HVCCN Knowledge Exchange

Noteworthy Climate Change efforts in the Hudson Valley

1. EPAEnvironmentalJusticeProject4communities(Peekskill,Beacon,Poughkeepsie,Kingston)
workingtopreventaminiKatrinainHV.Communitiesareworkingonboth
adaptation/mitigationideastopresenttootherEJcommunities.Implementationwillrequire
separatefunding.MannaJoGreene(mannajo@clearwater.org)

2. FilmViewing:CarbonNationTheOpscommitteeatKingstonLibraryispurchasingthefilm,
CarbonNation,toshowinKingstonandshareviainterlibraryloan.

3. FilmViewing:GaslandTheCrotonWatershedCleanWaterCoalitionreceivedagrantforan
educationprojecttoreachoutandinforminterestedpartiesandlocalgovernmentsaboutthe
environmentalconsequencesassociatedwithhydrofracking.TheyaremakingGaslandavailable
forprivatescreenings.Peoplecansignupforaviewingkit,completewiththeDVDand
suggestedquestionsfordiscussion,andareturnenvelopetomailbackthematerialsback.Its
theirversionofnetflix. Readthearticlebelowtoseeviewingtimesandticketinformation:
http://northernwestchester.lohudblogs.com/2010/09/29/gaslandbroughttoyoubythe
crotonwatershedcleanwatercoalition/

4. EnergyCreditsforSaleTownofGreenburghwasrecentlyapprovedtosellsolarrenewable
energycredits.TheyalsoreceivedagrantforLEDstreetlightingandrecently
launchedwww.renewgreenburgh.org.ThewebsiteisagoodresourceforlinkstoConEdisonand
otherprograms.AllegraDengler(allegrad@aol.com)

5. NewTechnologytoReduceCarbonBiocharspotentialtosequestercarboninthesoiltoenrich
thesoil.LookatthefollowingsitestogetabetterunderstandingofhowBiocharworks:
http://www.rainbowsendbiochar.com/Page_2.html; http://carbon-based-
ghg.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-biochar-part-of-climate-change.html

6. PACEprogramforDutchessIndependentDutchessEnergyAlliance(IDEA)iscarryingapetition
aboutwhyDutchessshouldhaveaPACEprogramhttp://www.petitiononline.com/pacehere.
FreeenergyauditsareavailabletopeopleandtheywouldliketomobilizefolksforanEnergize
Dutchessevent.JoelTyner(joeltyner@earthlink.net)

7. Feb14,AlbanyeventtostopbudgetcutsinAlbany;http://abetterchoiceforny.org/.JoelTyner
(joeltyner@earthlink.net)

8. GeothermalTechnologyrefrigeratortechnologyadecentralizedandlocalizedtechnologythat
doeshaveimplementationbarriers,butneedstobeexplored.JudithKarpova
(dahlia@wildblue.net)

9. BenefitsofMulchingIrvingtonreachingouttolandscapeandpropertyownerswithaprogram
aboutmulchingandcompostingoptions(mulchinplace).Tolearn
more,www.irvingtonny.gov\greenorcontactIrvingtonGreenPolicyTaskForceat
green@irvingtonny.gov.MJWilson(mjw@bcinfotech)andNicolaCoddington
(nscod@earthlink.net)

10. SustainableBuildingCourseSUNYUlsterSustainableBuildingAdvisor,9month(100hrs.)
course.CliffCooper(ccooper@2d.com)

11. MinisceongoTrailprojectNorthRocklandCentralSchoolscompletedamile.Goal:connect
communitiesinthetownofHaverstrawwithawalkingtrail.

12. SolarTownofEsopus110KilowattsofPVinstalledattheTownHallandTownLibraryboth
buildingsfeaturegroundexchangeheatingandcooling;therefore,HVACoperationisbothfree
ofonsitefossilfueluseandlargelyfreeofcontributingtoGHGemissionsfromgridelectricity
generation.Readthearticleformoredetails:
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/02/22/news/doc4b81f9852adc1699885037.tx
t

13. EsopusBicentennialHistory,health(hikingandkayakingarezeroemissionyouthactivities),
awarenessofParksandrecreation,historicalsitesandfigures.

14. EarthImprecationspoetryofClimateChange.MarciaSlatkin(mslatkin@juno.com)

15. UlsterCountyEnergyIncentivesNewwebsiteforenergyincentivesandprojectsinUlster
County:www.sustainableulster.org.