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Green Chemistry Roundtable #3: Showcasing the Achievable to Inspire the Possible: Successful Products and Processes

Thursday, July 29
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Regional Enterprise Tower, 31st Floor, downtown Pittsburgh
Registration Fee: $30.00
More information

This third event in a four-part series highlights the achievable to inspire the possible. Come participate in a roundtable discussion of company leaders who are realizing the benefits of creating and selling products through credible green market opportunities. Green Chemistry and clean energy are increasingly sources of value and opportunity. Don't miss out on hearing some of the wisdom that they share about making their achievements possible.

Panelists include:

Lalit Chordia
President and Founder
Thar Technologies

Janice Webb Donatelli
Owner
Artemis Environmental

Thomas A. Domitrovich, P.E.
Application Engineer
Eaton Corporation

Kevin Jones
President/CEO
Cardinal Resources

Valerie Patrick
Sustainability Coordinator
Bayer Corporation

Michelle Proehl
Director of Sales & Business Planning
Serious Materials

Laura Rosato, Ph.D., MBA
Global Product Stewardship & Occupational Health Risk Leader
Specialty Materials
Honeywell

Richard W. Taylor, Esq.
CEO
Imbutec

Michael A. Vancil, PE
Corporate Quality and Environmental Manager
LanXESS Corporation

Legislation on the Move

Resources

Green Chemistry Roundtable #3: Showcasing the Achievable to Inspire the Possible: Successful Products and Processes

Thursday, July 29
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Regional Enterprise Tower, 31st Floor, downtown Pittsburgh
Registration Fee: $30.00
More information

This third event in a four-part series highlights the achievable to inspire the possible. Come participate in a roundtable discussion of company leaders who are realizing the benefits of creating and selling products through credible green market opportunities. Green Chemistry and clean energy are increasingly sources of value and opportunity. Don't miss out on hearing some of the wisdom that they share about making their achievements possible.

This 2010 roundtable series is possible through a collaboration between the Rachel Carson Homestead Association and Champions for Sustainability, a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh. The first roundtable in January highlighted the inspiration for products and processes that are compatible with natural systems. The second roundtable in March focused on a debate over policies pertaining to the impacts of what is made for the world's markets and consumers. This 2010 roundtable series is possible through a collaboration between the Rachel Carson Homestead Association and Champions for Sustainability, a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh.

Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program — Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Response

Wednesday, August 4
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Regional Enterprise Tower, O’Neill Room, 23rd floor, 425 Sixth Ave., downtown Pittsburgh
Bring a bag lunch. Beverages provided.
No fee to attend.
RSVP (412) 237-3171
Presented by the Sustainable Development Academy of the Local Government Academy and Sustainable Pittsburgh

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced opening of a $100 million sustainable regional planning grant program. According to the International City Management Association, “the regional planning grants will be awarded competitively to multi-jurisdictional and multi-sector partnerships, as well as regional consortia consisting of state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic organizations.”

How is southwestern Pennsylvania poised to take advantage of this opportunity and accelerate this region’s adoption of sustainability as a lens for making decisions, forming policies, and evaluating programs? Attend this lunchtime discussion to learn more about the grant program, of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s plans to submit the region's application (due August 23), and how and when you can get involved.

Featured will be a presentation by Lew Villotti, SPC Director of Planning and Development who will explain SPC's building on the progress made in its award-winning Project Region outreach process for the Region's Plan as it responds to the HUD grant program on behalf of the all of southwestern PA. The HUD Regional Planning Grant brings high stakes for positioning our region competitively for future projects and funding in step with the Obama administration's Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

Don’t miss this free event hosted by Local Government Academy and Sustainable Pittsburgh as part of its ongoing Sustainable Development Academy series.

SAVE THE DATE - Regional Water Conference: Protecting and Using our Greatest Asset

Thursday, September 9
Details forthcoming at www.C4SPgh.org.

This conference highlights ways in which this region leads in the management of water and this greatest asset is being used. This event is intended for professionals seeking to learn about practical solutions as well as engineering practitioners looking to understand what is on the minds of community leaders relating to sustainability and clean water.

