Sustainable Hanover, NH

Events & Meetings

Fall 2009

September 27, 2008: Ken Burns documentary re. National Parks: http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#642

September 29: Sustainable Hanover/Dresden Plan Steering Committee Meeting, Richard Black Community Center, 4 - 6 pm.

October 3, 2009: Food, Inc @ Dartmouth College, Spaulding Auditorium @7:30pm w/ Discussion to Follow

October 8, 2009: New Hampshire Energy and Climate Collaborative Meeting
(Thursday, October 8, 2009, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.at the Local Government Center in  Concord 25 Triangle Park Drive, Concord. The public and media are welcome to attend the working meeting, which is a continuation of the Collaborative's efforts to facilitate the implementation of the NH Climate Action Plan, which was released by Governor Lynch in March 2009.)

October 10, 2009 (Saturday), 9am - 12 Noon: Hazardous Waste Collection day at Lebanon Landfill

October 21, 2009: Sustainable Hanover Committee Meeting, Town Hall @ 8am - 9:30am

October 24, 2009: International Day of Climate Action: www.350.org




Winter 2010



Spring 2010

April 2009: Hanover Hosts a Naked Table project:  To learn more, visit the following sites (Globe article, Naked Table)


Event Archives

Community Sustainability Workshop, February 7, 2009
To View a Slide Show & Movie about the day, just click here to visit the Community Sustainability Workshop 'Voicethread.'


Climate Change Negotiation, March 29, 2009


Co-op Annual Meeting, April 4, 2009

April 15: Dartmouth's Energy Pledge Drive Begins - 3pm in Collis Common Ground

April 20 - 24:
Earth Week [April 27 - May 1 (at the Ray School)]

April 29: Walk to School Day

May 2: Hanover Green-Up Day

May 9: Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative (Portsmouth, NH) Sustainability Fair

May 16: Scrap Metal & Electronics Recycling


Summer 2009

June:

June 20: Statewide Conference for Local Energy Committees (Carbon Coalition)

June 23, 7pm, Howe Library: Movie:  Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home - A Documentary. 
The event, is Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, the Upper Valley Land Trust, Vermont Earth Institute (VEI), SERG, Sustainable Hanover, and the Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste District.  Please come and share in this first of a series of films about living on earth and creating a sustainable future.  To learn about one child's response to the film, visit this Voicethread report.

July:

July 27 Monday at 7:00 pm
What:
Re-skilling for Post-0il Communities - Presentation by Ben Falk
WHEN & WHERE: Monday, July 27th, 7-9, at the Tip Top Cafe, White River Junction

Transition Town White River Junction is sponsoring a presentation by Ben Falk on "reskilling" for a post-oil age. Ben is a sustainable landscape designer who had rave reviews for his presentation at the NOFA-VT Winter Conference and by folks who have visited his homestead. For an interesting article on some of his work see
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/125/promised-land.html

The presentation is free although donations to Transition Town WRJ will be appreciated.

July 28 Tuesday at 7:00 pm

WHAT: "Making Sense of Biofuels" A FREE Public Lecture by Dartmouth Prof. Lee Lynd
WHERE: Mayer Room, HOWE LIBRARY, 13 E. South St, Hanover, NH

Sponsored by the Sierra Club