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E-News - An Environmental E-Newsletter
from the Virginia Conservation Network |
VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORK
422 East Franklin Street, Suite 303, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone - 804.644.0283, Fax - 804-644-0286, E-mail - vcn@vcnva.org
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PANEL SLAMS DOMINION'S PLAN TO REGULATE ELECTRIC RATES
January 9, 2007 - The Virginian-Pilot
A plan to put electric rates under limited state regulation was criticized Monday for offering strong profits to Dominion Virginia Power and little protection to consumers against rising bills. "We need some way to balance what the company's needs are with what the consumer needs are," said Irene Leech, a member of the panel. "Right now, the company has all the protections and the consumer has none." - BY WARREN FISKE |
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CONGRESS CREATES WATER TRAIL MARKING SMITH'S BAY JOURNEY
Buoys will help boaters retrace route as well as provide live images to Internet users
January 2007 – The Bay Journal
Capt. John Smith and his crew had been out of Jamestown for less than two weeks in their exploration of the great, but largely unknown Chesapeake Bay. But they had been battered by storms, much of their bread had been soaked and his crew was demoralized and ready to turn back. Smith urged the crew to “abandon those childish fears for worse than is past cannot happen, and there is as much danger to return, as to proceed forward. Regain therefore your old spirits. for return I will not … til I have seen the Massawomeekes, found Patowomeck, or the head of this great water you conceit to be endless.”- BY KARL BLANEKSHIP |
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| VCN MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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TOWN HALL MEETING ON GLOBAL WARMING AND CLEAN ENERGY ALTERNATIVES FOR VIRGINIA.
Date: Tuesday, January 16 from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Avenue, Richmond
Learn about the potential environmental, economic, and human health impacts of global climate change.
For more Information Visit: www.chesapeakeclimate.org or
phone
Don Giecek, (804)344-5601
Khlaire Parre, (804)363-7484
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Tour Green Building Exhibits at the National Building Museum
Date: Saturday, January 27
The Sierra Club and the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council are sponsoring a bus trip to DC to tour green building exhibits at Washington DC's National Building Museum. The bus will leave at 8:30 am from Jacob House at Pine & West Cary Streets. Participants have the option of attending one of two hour long tours of the Museum. Buses will leave Washington at 5:00 pm.
The cost is $30 per person.
For More Information or to Reserve a Seat: Contact Scott Burger at scottburger@mac.com |
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Hampton Roads Green Breakfast
UPDATE ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION - Halfway There
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 9:00AM
Location: Sand Bottom Nature Park
For more Information or to sign up please contact CBF’s Hampton Roads Office at (757) 622-1964 or e-mail hamptonroads@cbf.org |
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| Other Resources & Trainings |
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Federal Grant Conference
Date: January 29, 2007 at 10 AM
Location: Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building at 21000 Education Court, Ashburn.
Rep. Frank Wolfe is hosting a grant conference for local government officials and nonprofits to help nonprofit officials with the details of applying for federal grants. Participants will learn about the 900-plus competitive federal grants available through 26 federal agencies.
For More Information & Registration: See www.house.gov/wolf to register |
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Join the Environmental Community in a Call for Action on Climate Change
Virginia is a significant contributor to global warming, releasing more emissions that cause global warming than several industrialized nations. Virginia ranks 50th in the United States in spending on energy efficiency and conservation programs. Rather than investing in energy efficiency and conservation, Virginia power companies are preparing to spend a billion dollars on a new, dirty and dangerous coal power plant in southwest Virginia. Virginia has the technology, the manpower, and the vision to confront climate change -- Virginia just needs the political will to do it!
Visit: http://www.valcv.org/valcvdocs/ClimateChange.html to sign the Climate Petition
Sponsored by:
The American Lung Association of Virginia, Appalachian Voices, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council, Sierra Club - Virginia Chapter, Southern Environmental Law Center, Virginia Conservation Network, and the Virginia League of Conservation Voters - Education Fund |
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| JOB OPPORTUNITIES |
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| VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES |
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VOLUNTEER FOR THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FOUNDATION AS A GLOBAL WARMING AMBASSADOR
As a Global Warming Ambassador, you will outreach to the general public through presentations and community events, introduce NWF and global warming concepts, how it affects wildlife habitat our country as well as your state, and what persons can do on an individual level to confront global warming.
For more information and to register visit http://www.nwf.org/volunteertypes/ |
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LET YOUR LEGISLATORS KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CONSERVATION IS TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY!