Presented by: American Society of Civil Engineers, Pittsburgh Section; Environmental & Water Resources Institute; and Champions for Sustainability, a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Public Forum - SAVE THE DATE

Monday, September 20
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Duquesne University - Power Center Ballroom, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
No fee to attend.
Registration information will be provided in a future edition of 3-E Links

A new on-street BRT service is under consideration in Allegheny County to offer faster, more reliable, and easier to understand transit service. The initial focus is to link Downtown Pittsburgh with Oakland and other East End neighborhoods. As has been realized in other cities, “Rapid Bus” service improves transportation and is an effective catalyst for community revitalization. Implementation of BRT in Pittsburgh’s East End could result in similar benefits for the Forbes and Fifth Avenues Corridor. Before us is a golden opportunity to envision and design the service, facilities and economic development that leaders and citizens want for their neighborhoods.

This forum, focused on Pittsburgh’s Downtown – Oakland – East End area, will feature planning, development, and transportation professionals with BRT experience along with elected officials and transit stakeholders from our community. Breakout sessions will facilitate discussion of BRT benefits, challenges and community development issues.

Pittsburgh BRT Forum Collaborators (as of July 14, 2010):
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Allegheny County Department of Economic Development
Allegheny County Transportation Action Partnership
Bike Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh - Department of City Planning
Hill House Development Corporation
National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
Oakland Planning & Development Corp.
Oakland Transportation Management Association
Oakland Task Force
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Remaking Cities Institute
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Sustainable Pittsburgh
Uptown Partners

REGISTER NOW - 10th Annual Southwestern PA Smart Growth Conference:
Regional Collaboration: Investing in Sustainable Communities

Friday, October 15
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown Pittsburgh
Lunch provided.
Early registration: $25; After 9/23: $45. Free for elected officials.
REGISTER NOW
For exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities contact: cgould@sustainablepittsburgh.org

For this 10th anniversary, the conference will be a milestone for the high stakes surrounding the region's capacity building for smart growth. Focus will be on alignment with the Obama Administration's Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities (comprising federal DOT, EPA, and HUD) in supporting integration of housing, transportation, water infrastructure, energy conservation, and land use planning and investment. As such, this one-day, conference will identify barriers and solutions to cross-jurisdictional coordination for regional smart growth and sustainable community development policy and implementation. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan hit home the need and opportunity of our times in recently stating, "Our challenge now is to bring that holistic view of community development into the mainstream -- to help build sustainable neighborhoods, communities and regions that are as interconnected as the challenges they face."

The conference will again serve as a public input session to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's process of updating the region's Long Range Transportation and Development Plan. This update will be distinguished by addition of enhancements appropriate to a regional sustainable development plan per the six "Livability Principles" prioritized by the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

The conference will feature:
- Representatives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will discuss the U.S. government's interagency partnership to support and promote sustainable communities.
- Keynote address by Peter Calthorpe, Principle, Calthorpe Associates - Urban Designers, Planners, Architects
- Allen Biehler, Secretary of PA Department of Transportation
- John Hanger, Secretary of PA Department of Environmental Protection
- SPC public process per the region's sustainable development plan
- Formal presentation of competition results – “14 Essential Tipping Points for SWPA Sustainable Community Development" (web site soon) - Learn what federal and state agencies are looking for in capacity and qualification for sustainable community investment
- Identification of actionable steps whose implementation will position our region to accelerate sustainable development and be a priority place for investment

Southwestern PA is a contemporary proving ground for hastening the new American dream found in revitalizing livable, sustainable communities through smart growth policies that discourage sprawl, congestion and pollution. Come be part of continuing the region's sustainability renaissance for economically competitive, environmentally sustainable, opportunity rich communities. More than a one-time event, the conference will be a point of acceleration and innovation for the region's positive path.

Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty-five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek Magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America. Starting practice in 1976, he has a long and honored career in urban design, planning and architecture, combining his experience in each discipline to develop new approaches to urban revitalization, suburban growth, and regional planning. His early published work included technical papers, articles for popular magazines, and a number of seminal books, including Sustainable Communities with Sim Van der Ryn, and the Pedestrian Pocket Book with Doug Kelbaugh. The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream, published in 1993, introduced the concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and provided extensive guidelines and illustrations of their board application. His latest book with William Fulton, The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl, explains how regional-scale planning and design can integrate urban revitalization and suburban renewal into a coherent vision of metropolitan growth.

Presented by Sustainable Pittsburgh's Sustainable Community Development Network in collaboration with: 3 Rivers Wet Weather, 10,000 Friends of PA, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Green Building Alliance, Group Against Smog and Pollution, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Local Government Academy, Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 10, District 11, and District 12, Pennsylvania Resources Council, Remaking Cities Institute, Smart Growth Partnership of Westmorland County, Southwest Chapter of the Pennsylvania Planners Association, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association

Funds available for sustainability issues: information session scheduled

Thursday, July 15
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Heinz Endowments, Downtown

The Heinz Endowments summer youth philanthropy interns are again making funds available related to issues of sustainability for the community. Each team will award $25,000 in grants. They are hosting a final information sessions to engage with potential applicants and answer any questions. There are seven funding opportunities, briefly summarized here:

1. "Retrofit Beauty" looks to fund projects and programs that educate women and girls about the health impacts of the personal care products they use on a daily basis and help them to become better consumer advocates for themselves and their families.

2. The second team seeks proposals from non-profit organizations that will educate school-aged youth located in Western Pennsylvania on environmental issues using the arts.

3. The Pathways to Sustainability team seeks to support projects that create youth leadership in environmental public policy through education of environmental issues, civic engagement and the opportunity to make a difference.

4. The interns based at the Pittsburgh Foundation are promoting the “Youth Green Space Initiative” that will support projects that develop a community green space designed to educate young people ages 12-18, promote environmental awareness and encourage sustainability within the community.

5. The interns working with the Sarah Heinz House and Student Conservation Association have created a joint funding opportunity, “SWIM: Stormwater Irrigation and Management.” They seek to support programs that decrease amounts of hazardous substances entering rivers and/or restrain excess water from overflowing sewage pipes in Pittsburgh. (As a combined team, they will allocate $50,000 in funds.)

6. The United Way of Allegheny County interns, through “Project YIPP: Youth Improving Playgrounds and Parks” are interested in funding programs that improve community parks in underserved neighborhoods.

7. The team working with Sustainable Pittsburgh will support programs that help address issues related to Wilkinsburg Borough’s sustainability plan by redressing vacant lots.

Car Free Friday this week!

Friday, July 16
7:00 am – 10:00 am
Corner of East Ohio Street and Cedar Avenue, in the Allegheny Commons Park, North Side
Please note from 7:30 am – 10:00 am, Green Gears Pedicab is offering complimentary rides from the Wood Street Station to anywhere in the Golden Triangle.
More information

This month Car Free Fridays heads to the Northside. On Friday morning the car free fun begins at Allegheny Commons where you can pick up your voucher for discounts to Northside, Downtown and Oakland businesses and enter the car free raffle. All this for agreeing to go CAR FREE all day and night this Friday. If you bike there, your breakfast will be available compliments of “Bistro to Go” of East Ohio Street, the Historic Deutschtown – Main Streets Initiative, and North Side Community Loan Fund. Coffee served by Amani’s.

If you can’t make it to the Northside in the morning be sure to register for Car Free Fridays online. You’ll be entered into the July raffle and you can pick up your voucher at the BikePGH office. In the evening the Northside’s Bike/Ped Committee invites you to join them on several leisurely bike rides to learn about some of the exciting bike friendly-improvements planned for the neighborhood. Whether you live on the Northside or are just looking for an excellent time to visit, this Friday is a great time to see one of the city’s wonderful historic districts and cultural centers. Check out the full details of activities and events on the Car Free Fridays website and be sure to take the Car Free Fridays pledge!

