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Events

Sustainable Pittsburgh thanks its 2010 members

Community support for the mission of Sustainable Pittsburgh is coming on strong already in 2010. Won't you join us? Visit www.sustainablepittsburgh.org for details. Or visit PittsburghGives to see Sustainable Pittsburgh's profile and that of many other organizations worthy of your support.

Sustainable Pittsburgh thanks:

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Frances M. Amatucci, Phyllis Armstrong, Keith Battaline, Brian A. Bell, Bill Bernstein, Bracken Burns, Nick Butera, Cheryle E. Campbell, Simon Davidoff, Pasquale V. DeBlasio, Sabina Deitrick, David Dzombak & Carolyn Menard, Sandra K. Finley, Marilyn Gelzhiser, Wayne Gerhold, Seth Gernot, Mr. and Mrs. William Getty, Scott W. Golla, Court Gould, Rodney S. Gould, Cynthia Haines, John Hazelwood, Valerie S. Hildenbrand, Susan G. and Randal A. Hockenberry, Kent James, William Lawrence, Joseph McGee, Irene McGee, Scotti Mulert, William O'Rourke, Patrick Pagano, Ron Painter, Jerry Paytas, Michelle Proehl, Stephen Quick, Ray Reaves, Kristin Richards, Stephen Robinson, Christa Ross, Carol M. Saalbach, Robert J. Shculer, Darla Shores, Amy F. Snider, Richard & Kate St. John, Marvin M. Wedeen, Howard Wein, Ralph Yearick, Laura R. Zinski

CORPORATE/MUNICIPAL/NON-PROFIT MEMBERS
PATRON
Allegheny County - Dan Onorato, County Executive
BNY Mellon
Dollar Bank

SPONSOR
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
KU Resources, Inc.
WPXI

FRIEND
Affordable Comfort, Inc., African American Chamber of Commerce, Beaver County Transit Authority, Berner International Corporation, Bour Associates, Clear View Strategies, LLC, The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Cranberry Township, Environmental Planning and Design, LLC, Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Greater Canonsburg Chamber of Commerce, HHSDR Architects, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh, Mon Valley Initiative, National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc., Pepper Hamilton LLP, The Rubinoff Company, Shaler Township, Urban League of Pittsburgh

Additional 2010 support comes from:
Atkins Family Foundation
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Personalized PC Solutions, LLC

As of January 14, 2010

Resources

“What is the city's vision for transportation in the next 20 years? How Pittsburgh can be a hub for the region's economic expansion.”

Transportation Panel
Friday, January 22
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Hamburg Hall 1000, H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Oakland

The purpose of this panel is to engage a combination of local politicians, advocacy organizations and community stakeholders in a discussion on how transportation can be an integral part of the region’s future growth, how transportation can positively benefit the many stakeholders involved and how we can work together to achieve our goals. The moderator of the panel will be Allen Kukovich, Director of the Power of 32 Regional Visioning Project and former PA State Senator. Panelists will include:
Rep. Chelsa Wagner – PA State House, 22nd District
Patrick Roberts – Principal Transportation Planner for the Pittsburgh Dept. of City Planning
Stephen Bland – CEO, Port Authority of Allegheny County
Councilman Bill Peduto – Pittsburgh City Council, District 8
Breen Masciotra – Director, Uptown Partners
Court Gould – Director, Sustainable Pittsburgh

Refreshments will be served following the panel. Funding for this event will come from a grant received by the Smart Growth Club from Union Pacific.

Microturbine Technology for Utilization of Biogas to Create Sustainable Energy

Tuesday, January 19
5:30 pm
Engineer’s Society of Western Pittsburgh, 337 Fourth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Cost:
$35 ASCE members (Change from original announcement - sorry for the inconvenience)
$50 Non-members
$10 Students
No Shows will be billed.
Contact: Bob Dengler at 412-922-5575 x378 or rdengler@GFNET.com
Flyer

ASCE Environmental & Water Resources Institute Pittsburgh Chapter Presents "Microturbine Technology for Utilization of Biogas to Create Sustainable Energy" featuring Jeffrey Beiter, E-Finity Corporation, in discussing "Case Studies in MicroTurbine Technology."

