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Events

Strategy In Motion - Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership

In bridging the gap of Earth Day to World Environment Day (WED), the Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership strives to:
- hasten the region's embrace of sustainability
- elevate public stewardship of water
- establish water as imperative to prosperity — life, health, recreation, development, competitiveness (Water Matters!)
- galvanize the region to address water challenges and opportunities and lead in providing sustainable water solutions for the world
- continue the Pittsburgh story of innovation and revitalization

Accomplishments to date:
- Empowering and inspiring stakeholders to seize the moment and opportunity.
- pittsburghWED.com established as portal for events, branding, and resources -- all serving to add value to hosts of events (now 120 on the calendar).
- Press events and community forums to publicize and brainstorm.
- Media strategy being deployed to drive the public to the WED Web site which features events around the region.
- Implementing a pre and post six-week period survey of environmental behaviors and attitudes to gauge impact and establish baseline.
- Integrated scores of events and communities with WED and initiated several key happenings to galvanize and engage the public.
- June 3 Water Matters! Global Water Conference preparations are in full swing as part of the larger water strategy which feeds into the items below.
- Deployed a Water Industry Economic Assessment to characterize and mobilize the region's competitiveness in the business of sustainable water solutions. - Launched a year-long Water Innovation Consortium planning process emanating initially from a university collaborative.
- Supporting regional water awareness public action campaign.
- Catalyzed various business networks to elevate water stewardship.

Learn more at: pittsburghWED.com

Upcoming World Environment Day activities

As we officially embark on the six week stretch between Earth Day (April 22) and World Environment Day (June 5), countless activities are scheduled to kick it off! From litter pick ups to storm drain stenciling to film screenings to Earth Day festivals -- there's something for everyone this weekend. Please visit www.pittsburghwed.com for descriptions of the 14 events happening this weekend alone!

Resources

Planners Unite II

Monday, April 26
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Regional Enterprise Tower, 23rd Floor, O'Neill Room, Pittsburgh
RSVP: Lori Butler at lbutler@sustainablepittsburgh.org
No fee to attend.
Community developers and planners unite! Let's not go out with a whimper.

The follow-up meeting to the first in December, this forum will discuss Planners Unite workgroup efforts to promote planning as an essential function of local government, to better quantify the benefits of planning as an investment, and to advocate for the restoration of state funds for local land use planning. Come learn and be part of the legislative strategy that is mounting around the Commonwealth. Several state-wide organizations are already on board including PSATS, PSABS, CCAP, 10,000 Friends, and Pennsylvania Works! –- and the list is growing!

What’s a planner to do? Glad you asked. Homework will be assigned. Come prepared to keep this effort moving forward!

Presented by:
Southwest Section Council, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association
Local Government Academy
Sustainable Pittsburgh

Actions for Businesses: Learn How to Measure Your Energy Savings!

EPA Portfolio Manager Training Session
Thursday, May 20
Two Sessions: Session 1: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm; Session 2: 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Point Park University
Free to Registered Businesses (RSVP required; space is limited.)
Contact: Jake Baechle, BCC Coordinator at (412) 258-6652 or jbaechle@sustainablepittsburgh.org More information

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn all the details on how to start tracking your business’ energy usage to measure your progress in saving energy. This training will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed for an upcoming regional competition to reduce energy usage. The training involves learning how to use Portfolio Manager, free software the US EPA offers to businesses so they can securely and privately track their energy usage over time. Portfolio Manager also gives businesses the means to confidentially compare the energy efficiency of their operations with other comparable buildings across the country.

Southwestern Pennsylvania businesses are invited to come participate in one of these training sessions. Cadmus, the EPA’s Contractor, will assist attendees with using and understanding the many functions of Portfolio Manager. Computers will be available for use on-site. When the session is complete each company will walk away with a better understanding of their energy usage and the ability to continue tracking energy usage and reductions.