Allegheny County Council hearing on Marcellus Shale gas drilling

Wednesday, July 21
5:00 pm
Gold Room, 4th Floor of the Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., downtown Pittsburgh
For questions contact: (412) 350-6490
Information on public commenting

The Marcellus Shale is a rock formation covering about 2/3 of Pennsylvania and portions of New York and West Virginia. There is a large amount of natural gas deposited in this area, and just recently technology has advanced enough to enable drillers to access it. The technology is called fracking, where a company uses high pressured water mixed with sand and chemicals to frack (break) the shale rock to release the gas. This hearing is an opportunity to have your voice heard and to learn more about the issues at stake. Comments must be limited to three (3) minutes. If you would like to comment, please submit a completed Request to Comment form no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting date.

Western PA Buy Fresh Buy Local Farm Tour

Saturday, July 24
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Select a route from the online, interactive map of participating farms: click here.
Cost: $10 per carload

For $10 per carload, tour-goers receive a day pass to visit any of the participating farms.

- Forge personal connections with local farmers
- Suitable for all ages
- Hands on Learning
- Learn about the origins of YOUR food
- Sustainable growing practices demonstrated

Reducing Pollution from Diesel Engines in Pittsburgh
Yesterday, Today and for the Future 

Wednesday, July 28
10:30 am - Media Event
1:00pm - 5:00 pm - Symposium
Locations:
Media Event - RiverQuest Dock Aboard The Explorer, One Allegheny Avenue, North Shore
Symposium - DEP Southwest Regional Office 400 Waterfront Drive, Herr's Island
Contact: (Event and Media) Rachel Filippini, Group Against Smog and Pollution, (412)325-7382, gasp@gasp-pgh.org or (Event) Bill Jones, EPA, (215) 814-2023, Jones.Bill@epamail.epa.gov
Flyer and Agenda

Media Event – Join representatives from EPA Region 3, the Port of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Health Department, Group Against Smog and Pollution, Clean Water Action and others for the announcement of the $1,156,838 Port of Pittsburgh Grant to clean up towing vessels.

Diesel Symposium – Participate with a diverse group of stakeholders to gain insights and perspective on the past, present and future progress of the Pittsburgh effort to reduce diesel emissions; learn about projects taking place right here in Pittsburgh; and help address current needs in the area to reduce diesel emission.

A Regional Forum on Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Housing Market

Thursday, July 29
8:30 am - Noon
Regional Learning Alliance (Auditorium), 850 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry
Registration Deadline July 15: Call (215) 740-1260 or email info@housingalliancepa.org
Invitation and Agenda

Learn - Share - Network

Join the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania and the SWPA Housing Alliance for this regional forum on reshaping Pennsylvania's housing market.

- Get cool new data about what’s really going on!
- Hear the latest from DC and Harrisburg on housing.
- Share your thoughts about what’s working locally - and what still needs to be done.
- Help shape the agenda for changing the housing market!

Who should attend?
Legislators, County Commissioners, Housing Coalitions, Housing and other service providers, Consumers of housing programs and services, along with other stakeholders including developers, realtors, businesses, Chambers of Commerce and the media are invited to attend.

Come for breakfast and networking and bring your literature to share.

How to Market Green Building Products: Greenwash or Green Products?

Two-part webinar course
Wednesday, August 11 and Wednesday, August 18
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Contact: Rob Zahorchak at robz@gbapgh.org
More information

This course is for building product manufacturers and distributors who are just entering or seeking to enter the green building marketplace. Company sales representatives, marketing professionals and company leaders are all welcome!