Jeffery Beiter helped found E-Finity Corporation in 1990 in order to implement energy conservation measures throughout Pennsylvania. Jeff was the director of business development for the company’s EnergyStar® and Energy Efficient Products Group, where he was responsible for all sales and marketing of the division. Jeff represents On-Site Combined Heat and Power with Capstone Turbine Corporation, which utilizes microturbines to create a sustainable energy resource.

This technology utilizes biogas to promote low-emission, highly efficient onsite combined heat and power with an air-lubricated and air-cooled “jet engine”. Biogas is a naturally occurring byproduct of the treatment processes at wastewater treatment plants and landfills, which is typically burnt off. Conversely, this gas can be turned into a resource and used to create an alternate source of power and heat and reduce the demand on the electrical service as well as reduce emissions into the air. This technology is innovative and beginning to receive a lot of interest. In fact, the EPA Combined Heat and Power have recognized one of Jeff’s most recent turbine projects as a National Partner Spotlight.

Air Quality Partnership Membership Meeting

Thursday, January 21
9:00 am (Breakfast at 8:30 am)
DEP Offices 400 Waterfront Drive, Herr's Island
Meeting Rooms: Waterfront A & B
Free and open to the public. Please RSVP: thom.swpaqp@hotmail.com

Join the Southwest PA Air Quality Partnership to learn first-hand how the people of Louisville, Kentucky have dramatically improved their air quality while increasing employment. Featured guest presenters are:
Lauren Anderson
Executive Director
Louisville Air Pollution Control District

Bernard D. Goldstein, MD
Dean Emeritus and Professor
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh Chair

Webinar: "Selection of Crosswalk Markings and Other Treatments at Unsignalized Pedestrian Crossings"

Thursday, January 21
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free
Details (and registration): http://tinyurl.com/yegkdp9
Questions: webinars@hsrc.unc.edu

Hosted by the Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center, this Livable Communities Webinar will focus on the various treatment options to improve pedestrian safety at unsignalized intersections and midblock locations. Charlie Zegeer, director of PBIC and associate director of engineering and planning at the UNC Highway Safety Research Center, will provide guidance for making decisions in selecting such treatments as marked crosswalks, signing, raised median islands, road diets (lane reductions), rapid-flash beacons, HAWK signals, the addition of traditional traffic and pedestrian signals, and other measures. n

Webinar to address ongoing implications of natural-gas leases

"Post Leasing -- Considerations of What Happens Next, Lessons Learned to Date"
Thursday, January 21
1 pm
More information

While many landowners across Pennsylvania have signed lease agreements with natural-gas exploration companies, new questions -- which may or may not be clear in the original leases -- continue to emerge. A discussion of these questions will be the focus of a free Web-based seminar titled, "Post Leasing -- Considerations of What Happens Next, Lessons Learned to Date." Sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension, the webinar will provide information about the scope of existing and additional lease agreements as well as address some of the trends landowners have been observing as the gas-extraction phase begins to ramp up in many parts of the state. Some of these trends include negotiations with landowners for siting the well pad, lease extensions, the addition of roads, pipelines, sound mitigation and the need for timbering. Online participants will have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions during the session.

Diversity and its Discontents: Lessons from Higher Education

Thursday, January 21
Noon to 1:30 pm
School of Social Work Conference Center, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Oakland
Lunch is provided.
Registration is not required.
www.crsp.pitt.edu

The Center on Race and Social Problems, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh announces the Reed Smith Spring 2010 Speaker Series. The January 21st lecture, Diversity and its Discontents: Lessons from Higher Education, features Marta Tienda, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Dr. Tienda’s research has focused on race and ethnic differences in various metrics of social inequality—-ranging from poverty and welfare to education and employment—--to address how ascribed attributes acquire their social and economic significance. Through various studies of immigration, population diversification, and concentrated poverty, she has documented social arrangements and life course trajectories that both perpetuate and reshape socioeconomic inequality. Her current research on equity and access to higher education strives to understand the limits of social policy in equalizing opportunity by examining the changing foundations of merit in college admissions criteria.

