Minutes Newlands Greenlands Steering Committee January 24, 2012 Present: Kay Bingham, Vernita Cannon, Cathy Conery, Tim Eaton, Alison Rogers, Deborah Yin City of Boulder Sustainability Cathy gave a brief update of the last meeting she attended. We thought it would be a good idea for Kristen… Read the rest of this post
Newlands/Greenlands Steering Committee invites interested Newlands neighbors to come to our first meeting of 2012. Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Time: 5:30 pm* time changed so we can watch State of Union Place: rsvp info@newlandsgreenlands.com for location Agenda: Brief update about City of Boulder… Read the rest of this post
Thank you to all the block leaders and neighbors who stepped up to get their blocks qualified – 9 blocks were added! Check out the map on the ecopass page and for more… Read the rest of this post
Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S. Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American… Read the rest of this post
From Alison: Jan. 9th under a very full moon the new City of Boulder Neighborhood sustainability group met. I attended the second half of the meeting and Cathy who will include her notes attended the first half when they talked about Energy Smart. At the second part of the meeting, we discussed ways to invigorate… Read the rest of this post
1/10/12 Newlands/Greenlands Low Carbon Group started out the New Year with an “agenda-less” gathering. Conversation centered around… …getting rid of new plastic coming into our homes by buying bulk products when possible. We will be taking a field trip to Simply Bulk Market in Longmont followed by a… Read the rest of this post
Did you know Americans create 25% more trash during the holidays? But we don’t have to! This guide will help you have a meaningful, waste-free holiday season. Download the Holiday Recycling Guide Holidays by the Numbers Meaningful Gifts that are Easy on the Planet Our Favorite Sites for Eco- and… Read the rest of this post
will be distributed or mailed in the next few weeks. If your block has not yet qualified – rally your neighbors to sign… Read the rest of this post
WHEN: December 8th, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. WHAT: Boulder County Commissioners Public Forum Meeting WHERE: 1850 Industrial Circle, Longmont Parks and Open Space will present their Cropland Policy to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners. Public Comment is allowed. Join in and support other Boulder County… Read the rest of this post
Newlands Greenland’s Monthly Gathering December 13th @ 7pm RSVP: info@newlandsgreenlands.com for location Have you been wondering how to decrease the amount of plastic coming into your home? Packaging is a major source of disposable plastic. We will be comparing notes on how to come home from the grocery store… Read the rest of this post
The November/December question for the Low Carbon Gathering is… How much new plastic is still coming into our homes? Some of us have been tracking what plastics we take out in our mixed recycle. This is a list of the most common products: yogurt containers, plastic cheese wrappers, plastic produce bags, frozen… Read the rest of this post
The Commissioners are still waffling and considering approving the Parks and Open Space (POS) cropland policy which allows the continued planting of GMOs on Open Space land. A group of concerned citizens, not satisfied with the “business as usual” cropland policy being presented by POS, have written an… Read the rest of this post
Last year a small group of Newlands/Greenlands neighbors got together monthly for refreshments and conversation focused on Collin Beavan’s “No Impact Project”. We enjoyed both the social time and the green conversations and have decided to continue our gatherings this fall. We welcome new participants. Our first… Read the rest of this post
SmartRegs requires all rental housing in the City of Boulder to meet a basic energy efficiency standard by 2019. EnergySmart offers a SmartRegs Inspection for only $120. The inspection, conducted by a certified SmartRegs inspector, will tell you how many points your property already has, and how many you need, to… Read the rest of this post
Minutes Newlands Greenlands Steering Committee September 27, 2011 Present: Kay Bingham, Vernita Cannon, Cathy Conery, David Cook, Diane Merker, ML Robles, Alison Rogers RTD David Cook presented information to the group regarding the proposed 2012 changes to 14 RTD bus routes. Of most concern to our… Read the rest of this post
Enjoy social time and green conversations the 2nd Tuesday of the month – watch for the announcement and RSVP! 
Strong neighborhoods are sustainable neighborhoods. RSVP and join us at the City of Boulder Neighborhood Sustainability meetings! 
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