This training focuses on:
• Understanding the green building market
• Greenwashing
• U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED® ) Building Rating System
• Ways in which your products can be counted towards points within LEED

Allegheny Green and Innovation Festival

Saturday, August 14
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hartwood Ampitheater
Press release

Come to the Allegheny Green & Innovation Festival and learn about sustainable living and innovation in all forms. This zero-waste event will include earth-friendly food & product vendors, crafters, green living demonstrations, musical entertainment, children’s activities & much more! Any organization or individual interested in providing a demonstration or exhibit should send an e-mail to greenfestival@alleghenycounty.us. There is no fee for vendors, but the focus is on green living, sustainability, and innovation. All exhibits should be informative and engaging.

4th Annual Rachel's Sustainable Feast

Sunday, August 29
Noon - 5:00 pm
Rachel Carson Bridge (9th Street Bridge), downtown Pittsburgh
Early bird Ticket: $7 by July 31
Kids 5 and under are free
For sponsorship information, please contact Fiona Fisher at fiona@rachelcarsonhomestead.org or 724 274-5459

Come see the best of the region's hottest chefs who support local sustainable farmers, favorite local farmers' who grow sustainably, friends who are eco-friendly vendors, and groups who work to protect our land, water and air, and more ways to learn about sustainable living in one of this country's fastest-growing green marketplaces - southwestern Pennsylvania!

Among those chefs in attendance will be Kevin Sousa of Salt of the Earth, Keith Fuller of SixPenn Kitchen, Steve Salvi of Fede Pasta, Penn's Corner Farm Alliance, Sonoma Grille and/or Seviche, and Bill Fuller of the big Burrito Restaurant Group. More updates to come.

SAVE THE DATE: 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference:
Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference

February 3-5, 2011
Charlotte, NC
Visit www.NewPartners.org to get more details.

Today, more than ever, Americans are faced with environmental and economic challenges that will define this generation, shape the future, and test the resilience of cities, regions, states and a nation. Join leaders from across the U.S. in tackling these challenges head-on and demonstrating smart growth solutions that will reduce dependence on foreign oil, create a green economy, assure a healthy population, and expand transportation and housing options for all Americans.

The program will kick off on Thursday morning and continue through Saturday afternoon and includes a dynamic mix of plenaries, breakouts, implementation workshops, specialized trainings, and coordinated networking activities. Exciting tours of local model projects from Charlotte, NC and surrounding cities will be featured. There will be something for everybody, from veteran experts to smart-growth novices, with nearly 90 sessions and workshops. Learn from hundreds of speakers who cross disciplines to share insights, and valuable tools and strategies for making smart growth a success in your community.

Legislation on the Move

The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act

Right now, members of Congress are deciding whether to support a bill that would put federal muscle into protecting waterways. The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act will strengthen and amend the federal Clean Water Act. The bill will hold polluters accountable and commit the money needed to truly enforce the law.

Clean Energy and Green Jobs bill

This legislation is critical to keeping the clean energy sector growing in Pennsylvania, a sector that already employs thousands of people thanks to the passage of the 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards. A recent study shows that strengthening and extending the AEPS in this legislation will create 130,000 job years and save between $1.9 and $4.6 billion for Pennsylvania consumers.

Renew Growing Greener

From Pittsburgh’s Frick and Schenley Parks to the Philadelphia area’s Valley Forge and Fairmount Park, the Growing Greener program has helped protect and improve some of Pennsylvania's greatest places.

Speak Up for Affordable Housing in GSE Reform

The number of homeless families has increased by almost double digits, and high unemployment rates are making it extremely difficult for families to continue making their housing payments. While the federal government has implemented a variety of measures to combat these problems, these initiatives often suffer from a lack of credit liquidity in the market. Despite these challenges, the FHLBanks have continued to serve as a critical source of affordable housing funds throughout the crisis.

Sign-On Letter to Modernize CRA

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) is advocating for legislation that will update and expand the Community Reinvestment Act broadly throughout the financial industry. As part of that campaign, they are circulating a sign-on letter to urge Chairman Barney Frank of the House Financial Services Committee to introduce and pass a CRA expansion bill. NCRC believes that now is the time to pass legislation to update this vital law so that other parts of the financial industry will be required to invest in communities. Rep. Frank has informed his colleagues and community advocates that CRA expansion will become a high priority once the financial regulatory reform bill has passed. Now is the time to remind him that CRA is the next priority.