Luncheon Discussion Group: Energy, The Future of Oil and Natural Gas

Wednesday, January 27
Noon - 1:45 pm
Duquesne Club, 325 Sixth Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh
Costs:
$45 World Affairs Council Members*
$60 Non-Council Members
$360 Table of eight
Register Now

Featuring:
Sara Banaszak, Senior Economist, American Petroleum Institute
Sara Banaszak is a senior economist at the American Petroleum Institute (API) where she draws on her oil and natural gas policy expertise in both domestic and international arenas. Prior to joining API in 2005, Sara directed PFC Energy’s North American Gas Policy Service (GPS) and worked at the U.S. Department of Energy as a manager responsible for international and domestic oil and gas programs, including policy-making activities. In the Office of Fossil Energy, she acted as a government representative on the National Petroleum Council’s 2003 natural gas study. In 2001, she received Department recognition for her accomplishments with the U.S.-China Oil and Gas Industry Forum, a high-level public-private partnership. She is a member of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), an executive board member of its Washington, D.C. chapter, and a referee for The Energy Journal. Sara holds a master’s degree in applied economics from the University of Hawaii and a bachelor’s degree cum laude in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania.

*There is no additional charge for those members with full or flex LDG Subscriptions.
No refunds for cancellations made after Monday, January 25th. Please advise in advance of any dietary restrictions.

Know Your Codes
Roundtable Discussions

PA School Code
Tuesday, February 2
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
LGA Offices, CCAC Administration Building, 800 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh 15233
Fee: $10 per session
Free convenient parking
More information and registration

Throughout February, the Local Government Academy will host several different programs regarding Pennsylvania's municipal and school district codes. The programs are organized by code and will give new and experienced elected officials, managers and staff the opportunity to learn and share knowledge.

There is no set agenda for this program. An experienced municipal solicitor will field questions and participants will engage in discussion towards the goal of better understanding the local government environment and improving governing board performance. Additional dates and topics are as follows:

Wednesday, February 3
Home Rule
5 - 7 p.m.

Monday, February 8
Authorities Code
4 - 6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 9
3rd Class Cities
5 - 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 10
Boroughs
5 - 7 p.m.

Monday, February 15
2nd Class Townships
5 - 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 16
1st Class Townships
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Human Health and the Environment

Wednesday, February 10
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
CCI Center, 64 S. 14th Street South Side, 15203
Cost: $20 per person; PRC Members: $15
Contact: Sarah Alessio at 412-488-7490 ext. 236 or visit www.prc.org

This Workshop is designed to heighten awareness and encourage action around the issue of carcinogens and toxins that we come into contact with daily in our environment through the products we use and the food we eat. The workshop also focuses on the consequences of these toxins on our health and how we can avoid exposure. The program provides the public with practical solutions such as safe alternatives and healthy lifestyle choices. All workshop participants will receive a non-toxic green cleaning kit.

Proscribed Floods, Prescribed Fires

The Roles of The Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy
It All Happens Right Here in Pennsylvania!

Wednesday, February 10
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Phipps Civic Garden Center, Fifth and Shady Avenues, Squirrel Hill
Free and Open to the Public
Contact: Donald L. Gibbon at 412-362-8451 or dongibbon@earthlink.net

Join the Allegheny Group, Sierra Club at its montly meeting to hear Colonel Michael P. Crall, Pittsburgh District Engineer, and Pat McElhenny and Jenny Case, Nature Conservancy. The Corps is involved in vital aspects of conservation and regulation of the area's waterways, from flood prevention to control of disposal of wastes from Mountain-Top Removal Mining. Col. Crall is an articulate spokesman for the Corps’ activities and can answer any questions, including those about new regulations about to be promulgated which may break the back of MTR mining. On the other hand, the Nature Conservancy is doing exciting work at trying to lower the risk of out-of-control forest fires here in the East and to raise the germination rate for oaks, near zero without fire. This is controversial stuff in the forestry profession. Come hear what it’s all about. Refreshments and conversation after the program.

