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Join Us for the Sustainable Delaware

Conference
Guest speakers at this years conference insure a
thought-provoking and informative conference on energy
sustainability, environmental stewardship and climate
protection in the first state.
Our all-star line-up includes Governor Jack Markell, U.S.
Senator Thomas Carper, U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman,
State Senator Harris McDowell, DNREC Secretary Collin
O’Mara, Nobel Laureate Dr. John Byrne, Lewes Mayor
James Ford, Dover City Manager Tony Deprima, Jen
Bruhler from the Delaware Center for Horticulture, and
Tom Fruehstorfer from Newark’s Conservation Advisory
Commission, among many other experts in the sustain-
ability field.
Cool Cities Delaware is a
state-wide volunteer effort
that encourages local
governments adopt energy
sustainability,
environmental stewardship
and climate protection
policies and programs.
Two convenient dates and locations in northern and
Join us, get involved
and volunteer.
southern Delaware:

Find us on facebook. Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 8 am to 5 pm

at the Virden Center in Lewes
A Program of:
Friday, September 24, 2010 from 8 am to 5 pm at
Clayton Hall in Newark
For registration and more information, visit
www.aiadelaware.org

Cool Cities Delaware Newsletter - September 2010

Grant funding available for sea level rise adaptation planning
DNREC Delaware Coastal
Programs competitive grant
funds are currently
available to assist in “sea
level rise adaptation
planning, the reduction of
coastal hazard-related
impacts, increasing local or
regional coastal resiliency
and/or natural resource
management issues.” The
deadline for proposals is
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. To
download the request for
Delaware Bay at Big Stone Beach, photograph by Amy Roe.
proposals and grant
application form, visit their website at http://www.swc.dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal/
Pages/CoastalProgramRFP.aspx. For more information, contact David Carter
(david.carter@state.de.us) or Bonnie Arvay (bonnie.arvay@state.de.us), Delaware
Coastal Programs, 302-739-9283.
October Planning Meeting—New Volunteers are
October
Welcome
Our next planning meeting will be held on Thursday, October 14th
at 7 pm at the home of RuthAnn Purchase, Leipsic Mansion 14th
House, 303 Main Street in Leipsic, Delaware. New volunteers are 7:00 pm
always welcome to join us. Learn how you can encourage your 303 Main Street
local community to become more sustainable, get involved in our Leipsic, Delaware
outreach efforts and make new environmentally-minded friends.

Cool Cities Chairman Ron Zink Resigns

At the September planning meeting, Ron Zink announced that he is resigning from the
chairmanship of the Sierra Club of Delaware’s Cool Cities program, a position that he
has held since March 2007, during which the cities of Dover, Newark and Lewes have
endorsed the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement.
In his remarks, Mr. Zink commented that “we must give others the chance to lead. We
have much talent and this program is most rewarding.” As the Sierra Club embarks
on the process for filling this vacancy, Mr. Zink offers his willingness to work with the
new chair during the transition.

Cool Cities Delaware Newsletter - September 2010