Improving energy performance in business operations and commercial buildings is a sound business strategy. Organizations that improve energy management:
• reduce expenses,
• improve tenant satisfaction,
• increase the asset value of their portfolios and,
• demonstrate their commitment to regional sustainability. Presented by: The Business Climate Coalition (BCC) and Champions for Sustainability, a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh

REGISTER NOW!
Water Matters! Global Water Conference

A World Environment Day key event serving to raise awareness of the importance of water and its interconnectedness with biodiversity.

Thursday, June 3
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh
For sponsorship opportunities, email cgould@sustainablepittsburgh.org.
To be an exhibitor, email sue@mcmahon-cardillo.com.
Registration is now open. For more details visit the Conference Web site.

The United Nations Environment Programme appointed Pittsburgh as North America's Host City for World Environment Day 2010. Plan to attend this remarkable, milestone for the region, Water Matters! Global Water Conference.

This conference will be a milestone for our region in establishing water as imperative to prosperity--life, health, recreation, industry, competitiveness. Water Matters! will galvanize the region to address water challenges and opportunities and be a leader in providing sustainable water solutions for the world.

Open to the public and intended for all audiences. Conference will conclude with a networking reception and exhibition providing hands-on activities and displays.

Come be part of a remarkable, eye-opening exploration of the ways Water Matters!

Partial list of presenters:
- David Ainsworth, United Nations Convention on Biodiversity
- Herb Buxton, US Geological Survey
- Marla Cone, Environmental Health News
- Don Correll, American Water
- Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech
- Julie Eilperin, The Washington Post
- Amy Fraenkel, UNEP Regional Office for North America
- Kate Jackson, Westinghouse Electric Company
- Greg Koch, Global Water Stewardship Program, The Coca-Cola Company
- Mike Magee, healthy-waters.org
- Rich Meeusen, Badger Meter Co. and Milwaukee 7 Water Council
- James Rogers, Duke Energy
- Carl Safina, PhD, Blue Ocean Institute

Presented by the Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership
In Collaboration with: United Nations Environment Programme
Conference Sponsors:
Bayer Corporation
LANXESS
UPMC
Calgon Carbon Corporation

SIGN UP NOW! Paddle at the Point: Kayak and Canoe World Record Attempt

A World Environment Day key event serving to raise awareness of the importance of water and its interconnectedness with biodiversity.

Saturday, June 5
Email worldrecord@ventureoutdoors.org or visit www.paddleatthepoint.com for more information and updates.

Bring your boat down to Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Saturday, June 5th and help break the World Record for largest flotilla of kayaks and canoes. Venture Outdoors is organizing this event in celebration of World Environment Day on June 5th. Groups, individuals and clubs welcome! The record is currently held by the Inlet Area Businesses Association in upstate New York and it will take 1,105 kayaks and canoes for Pittsburgh to set the new world record.

Lessons Learned from Westchester: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

Tuesday, April 27
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Regional Enterprise Tower, 31st floor, 425 Sixth Ave., downtown Pittsburgh
RSVP to: Peter Harvey
Registration form

All jurisdictions receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, Emergency Shelter Grants, and HOPWA block grants are required to reduce impediments or barriers that affect the rights of fair housing choice. It covers public and private policies, practices, and procedures affecting housing choice. Impediments to fair housing choice are defined as any actions, omissions, or decisions that restrict, or have the effect of restricting, the availability of housing choices, based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. Michael Allen, THE NATIONAL EXPERT on affirmatively furthering fair housing, will be featured. He was the lead attorney in a case in Westchester County, New York, where the County was charged with $62M and made to develop at least 750 housing units in the most residentially segregated white municipalities, and institute meaningful housing de-segregation policies. The event is co-sponsored by the Housing Alliance of PA, Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations.

Launching your idea in the global community: Ceramic Water Filters and Potable Water Access

Tuesday, April 27
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Hamburg Hall, Carnegie Mellon University on Forbes Ave., Oakland
Please RSVP
More information

Over a billion people on earth do not have access to potable drinking water. The extent of the problem may seem overwhelming, but Professor Manny Hernandez is dedicated to traveling the developing world and training communities to construct ceramic water filters. Hernandez will discuss his work and how students can launch their own idea to benefit the global community. The ceramic water filters and their design involves engineering, fine arts, and policy backgrounds and interests. This event is part of Intelligent Action Week (iACT) at Carnegie Mellon University (April 23-29).

