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Renee — the origin story!
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The essay below is part of an ongoing literary project sponsored by Sustainable Indiana 2016. In short, the group has collected “so many stories of Hoosiers taking a more sustainable...
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Geoengineering debate
Eighth graders in Decatur Township face off On Tuesday, May 12, at 1 p.m., students from the Decatur Township School of Excellence (DTSE) gathered in a nearby community center to engage in a debate....
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Cronkite’s climate warning — from 1980
By Peter Dykstra (NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Daily Climate website, dailyclimate.org. Find it here.) On April 3, 1980, Cronkite tossed to a news piece from CBS veteran Nelson...
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Homegrown Hope
Pore through our history: we have grown up in trees, navigated by them, sat in their shade, and harvested for their fruit and wood. It is hard to imagine that 200 years ago, 20 of Indiana’s 23 million...
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“Food. Farm. Future.”
The invitation came in the mail. You read that right: snail mail. With a postage stamp. On the invitation’s cover: “Food. Farm. Future.” … with three illustrations: wheat, a farm tractor, and an...
View ArticleSolar lives, for now
The timing was something: Barack Obama was in India, promising that massive nation he’d help with a multi-billion solar initiative. Meanwhile, a bill that would’ve jacked up fees for solar home panels...
View ArticleTreecycling recap!
Happy 2015, Folks! Renee here. Now that we’re closer to Groundhog Day than Christmas, I thought it’s about time I offer up a tree-cap of #TreecyclingIndy. For starters, THANK YOU to all who donated to...
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New video from Youth Power Indiana
Santa’s elves are upset — stop melting the Arctic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhgbJllCrRo#t=56
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Good news, bad news: sustainability in 2015
What does 2015 hold for the environment — particularly in the Hoosier state? For some answers, we reached out to four different groups: Earth Charter Indiana, Sustainable Indiana 2016, the Sierra...
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Public Greens to open in November
A whole new kind of restaurant is about to hit the Monon in Broad Ripple in what has been, until a few months ago, a squatter-occupied empty building owned by the Indy Parks Department. Patachou Inc....
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Greening the Statehouse
Dr. Stephen Jay Each year, the Hoosier Environmental Council stages a Greening the Statehouse event to highlight the most essential environmental issues that will be faced in the coming legislative...
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Ask Renee — A special edition about organic food
(NOTE: This a combined pair of answers that Renee had previously sent out to her newsletter subscribers.) Hi Renee, Recently at a table in a nearby farmers’ market I asked my usual questions about...
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Hoosiers in the NYC People’s Climate March
The call for action on climate change echoed strongly from the Hoosier state in New York Sunday, Sept.21. At least two buses and an unknown number of vans and cars carried Indiana residents to...
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Rare Posey Co. plant is now endangered
A rare plant that only grows in three states in the Midwest is now listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Short’s Bladderpod, a member of the mustard family, can only be found...
View ArticleSaving Fruit Loop Acres
(NOTE: this article originally appeared at NUVO.net.) It can be scary when you get a letter in the mail from a government agency stating you have six days to be in compliance with an ordinance. It is...
View ArticleYour Indiana forests and wildlife need YOU for Ecoblitz
Our friends at the Indiana Forest alliance have teamed up with some other organizations for the 2014 Ecoblitz, which gets underway this weekend. According to the IFA website: Ecoblitz of Morgan-Monroe...
View Article2014 Indianapolis Sustainability Award Winners
The city of Indianapolis handed out its 2014 Sustainability Awards during a gala dinner at the J.W. Marriott downtown on April 30. Attendees were treated to a meal of locally-sourced veggies, salad,...
View ArticlePUP and “The Hall”
Indy’s Old City Hall has a new use — and a new upcycled look After six years of vacancy, Indy’s Old City Hall has a new use: an “urban planning hub” for the city. The Indianapolis Department of...
View ArticleA Conservative Vs. Big Ag
(Editor’s note: SJR 7 has now been re-designated as SJR 9 as the 2014 Indiana legislative session moves forward. There have been changes in the language, too – we’re waiting for analysis of those...
View ArticleCity of Indianapolis Sustainability Awards
The city’s accepting applications for entries in Indy’s annual awards. Here’s the press release: INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard, the Office of Sustainability and the McKinney Green Initiatives Fund...
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