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  • Solartaxi in Brattleboro, VT

    Start: Wed, Sep 17th, 2008 08:00 am
    End: Wed, Sep 17th, 2008 10:00 am
    Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
    Location:
    Marlboro College Graduate Center
    28 Vernon Street
    Brattleboro, VT, 05301
    United States
    Description:
    A stop on the first ever world tour of a vehicle powered entirely by solar engery! The Marlboro College MBA in
    Managing for Sustainability will host a stop by the Solartaxi at the
    Marlboro College Graduate Center, Wednesday, September 17 at 8:00 a.m.

    This will be the second to last stop in the United States for Swiss
    adventurer and solar pioneer, Louis Palmer, and his crew. People will
    have the chance to see the solar taxi vehicle up close in the graduate
    center parking lot, located at 28 Vernon Street in Brattleboro, Palmer
    will also give a presentation inside the graduate center showing that » read more
    Contact Event Coordinator: Email Contact Form
    Event posted by marlboromba 19 weeks 14 hours ago
  • northern w...

    Earwigs: Remember Them Next Mother's Day
    Greenopolis Partner

    Illustration by Adelaide TyrolAn earwig still evokes a shudder after many centuries, for the insect’s Old English name, earwicga (”ear” and “worm”), suggests it might crawl into your ear when you are asleep and do terrible things to your brain with its rear-facing pincers. » read more

    Blog entry posted by northern w... 21 weeks 1 day ago
  • Get Green This Summer
    Greenopolis PartnerGreenopolis Founder

    The University of Vermont Institute for Global Sustainability launches 30 Green courses this summer!
    Managed by: University...
    Description: The University of Vermont Institute for Global Sustainability launches 30 Green courses this summer! Building upon Vermont's environmental leadership, the Institute for Global Sustainability will prepare global problem solvers to help re-envision and redesign our world through a multitude of courses (offered both on-campus and online) and stimulating events and activities. You will love summer in Vermont - our laboratory of best practices - where you'll be surrounded by noted innovators, come to better understand the issues we face today, be empowered to make better choices and inspired to take action. » read more
    Group posted by University... 30 weeks 18 hours ago
  • Arez106

    How Green is your home state?
    Greenopolis Founder

    It seems that Vermont is the Greenest state in the US (according to a Forbes article). That doesn't surprise me. Neither does the fact that most of the top 20 greenest states were either on the West or East Coast. my home state of good old MA is number 11.

    I remember back in middle school the town gave out recycling bins and made it "mandatory" to recycle or you would get "fined." Of course no one got fined, but its a good scare tactic. It also got our family big into recycling and that is where my green personality started as well. » read more

    Blog entry posted by Arez106 31 weeks 3 days ago

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