CityLive! Reclaiming our Air, Water & Land

Tuesday, April 27
6:30 pm
New Hazlett Theater, North Side
RSVP

How can we take control and make sure our environment is healthy and pure? How can we turn the tide and reclaim our air, water and land? Who is working to make this happen in Pittsburgh?

Three Pittsburghers will share stories of their efforts to make a cleaner environment for all of us. Our panelists are Meredith Grelli, co-founder and director of Burgh Bees; Tom Hoffmann, the Western PA director for Clean Water Action and Ned Mulcahy, the founder of Three Rivers Waterkeeper. Discussion will be moderated by Khari Mosley, Director of Green Economy Initiatives at GTECH.

Downtown Parking Solutions Workshop

Wednesday, April 28
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Greensburg City Hall
Cost: $10.00 (lunch on your own)
To register, please call the Smart Growth Partnership at 724-552-0118.
More information

Is parking a "problem" in your community?

If so, you should attend this one-day workshop about the challenges facing small urban centers meeting the perceived and real parking needs of their communities. Participants will better understand parking design for small towns, managing parking in downtowns and have ideas of how they can address the parking needs in their own communities.

Guest speakers are Todd Helmer, P.E. and Jim Zullo, CAPP, of Tim Haahs & Associates, Inc. Sponsored by the Smart Growth Partnership.

Candidates Forum

Thursday, April 29
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, downtown Pittsburgh
Open to the public
RSVP by April 27, 2010 to (412) 392-0610 or information@aaccwp.com
More information including candidates

Join the African American Chamber of Commerce in hearing Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidates answer questions that will impact businesses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Chamber has received confirmation for the majority of candidates. Come prepared with your questions concerning small business advancement and economic development for the region.

Regional Water Symposium: Meeting the Wet Weather and Stormwater Challenges for Municipalities

Thursday, April 29
8:00 am – Noon
Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Strip District
No fee, but registration is required.
RSVP to AlleghenyGreen@AlleghenyCounty.us and include your full name, affiliation, and contact information.
Registration desk opens at 7:30 am.

Municipal elected officials, planners, engineers, water and wastewater professionals – and others interested in water issues – don’t miss this half-day symposium focused on the role that municipalities play in solving regional water issues.

The featured presenter is nationally known water engineer and author of the best-selling text book, Municipal Stormwater Management, Andrew Reese. Additional speakers represent ALCOSAN, 3 Rivers Wet Weather, regional municipal water leaders, and an engineering firm panel showcasing green infrastructure solutions around the country. This event is part of the World Environment Day celebration.

This event is hosted by County Executive Dan Onorato, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, and 3 Rivers Wet Weather.

Global Warming 2010: Experts and Heroes Creating a Climate for Justice

Sunday, May 2
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm (Refreshments and check-in from 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh
Admission: $10; Free for PennFuture members and students with a valid ID. Refreshments included.
Pre-registration is required by Thursday, April 29.
To sign up for a table for your organization, or to volunteer at the event, contact Sharon Pillar
More information and registration

Experts on global warming are under attack as never before, but they are standing firm and speaking out, showing heroic leadership for the planet. This conference allows you to meet great experts and heroes, and learn how a climate for justice is created here in western Pennsylvania.

Heroes and experts and their topics include:
Dr. Robert Bullard, Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University to discuss racial and social implications of climate justice;
Dr. Michael Mann, renowned climatologist and director of Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, to describe the facts behind global warming science;
Peter Altman, Climate Campaign Director, National Resources Defense Council, who will explore the origins of the recent attacks on climate science;

Local Green Opportunities Panel will include:
- Lee Ann Briggs of Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center (moderator);
- Carla Castagnero of AgRecycle, our region’s only commercial composter;
- Richard Taylor of ImbuTech, a company that sells LED lighting;
- Joe Simko of Hodge & Elyria Foundry, manufacturer of wind turbine components;
- Tonya Johnson of Green Empowerment Training Alliance, an organization preparing minority and low-income people for the green economy.
Other speakers will cover state and federal energy and climate policy and the low carbon fuel standard;

Visit tabling organizations to find information on sustainable foods, solar, wind, geothermal, energy efficiency, biodiesel, green building materials, and more!