Green Cleanup Symposium: Integrating Green Approaches for Site Cleanup and Sustainable Reuse

February 10-11, 2010
Drexel University, Philadelphia
More information.

Join federal decision makers and the nation’s leading thinkers on green cleanup and revitalization of waste sites to discuss:
•The ABC’s of Sustainable Reuse
•Cleaning up Properties While Using Green Practices
•Cutting-edge Analysis and Tools for Long-term Cleanups
•Initiatives Promoting Renewable Energy on Cleanup Sites
•Ecological Revitalization at Contaminated Properties

Become a Tree Tender in 2010

Various dates throughout the Spring
First course begins Wednesday, February 17
Cost: $40 (includes materials, a meal at each session, and a t-shirt upon completion) A reduced rate option is available for those on a limited income.
Registration
Contact: Caitlin at Caitlin@pittsburghforest.org

Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest (Friends) announces the return of their popular Tree Tender Course, with six opportunities to participate city-wide in 2010. The course trains residents in basic tree biology, structure & function, and teaches the basics of tree planting, pruning, and tree care. Local tree professionals provide instruction. After completing the course, Tree Tenders work in their communities to plant, care for, and prune young trees with Friends, and can participate in upcoming workshops that cover tree identification and pruning in more detail. The course will be held in 5 different areas of the city in 2010, including the Strip District, Larimer, Greenfield, Mount Washington, and Riverview Park.

Call for GREEN and TECHNOLOGY WIZARDS and ECO-ARTISTS

Geek Arts + Green Innovators Festival
Friday, April 2 (Good Friday)
Penn Avenue Arts District
RESPONSE DEADLINE: January 26, 2010
For more information visit: www.gagifestival.blogspot.com
Or Email: passports.art@gmail.com

Festival Statement: As Southwestern Pennsylvania's premiere Art + Technology Festival, The Geek Art and Green Innovators Event or GA/GI (pronounced GAH-gee) is a platform for showcasing current and innovative projects, people and products in the green and technology industries in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Organizers are looking for:
Company Demos and Displays
Robotics
Digital Media
Green Technology both simple and complex
Sound Experimentation
Eco-Friendly Art

Tell us what YOU want to do! If your submission or idea is accepted, we'll find a venue for you to showcase your company, yourself or your invention to the community. ALSO: Information Tables are available in the "Green Room" info Center. E-mail passports.art@gmail.com for additional info.

Save the Date: Marcellus Shale Policy Conference

May 3-4, 2010
More details to come.
For information, call: Pennsylvania Environmental Council at 412-481-9400 or marcelluspolicyconference@pecpa.org

How should Pennsylvania construct an effective regulatory framework that allows the natural gas industry to prosper. . .while protecting environmental and conservation values? If you have a stake in the development of regulatory policy and decision-making pertaining to Marcellus shale gas production in Pennsylvania, then you should attend this important conference!

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Duquesne University invite you to the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Policy Conference, which will work to identify strategies and practices for the effective and sustainable development of this extraordinary resource. Among the topics we'll discuss include:
- The economics of Marcellus shale development in America's energy mix
- Regulatory obstacles and opportunities in Pennsylvania
- Opportunities and benefits of a successful Marcellus gas development industry in Pennsylvania
- Finding the balance between conservation and gas resource development
- Local community considerations
- Environmental issues
- Best management practices and long-term conservation methods
- Policy recommendations
...and much, much more.

Save the Date: Diversity Conference

May 20-21, 2010
Holiday Inn Monroeville, 2750 Mosside Boulevard, Monroeville 15146
Contact: Jennie Thye at 412-471-8722 ext. 214 or jthye@3riversadopt.org

Plan to join Three Rivers Adoption Council and Family Design Resources for a compelling two-day conference exploring diversity issues impacting services to children & families. May 20th features keynote speaker Dr. Sharon E. Moore, Professor of Social Work, University of Louisville. Dr. Moore will address: “Racial and Ethnic Identity Development in Youth." May 21st will feature a panel of distinguished professionals from the child welfare, juvenile justice, education, medical and mental health fields who will address the critical nature of diversity and inclusion in the practice of serving children and families.