Join other individuals as citizen lobbyists and convey key conservation issues to your representative.
If you are interested in building a relationship with your legislators and learning how to make sure conservation is their priority--then join a Legislative Contact Team!
For More Information Contact:
Mike Kaestner, Program Coordinator
Virginia League of Conservation Voters – Education Fund
Phone: (804) 225-1902
Email: mkaestner@valcv.org
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Suzanne Ankrum, Program Coordinator
Virginia Conservation Network
Phone: (804) 644-0283
Email: suzanne@vcnva.org |
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| GRANT OPPORTUNITIES |
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VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL TRAILS FUND
Deadline: February 16, 2007, 5:00 PM
This is a federally funded 80% matching grant program for development of recreation trails with approximately $1 million available in this grant round.
The grant manual with application is available on the Department of Conservation and Recreation website at www.dcr.virginia.gov/prr/trailfnd.htm
For more information call 804-786-4379 |
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NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION - FIVE-STAR RESTORATION MATCHING GRANTS
Deadline: March 9, 2007
The National Association of Counties, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the Wildlife Habitat Council are seeking applications for the Five-Star Restoration Matching Grants Program.This program provides modest financial assistance on a competitive basis to support community-based wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration projects.
Criteria:
The stars in "Five-Star" are the partners, funders, and/or participants necessary to complete the project, including, but not limited to, schools or youth organizations; local or tribal governments; universities and local cooperative extension districts; local businesses or corporations; conservation organizations or local citizens groups; state and federal resource management agencies; and foundations or other funders. Projects must involve diverse partnerships of ideally five organizations that contribute funding, land, technical assistance, workforce support, and/or other in-kind services.
Awards are between $5,000 and $20,000 each, with the average grant about $13,000. Projects that can leverage the funds requested with significant cash or in-kind contribution from project partners are considered much more competitive.
For more Information and Application Materials: Visit the NFWF Web site www.nfwf.org. |
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MEYER FOUDNATION - EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT LEADERS EXPONENT AWARD
Deadline: April 9, 2007
The Meyer Foundation strengthens people and their communities by investing in Greater Washington, D.C.'s visionary nonprofits. The Meyer Foundation's Exponent Award recognizes strong and effective nonprofit leaders with a track record of accomplishment who have the potential for future growth and development. The award program is designed to stabilize and strengthen the executive leadership of Meyer's grantees, to increase the voice and visibility of some of the region's most effective nonprofit leaders, and to help them attract additional resources. The award, intended for mid-career executives who may be in danger of burnout or who would benefit from a leadership development grant to take their skills and organization to a new level, honors up to five leaders each year. The reward recipient's organization of receives a two-year grant of $100,000 to be used for leadership development.
Criteria:
To qualify for the exponent award, nominees must be the chief executive officer (executive director or president) of an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has received at least two grants from the Meyer Foundation since January 1, 2003; and have served in their current position for a minimum of three years but not more than ten years. Candidates must be nominated by a letter from a board member, colleague, grant-maker, or other community leader.
For more Information Visit: The Meyer Foundation Web site for complete program information and nomination procedures.
Request for Proposals: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10005415/meyerfoundation
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NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION'S COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Deadline: April 6, 2007, and September 7, 2007
The program, sponsored by the Natonial Forest Foundation will support newly forming nonprofit organizations in need of capacity-building that intend to proactively and inclusively engage the local community in forest management and conservation issues on and around National Forests and Grasslands. CAP provides start-up grants in the range of $5,000 to $15,000 each, as well as basic tools and guidance, to enable newly forming grassroots community groups to resolve differences and play a more active role in the sustainable management of nearby national forests and surrounding communities.
CAP funds can be used for a wide range of tools, including technical assistance, training, consultants, community outreach, obtaining 501(c)(3) status, group facilitation, basic start-up and operating costs, materials and equipment, program development, nonprofit management skill-building, and communications.
For more information: visit
www.natlforests.org
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VCN's mission is to protect the Commonwealth's air, lands, and waters for the benefit of the people, as guaranteed by the Virginia Constitution.
If you have an item that should be included on this list, please send it to Suzanne Ankrum at vcn@vcnva.org .
Suzanne Ankrum, Program Coordinator
Virginia Conservation Network
422 East Franklin Street, Suite 303
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-644-0283
Fax: 804-644-0286
E-mail: vcn@vcnva.org |
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