Please note: The Pittsburgh Marathon will be held earlier on May 2. Most of the marathon activities will be finished by the start of the conference, but please allow extra travel time.

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.

Before You Flip That Switch: The Hidden Costs of Energy

Thursday, May 13
6:00 pm
Imagine Environmental Charter School, 829 Milton Street, Regent Square
Suggested Donation: $10 ($5 for students)
RSVP to bryan@gasp-pgh.org by Friday, May 7
Flyer

Join Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) for a lecture and discussion led by Dr. Jared Cohon, President of Carnegie Mellon University and chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and benefits of Energy Production and Consumption.

Rachel Carson Celebration of Biodiversity with E.O. Wilson

Thursday, May 27
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland
Contact: Fiona Fisher at (724) 274- 5459 or fiona@rachelcarsonhomestead.org
Register

As part of the United Nations World Environment Day celebration in North America, the Rachel Carson Celebration of Biodiversity Symposium will focus on the human impact on biodiversity. Featuring E.O. Wilson as keynote speaker and including a panel of experts, people can begin with an initial visioning for a New American Dream that is environmentally sustainable, developed by participants in this event--a roadmap that will address the effect people have on the environment, and the critical inter-relationships between human habitat and the quality of life for generations to come.

There will be a special reception after the symposium at which E.O. Wilson will be presented with the Rachel Carson Legacy Award, which recognizes and honors people who have made significant impact on the application of Rachel Carson's principles to modern public policy issues that interface the environment. Wilson is a two-time Pulitzer prize winner, world-renowned entomologist and one of the scientists who provided research data to Rachel Carson while she was writing Silent Spring.

Resources

DUQ to air keynote from Regional Equitable Development Summit April 25

On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Sustainable Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh and the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, hosted the 6th Annual Regional Equitable Development Summit, which focused on how regional capacity can be developed to address blight and abandonment. Keynote speaker John Kromer, Senior Consultant at the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania and author of Fixing Broken Cities: The Implementation of Urban Development Strategies, presented findings of the report, entitled, "Southwestern Pennsylvania Blighted and Abandoned Solutions Project."

Addressing blight and abandonment offers the chance to build assets in a community. It is a win-win strategy that pays in stabilizing neighborhoods, increased revenue, job creation, increase in property values and lower crime. Given the regional nature and economic impacts of this issue, regional approaches are in order. However, there exists no regional plan, decision-making table, nor coordinated regional effort to tackle the growing crisis of blight and abandonment around southwestern Pennsylvania. Listen to Mr. Kromer's keynote and some Q&A on WDUQ 90.5 FM at 6pm on Sunday, April 25. The program will last 59 minutes and will also be available on DUQ's Web site.

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Check out the WQED May Programming Schedule - Shows not to miss!

This month on WQED-TV, the focus is Pittsburgh, the region and other American cities--the assets, the challenges and the stories of how people and places are coming together to revive urban America. In partnership with the 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Connect Congress of Neighboring Communities, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development (PPND), Good Schools Pennsylvania and other community-based organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania, WQED is also convening a series of civic engagement meetings starting this month which will bring together the men and women from these organizations and other grassroots movements to focus on the urban core, first line suburbs and how the power of collaboration can make all things possible. Go to wqed.org for more details on how you can participate in these community dialogues. Then check out the urban-themed programming for the month and be inspired!

World Environment Day Survey - Be Part of the Region's Innovation

The Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership is pleased to announce it has teamed with Campos Inc, a Pittsburgh based market research firm, to develop a survey for the purpose of accelerating the policy and practice of sustainable development in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Partnership would sincerely appreciate it if you could take a few moments of your time today -- April 22, 2010 (Earth Day) to participate in this convenient online survey.