Resources

Share your thoughts on biking and walking in Allegheny County

Allegheny County has partnered with PennDOT’s Bureau of Public Transportation to develop a comprehensive active transportation plan. The primary objective of the “Active Allegheny” Plan is to encourage and accommodate walking and biking as modes of commuting in Allegheny County. A first step in this process is to better understand the experience of those interested in improving bicycle and pedestrian access and mobility. Please share your thoughts by taking this ten minute survey. More information is available at the ACTIVEALLEGHENY Web site.

Mixed-Use Downtown Development Puts Standard Malls’ Tax Yield to Shame

But here’s the shocker: On a horizontal bar chart Katz showed, you see that zooming to the far right side, outpacing all the retail offerings, even the regional shopping mall, is the revenue from a high-rise mixed-use project in downtown Sarasota. It sits on less than an acre and contributes a hefty $800,000 in tax per acre. (Add in city property taxes and it’s $1.2 million.) “It takes a lot of WalMarts to equal the contribution of that one mixed-use building,” Katz noted. . . But Katz and the group that worked with him on the tax analysis, Public Interest Projects, Inc., in Asheville (http://www.pubintproj.com/index.php), N.C., went further than just the revenue analysis. It looked at the payback time, in tax revenue, for the infrastructure costs of various types of residential developments. The payback time for a mixed-use condominium building in the heart of downtown was three years. Want to guess the payback time for the residential portion of a multi-use development out at a highway interchange? It was a whopping 42 years.

More

Land Use and Driving: The Role Compact Development Can Play in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This new report concludes that compact development is a key component in efforts to mitigate climate change. Given that the United States will grow by more than 130 million people by 2050, with research showing the majority will continue to choose living in metropolitan areas, land use will continue to be critical to lowering overall greenhouse gas emissions by reducing driving and energy consumption.

Land Use and Driving: The Role Compact Development Can Play in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions summarizes the research and findings of three in-depth studies on land use – Moving Cooler, Growing Cooler, and Driving and the Built Environment. The publication focuses on how the three reports connect land use, driving, and energy consumption. While sprawl has long been recognized for its effects on combined housing and transportation costs, quality of life, and infrastructure, the report points out that more compact development can dramatically have positive environmental implications.

Chicago and New York Score Big Bucks for BRT

Chicago and New York have well developed mass transit systems, notable for their extensive subway and commuter rail networks. But it’s buses that are getting a big boost in both cities. Chicago will receive more than $35 million in federal grants for two planned rapid bus service projects, and New York is getting $18 million to rework 34th Street with segregated bus lanes.

Ten Nations at 'Extreme Risk' Because of Water Shortages, Report Says

The index evaluates the water security of 165 nations in four key areas: access to clean water and sanitation; availability of renewable water and reliance on external sources; the compatibility of supply and demand; and the dependence of the nation's economy on water supplies.

Call for Artists

Shelter: An art exhibition at One Mellon Center Gallery (satellite to the Society of Contemporary Crafts) September 30 – November 28, 2010.

Requirements: Artists are required to use green or re-purposed materials as a portion of their mediums as they interpret shelter through cutting edge contemporary craft. Works must be made primarily of craft media. This includes clay, fiber, metals, glass and found objects.

Entry is digital only: deadline postmarked by Friday July 30, 2010. Three juror awards at $100 each. More information is available by reading the full prospectus.

Carbon Management Center

As investors, customers, employees, communities, and governments insist on more accurate carbon emission data, organizations are beginning to track carbon emissions as rigorously as they track revenue and expenses. GreenBiz.com and Groom Energy have teamed up to launch the Carbon Management Center, where you'll find the latest news, resources, and opinions on the rapidly expanding universe of carbon management strategies and enterprise carbon accounting software. The Carbon Management Center will serve as the home for contributions from Paul Baier, GreenBiz.com's new senior contributor and VP of sustainability consulting at Groom Energy.

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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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