This event is geared towards professionals from the child welfare, juvenile justice, education, medical and mental health fields and for resource families. CE, CLE credits will be available. Act 48 approval is pending. Resource Family re-certification hours available.

Resources

How to help recovery efforts for Haiti earthquake

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette presents a list of charities that are accepting donations to aid relief efforts in Haiti.

Charting our water future

Economic frameworks to inform decision-making

Growing competition for scarce water resources is a growing business risk, a major economic threat, and a challenge for the sustainability of communities and the ecosystems upon which they rely. It is an issue that has serious implications for the stability of countries in which businesses operate, and for industries whose value chains are exposed to water scarcity. Charting our water future: Economic frameworks to inform decision-making shows that while meeting competing demands for water will be a considerable challenge, it is entirely possible to close the growing gap between water supply and demand. This report provides greater clarity on the scale of the water challenge and how it can be met in an affordable and sustainable manner.

The report offers case studies from four countries with drastically different water issues, which will collectively account for 40 percent of the world’s population, 30 percent of global GDP and 42 percent of projected water demand in 2030: China, India, South Africa and Brazil. The report’s methodology identifies supply- and demand-side measures that could constitute a more cost effective approach to closing the water gap and achieve savings in each country.

America's Dwindling Water Supply

In 15 Years, Nearly 2 Billion People Worldwide Will Live Where Water is Scarce

Americans are the world's biggest water consumers. By 9 a.m., after showering, using the bathroom, brushing our teeth and having a cup of coffee, each of us typically has used more than 30 gallons of water. After doing the dishes - 12 gallons per load - running the washing machine - 43 gallons per load - and watering the lawn - 10 gallons per minute - by the time we go to bed, we've used up to 150 gallons. By comparison, people in the U.K. use a quarter of that - 40 gallons of water a day. The Chinese average just 22 gallons per day. And in the poorest countries like Kenya, people use less than the minimum 13 gallons to cover basic needs.

Because Americans use so much, the report card shows water is an emerging crisis here.

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Take the Earth Day 40 Challenge

Ready to make a difference? The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is the perfect time to step up to protect Pennsylvania and its great outdoors. Try the individual, group, or school challenge.

New Green Housing Development Underway in Swissvale

After months of planning, the highly anticipated Kopp Glass Redevelopment Project in Swissvale began construction this week. These six homes, slated to be completed late this spring, are part of a larger plan that, when complete, will include 12 new single family homes, four condominiums, and an expansion of a community park. The Swissvale Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) and the Mon Valley Initiative (MVI) worked closely with the Borough to develop a plan that would not only restore some of the historic houses in the neighborhood, but would eliminate the negative impacts that slowly dragged down the community. This will be one of the most ambitious green developments ever done in Allegheny County. In addition to its close proximity to the Swissvale station of the Martin Luther King East busway, all of the homes built or renovated are designed to meet LEED certification standards.

More -Click "Kopp Glass Construction Begins"

The Allegheny Front Celebrates Winter

This week The Allegheny Front, environmental radio for western and central Pennsylvania, celebrates winter. From The Wilderness Lodge in Wattsburg, Matthew Craig introduces listeners to cross country skiing, ice skating, and snowshoeing. Plus, an interview with legendary Pittsburgh meteorologist Joe DeNardo of WTAE-TV.

Clean-Energy Investment In Asia Exceeds Americas In 2009 For First Time

Clean-energy investment in Asia rose during the global recession in 2009, surpassing the Americas for the first time as China installed wind turbines and solar panels to replace coal-burning power plants. Renewable energy systems in the Asia-Pacific region attracted $37.3 billion, up 25 percent from 2008. Hit by the downturn, European and US investment fell as banks held back financing for the biggest projects, a "direction that, according to the International Energy Agency, needs to be reversed to lower oil use and limit greenhouse-gas discharges. The agency forecast in November an average $1.1 trillion in spending, or 1.4 percent of global economic output, is needed annually through 2030 to meet projected energy demand. Additionally, said the IEA, $430 billion must be spent on infrastructure, power plants and biofuels to limit greenhouse gases.