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Get Involved! Black and Gold City Goes Green Water Savers Competition

Treating water takes a lot of energy, which means water savings is also energy savings. The campaign, which launched last year to get Pittsburghers to reduce their energy consumption and fight global warming, is inviting individuals and families across the region to participate in a Water Savers Competition. The competition will see which Pittsburgh neighborhoods, organizations and counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania can save the most water and energy from April to June. Individuals can log onto the Web site and report what they've done and they can also follow simple monthly actions displayed on a calendar

International officials gather in Pittsburgh as city kicks off series of environmental events

Water as a resource is the theme of the Pittsburgh events and the June 3 conference, expected to attract participants from outside the region, will feature business owners, community leaders and others providing expertise on how best to use and conserve water. Another important event, she said, is a May 27 symposium at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History that is being organized by the Rachel Carson Homestead and will feature E.O. Wilson, a scientist and professor emeritus at Harvard University who provided Ms. Carson, a Springdale native, with research for her book, "Silent Spring."

Every day, Earth Day: We humans must stop acting like an invasive species

As we celebrate today the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day and kick off events in the run up to Pittsburgh's hosting of U.N. World Environment Day on June 5, it is a good time to reflect on our choices. We can continue to extract and exploit resources at will, ripping through raw materials and turning them into garbage. We can continue to act as if we have the right to use everything we can get our hands on until it's gone, assuming that technology will fix any problems that arise. Along this path lies a future almost certain to feature wars over resources, poverty, environmental degradation and increasing disease and want.

Job Announcement – PennFuture – Western Pennsylvania Outreach Coordinator

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) is seeking a new outreach coordinator in its Pittsburgh office. The outreach coordinator is responsible for recruiting new members, providing education about environmental issues with an emphasis on air-, water-, mining-, and energy-related policies to PennFuture members, the environmental advocacy community, and decision-makers; and assisting in issue campaign strategy and implementation throughout western Pennsylvania. The outreach coordinator will work with a team of professionals including attorneys, other outreach staff and media professionals. This is a demanding, fast-paced position in a dynamic and highly effective organization.

Duties specific to the Western Pennsylvania outreach coordinator include:
Expanding and executing a campaign plan for improving air quality in the Pittsburgh area (Breathe Easy, Stay Healthy campaign);
Managing and expanding community engagement program centered around cutting Pittsburgh’s carbon footprint (Black and Gold City Goes Green); and
Serving as the regional representative on key state and federal issue campaigns including clean energy and green jobs policies, responsible deep gas drilling, and policies that promote community revitalization.

Join Team Sustainable Pittsburgh in the Escape to the Lake MS 150 Ride

Sponsors and riders needed!

On June 12-13th, Team Sustainable Pittsburgh will be cycling 150 miles to raise money for multiple sclerosis. Hosted by the National MS Society’s Western PA Chapter, the ride starts at Coopers Lake, Butler County, and ends at the shores of Lake Erie, with an overnight stopping point at/near Edinboro University. The goal is set to raise $10,000 net of costs!

Novice and experienced riders are invited to join the team and help raise money for a worthy cause while helping to promote sustainable development in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Interested? Please contact the team captain and Sustainable Pittsburgh member, Simon Davidoff, at (609) 937-2495 or simondavidoff1@gmail.com and/ or go directly to the MS150 web site and sign up online. (Note: Be sure to locate Team Sustainable Pittsburgh online to join the team). Training rides are a possibility and riders have the option of riding just one or both days.

Riders who do join will be expected to pay the MS Society event registration fee of around $50 (fee varies depending on when you sign up and what options you choose) and raise at least $250 in pledges for MS.

Call for Sponsors!
Team Sustainable Pittsburgh welcomes sponsors to help fund the team to achieve its goal for the MS ride. Items such as team clothing, the overnight stay (e.g. a team tent), massage, catering etc., are needed. Depending on the level of sponsorship, business logos could be incorporated into the team communications before and during the event. For more information, please contact Simon Davidoff at (609) 937-2495, simondavidoff1@gmail.com or Ginette Walker Vinski of Sustainable Pittsburgh at (412) 258-6646, gvinski@sustainablepittsburgh.org.

