a way to connect with others, and an opportunity to learn about policy issues. Panelists: Dr. Susan Spencer, President and Founder, ROCSPOT […]
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Solarize the Flower City 2016 will kick off with a launch event, where local and state leaders will come together to celebrate with ROCSPOT, partners, and the local community. Solarize the Flower City 2016 will be selecting designated solar installers using a thorough pre-qualification process. Residents and businesses in the […]
Date and location Sunday, June 18, 2017, 9am to 1pm At Brighton High School Parking Lot Calling for exhibitors and student projects Learn more
Sponsored by League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metro Area (LWV-RMA). Carole Camp, member of the Citizens Climate Lobby, will discuss A8372, the bill proposing a carbon tax in New York. Sue Hughes-Smith, lecturer at RIT, will discuss A7497, the bill to require 100% clean energy by 2030. Barbara […]
Sponsored by the Genesee Valley Audubon Society. Harvey Limbeck, a volunteer at Ganondagan State Historic Site, will talk about how the Native Americans were the first conservationists, using everything in nature to make what they needed, medicines from native plants, tools or clothing. When: Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 7:30 PM. […]
The Brighton Central School District is proposing to redevelop the Brookside School Complex as a K-2 school. The redevelopment is contemplating a two-story section of the building that would house classrooms for either first or second grade on the second floor. Due to community input about the need to make […]
Review the findings, take the survey, and provide feedback on the vision statement. The Town of Brighton Comprehensive plan will be the Town’s “blueprint” for the next decade. While there is a distinct sustainability theme being pursued, it is important that those who support sustainable practices make their voices heard […]
Julian Agyeman, Ph.D. Professor, Urban & Environmental Policy/ Planning, Tufts University and Anne-Marie Lubenau, Director, Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence sponsored by the Bruner Foundation. These speakers will set the stage for the Community Design Center’s Reshaping Rochester series by helping to answer the question, “How can we design […]
This Genesee Land Trust (GLT) lecture, sponsored by the Penfield Library, will include a PowerPoint presentation and will feature Margaret Potter of the GLT along with Lois Danneberg and Rachel Edwards of Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care and Broccolo Garden Center, Penfield. Learn why the planting of native plants makes […]
ColorBrightonGreen.org will finish up its 2016 Film Festival with the movie “Triple Divide”. This movie is said to be the only documentary of its kind on the controversial subject of fracking capable of speaking to all sides, with exclusive interviews from the industry, experts, and Americans suffering in the wake […]