Report: Funding Public Transportation Creates Jobs

A new report shows that in the first ten months of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), investments in public transportation have created twice as many jobs per dollar as investments in highways. The new report shows that by mimicking funding levels for transportation set out in ARRA, the Jobs for Main Street Act (H.R. 2847), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in December, missed an opportunity to create additional jobs where they are needed most.

PA Walks and Bikes Joins Safe Routes State Network

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership recently announced an expansion of the State Network Project to 19 states including Pennsylvania. The project, which was first launched in 2007, brings together state leaders to remove barriers to waking and bicycling to and from school. Pennsylvania Walks and Bikes, the state's leading voice for human powered transportation, will be acting as the lead organization in the state.

Top Urban Planning Twitter Feeds

Twitter was formerly the exclusive domain of navel-gazers telling you what they ate for lunch. While much of its frivolity remains, it has evolved into a sophisticated tool for keeping up with the latest news and observations about urban planning, design and development.

In Dubai, you can't get there from here; architectural feats undercut by shoddy urban planning

It is not as though Dubai doesn't know how to make good cities. Its old downtown, located along the creek that bespeaks the emirate's fishing village and trading post origins, is a charmer, with arcaded old marketplaces, or souks, and picturesque wooden water taxis ferrying Dubaians back and forth across the creek.

Here are age-old lessons of walkable streets, mixed uses and the use of aged buildings that form still-relevant models for planning cities. The trouble is that these models have been trampled upon in the rush to create the ugly, Houston-style, car-oriented city of office parks and commercial strips that stretches for mile after mile along Sheikh Zayed Road. The patches of the urban quilt desperately need to be stitched together.

10 Climate Trends That Will Shape Business in 2010

As 2010 begins, there are looming questions about climate change action: Will the political agreement made in Copenhagen in 2009 be developed by the next "COP" meeting to include detailed targets and rules? Will those targets and rules be binding? What will happen with the U.S. Senate's vote on cap-and-trade? Will U.S. public opinion about climate change -- which has a major impact on how the Senate votes -- ever begin to converge with science? There's no doubt that the year's most interesting stories could turn out to be "black swans" that we can't currently foresee. But even amid the uncertainty, there are some clear trends that will significantly shape the business-climate landscape.

Tax breaks to lure firms ineffective, costly

The announcement drew a crowd of technology executives, legislators and analysts. Rep. David Levdansky, D-Forward, chairman of the state House Finance Committee, said the study "repudiated, pretty effectively" the conventional wisdom of tax breaks.

Obama Administration Proposes Major Public Transportation Policy Shift to Highlight Livability

Changes Include Economic Development and Environmental Benefits. In a dramatic change from existing policy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today proposed that new funding guidelines for major transit projects be based on livability issues such as economic development opportunities and environmental benefits, in addition to cost and time saved, which are currently the primary criteria. . .“Our new policy for selecting major transit projects will work to promote livability rather than hinder it,” said Secretary LaHood. “We want to base our decisions on how much transit helps the environment, how much it improves development opportunities and how it makes our communities better places to live.”

HUD-DOT-EPA Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities

EPA joined with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help improve access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Through a set of guiding livability principles and a partnership agreement that will guide the agencies' efforts, this partnership will coordinate federal housing, transportation, and other infrastructure investments to protect the environment, promote equitable development, and help to address the challenges of climate change.

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Sustainable Pittsburgh affects decision-making in the Pittsburgh Region to integrate economic prosperity, social equity and environmental quality bringing sustainable solutions to communities and businesses.

Sustainable Pittsburgh benefits from support ($1,000 and up) in 2010 from:

Allegheny County - Dan Onorato, County Executive
Atkins Family Foundation
BNY Mellon
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Dollar Bank
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Heinz Endowments


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