Tennessee Environmental News

from the

Tennessee Environmental Council

March 2007

 

 

YOU ARE INVITED

The 2007 Green Tie Affair will be held on

Saturday, March 31 from 7-11 p.m. at the Cannery Ballroom. Special features are the live and silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment by Delicious. Tickets are $75 per person.

For more information go to www.tectn.org

 

TEC appreciates the generous support of

Tennessee Waste

 as the title sponsor of the 2007 Green Tie Affair

 

 

Issues and Other Important news:

 

What is the“Global Nuclear Energy Partnership”?  Why You Should Care!

By TEC Chairman Donnie Safer

 

          The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership is the Bush administration and the U.S. Department of Energy’s deeply flawed plan to address global warming by resuscitating nuclear power plants world-wide.  They make it sound so easy.  All it will take is billions of your (taxpayers’) money. Read the complete story

 

 

TSRA Conducts Water Quality Training with Vanderbilt students on Mill Creek by Michael Cain

         

 On Saturday, February 3rd 2007, 9 Vanderbilt University students came to the Mill Creek Greenway off Harding Place to learn about water quality monitoring. It was a very cold windy day with snow on the ground, but everyone showed a willingness to get right in and get it done. Full story

 

Polluter Crack Down coming                                                                              

Tennessee's new attorney general Bob Cooper unveiled plans for a major crackdown on environmental polluters, starting with companies responsible for rainwater runoff from construction sites that pollute streams.  Read more



         

EVENTS:

 

PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON GREEN BUILDING IN METRO NASHVILLE

On Wednesday, March 7 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Nashville Downtown Public Library. For more information email kate@civicdesigncenter.org

 

WHITES CREEK CLEAN-UP !

Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Meet at the Hartman Park Picnic Shelter on 2801 Tucker Road. Snacks and supplies provided.  If possible, bring soil rakes, shovels, reaching tools, plastic gloves, your boat, drinking water, your friends, or JUST YOURSELF!

To RSVP and for more information, call Michelle at 615-876-8865

 

Nashville Green Drinks is a local chapter of worldwide phenomenon. Each month in more than 180 cities, people who work and think in the field of sustainability get together and share a beer, ideas and a vision for a green future. Meetings are every 1st Wednesday of the month @ 7 p.m. at the Blackstone Brewery on West End Ave. For more information go to www.Nashvillegreendrinks.com

 

         

  

Take Action:

 

Join TEC Today 

Call Ellen at 615-248-6500 to get your membership packet or check us out on the web at http://www.tectn.org. 

 

Volunteer for the Green Tie Affair

For more information, please email Barbara at volunteer@tectn.org

 

Volunteer for the Nashville Earth Day Festival

This year’s NEDF takes place on Saturday, April 21 at Centennial Park. If you are interested in volunteering at this event, please email Charles Jobe at Charles.Jobe@state.tn.us

 

Make your house energy efficient and save on your taxes

KERMIT THE FROG may have lamented that "it's not easy being green," but we respectfully disagree. Thanks to new tax credits that kicked in this year and increasingly competitive prices on energy-efficient appliances, it's easier than ever to boost your home's energy efficiency without going broke. So whether you're looking to give the environment a helping hand — or are simply seeking ways to reduce those brutal home heating bills — here's some advice: http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060106

 

 

 

 

 

 

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