Thanks in advance for your support of Team Sustainable Pittsburgh!

Case Study: The Process Behind PlaNYC

ICLEI's case study contains in-depth detail about how the City of New York developed its renowned PlaNYC sustainability plan, and how this planning process laid the groundwork for New York’s emergence as a leading sustainable city.

ICLEI created this resource because other cities, towns, and counties have been eager to follow New York's lead and learn its keys to success as they strive to meet their own sustainability challenges and goals. The case study complements ICLEI's previously release Sustainability Planning Toolkit.

Allegheny Front examines water matters

The Allegheny Front, environmental radio for Western and Central Pennsylvania, examines water issues as part of its new six-week series "Water Matters"--leading up to World Environment Day in Pittsburgh. This week the Allegheny Front talks with Steven Solomon, author of "Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization." Then focus is narrowed to the Ohio River, where scientists are finding higher levels of mercury in fish. In other wildlife news, scientists fear a fungus could wipe out cave dwelling bats in Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front travels with researchers as they go deep underground to study this mysterious disease. Then, a bat expert gives the most up-to-date news on the latest research. And, activists are hoping that EPA will release a coal ash proposal.

EPA Continues to Recognize DU’s Green Power Usage

For the third consecutive year, Duquesne University has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the Individual Conference Champion for using more green power than any other school in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Vandergrift trees, porous concrete to help sop up rainwater

A demonstration project being built along Columbia Avenue is touted as an example of how to manage and control stormwater. It is notable not just for the six trees that will be seen above the ground, but for the technology supporting it at and beneath the surface. . ."What we're trying to do is work with Vandergrift and the VIP to demonstrate some alternatives to the traditional infrastructure that carries away stormwater," said Greg Phillips, district manager and chief executive officer of the Conservation District. "What's neat about this one is it's not only functional, it looks very nice, too." . . According to the Conservation District, the project is the first in the county -- and third in the state -- to use a framing system called a Silva cell.

New Study Shows Rising Water Temperatures in U.S. Streams and Rivers

New research by a team of ecologists and hydrologists shows that water temperatures are increasing in many streams and rivers throughout the United States. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, documents that 20 major U.S. streams and rivers – including such prominent rivers as the Colorado, Potomac, Delaware, and Hudson – have shown statistically significant long-term warming. . .“Warming waters can impact the basic ecological processes taking place in our nation’s rivers and streams,” said Dr. Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and lead author of the study. “Long-term temperature increases can impact aquatic biodiversity, biological productivity, and the cycling of contaminants through the ecosystem.”

Less than a MONTH left to apply to Leadership Pittsburgh class XXVII

Leadership Pittsburgh, a program of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., is geared toward established leaders and examines critical community issues, enhances civic engagement and empowers senior managers to impact their business and the regional agenda at a leadership level. A fresh cohort of established, successful professionals from the corporate, non-profit and public sectors begins in September. Click here to watch a video of a current LP participant talking about his experience on Comcast Spotlight.

Additionally: Calling ALL Emerging Leaders! Applications DUE Friday, June 4th, 2010 for Leadership Development Initiative XVIII

Leadership Development Initiative (LDI), a program of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., is geared toward top emerging talent within organizations. The LDI program uses a data-driven model of leadership development created by Dr. Robert Kelley of Carnegie Mellon University that outlines strategic approaches to cement the participants’ status as STAR performers in their professional and community work. These leadership skills are developed in the context of community awareness and exposure to the benefits and needs of our region through sessions and a Community Impact Project. To see what the current LDI class is planning for their Community Impact Project by visiting www.popuppittsburgh.com and check it out on May 15th, 2010! Click here to watch a video of what current LDI participants have to say about the program.

Visit www.lpinc.org for 2010-2011 applications and schedules for both programs. For more information, contact info@lpinc.org | 412.392.4505.

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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
FedEx Ground
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
UPMC
Waste Management


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