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Conservation Issues
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Catawba Center
for the
Environment to
host Faith,
Spirituality and
Environmental
Stewardship
Conference
May 29-31 at the
Catawba College
in Salisbury.
This gathering
is an interfaith
conference and
forum addressing
environmental
issues from a
spiritual
prospective.
If you have not
yet attended a
program at the
Catawba Center
for the
Environment,
here is your
chance to visit
this beautiful
building in its
150 acre natural
setting. Our
good friend and
partner Dr. John
Wear, Director
of the Center
has put together
this dynamic
conference
featuring
internationally
known speakers
in the area of
environmental
stewardship.
Here are brief
highlights and
appropriate
links for more
information:
The Center
for the
Environment at
Catawba College
presents
"The Earth is
Tired:
A Concert for
Renewal"
Ethos Chamber
Singers &
Players,
Paul Oakley
conducting
8 p.m.,
Thursday, May 29
Omwake Dearborn
Chapel, Catawba
College
Tickets: $25
All proceeds go
to the Center
for the
Environment
"Bringing
Faiths Together
To Respond to
Global Climate
Change"
By the Rev.
Canon Sally
Bingham
President &
Founder of
Interfaith Power
& Light
"Serving God
to Save the
Planet"
By Dr. Matthew
Sleeth
Author of Serve
God, Save the
Planet: A
Christian Call
to Action
7 p.m.,
Friday, May 30
Hedrick Little
Theater, Catawba
College
Tickets: $15
Fully engage
in the
interfaith
conference:
"Faith,
Spirituality &
Environmental
Stewardship"
May 29-31
Come for one,
two or all three
days!
$65 to $150
depending on
choices Center
for the
Environment
Catawba College
2300 West Innes
Street
Salisbury, North
Carolina
For tickets or
more
information:
704.637.4294
or go to
www.CenterfortheEnvironment.com
James Hansen
Coming to
Charlotte
Friday November
16 at 7:00 PM -
Dana Auditorium
Averting
Climate
Catastrophe:
Coal
Plants or Clean
Energy - Who
Decides?
Central Piedmont
Group of the
Sierra Club is
joining with
CCAC and NC Warn
to present Dr.
James Hansen,
the nation's
foremost climate
expert along
with Mike
Nicklas, award
winning
architect and
leader in
renewable
energy. Coming
to Dana
Auditorium at
Queens
University of
Charlotte.
To reserve seats
contact June
Blotnick at CCAC:
704.342.9161
Sculptor to
Display
Creatures from
Plastiquarium™
Charlotte, NC:
Although the
local water
shortage may
have cramped the
style of many
Charlotte
residents,
recent
restrictions
have not stopped
nationally
recognized
sculptor David
Edgar from
"fishing"
neighborhood
recycle bins to
snag recycled
plastic bottles
to create his
popular
"Creatures from
the
Plastiquarium™."
On Wednesday,
November 14, the
Mecklenburg
County Recycling
Center at 1007
Amble Drive will
host a free
public preview
reception from
5:00 - 7:00 PM
for an exhibit
of the local
artist's work to
celebrate
America Recycles
Day. As part of
Edgar's 2007
Arts & Science
Council Artist
Project grant,
the exhibit will
remain open
through November
30, 2007.
Edgar's work is
also in the
Levine
Children's
Hospital
collection,
which will open
to the public on
October 20.
Earlier this
spring, the
sculptor was
also on hand to
promote
recycling at
Mecklenburg
County's Earth
Day celebration.
A metal sculptor
for 30 years,
Edgar began
working with
recyclable
plastics in
February 2004
when, on a lark,
he made a mask
from a colorful
detergent bottle
to wear to a
Panthers Super
Bowl party.
Working with
post-consumer
recyclable
plastic
containers,
mostly for
household
laundry products
and beverages,
he found their
organic shapes,
with bright
focus group
approved colors
and label
graphics, evoked
images of
fantasy tropical
fish.
Saturday,
October 13, 2007
Green Building
and Solar Tour
Sierra's
coalition
partner the
North Carolina
Sustainable
Energy
Association (NCSEA)
hosts an annual
statewide
Green Building
and Solar Tour
as part of the
American Solar
Energy Society's
national tour,
which includes
44 US states.
Through this
tour, NCSEA, our
community
partners and
sponsors are
educating and
empowering
thousands of
North
Carolinians and
communities on
sustainable
energy issues
and solutions
involving green
building, energy
efficiency,
renewable energy
and biodiesel.
Historically,
the NC Tour has
increased
awareness of
solar energy and
other
alternative
sources of
powering our
homes in four to
six communities.
In 2006, the
Green Building
and Solar Tour
shattered all
previous records
by offering 12
tours in over 35
communities and
featured over 75
buildings and
facilities! The
tour was the 5th
largest in the
country!
You must
register to
attend the Green
Building and
Solar Tour.
Charlotte tour
registrants can
visit this
website for full
details and to
register for the
tour:
Click Here
Lighten UP!
Don't delay,
Reserve today.
Space is
limited.
Join
us for this
Sierra & Wine
Special Event to
be held
trackside at
Reid's
Fine Foods (225
E. 7th St.
Charlotte) on
Tuesday August
7th from
6:00-7:30 PM.
This fun
gathering will
feature the
coolest CAT in
Charlotte, LYNX.
Come take a walk
through this
beautiful train,
have a glass of
wine and enjoy
quality food
from Reid's as
we celebrate the
coming of this
environmentally
friendly method
of public
transit to
Charlotte.
$10.00 per
person suggested
donation at the
door to help
defray the cost
of this event.
Please
reserve today
as space is
limited.
Send an email
with "Lighten
UP!" in the
subject line to
chatham.olive@sierraclub.org
to reserve your
place.
Pay Parking for
Lighten UP! is
available next
door in the 7th
St. Deck. As an
alternative,
on-street
parking in the
general area is
free after 6PM.
Lighten Up!
Being held in
cooperation with
Civic by Design
Forum, holding
an educational
program on light
rail on the same
afternoon of
August 7th at
5PM just up 7th
St. from Reid's
at the Museum of
the New South.
This program is
free and open to
the public. More
info at
www.civicbydesign.com.
Make CIVIC your
first stop, then
join us at
Reid's for
Lighten UP! and
a tour of LYNX.
All Aboard!
Know the Tracks,
Know the FACTS:
FACT # 1
Public Transit emits 90% less carbon monoxide and
50% less carbon dioxide per passenger mile than a
car. (1)
FACT # 2
Traffic and off road vehicles account for 63% of our
region's ozone pollution. (2)
FACT # 3
Transit emits 92% less volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
and 50% less nitrogen oxides (NOx) per passenger
mile than a car. (3)
For ALL the facts, please view the following
document:
(980kb)
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Aboard!
As
part of our Cool
Cities plan,
Sierra Club
supports public
transit and
Charlotte's new
light rail,
LYNX. In the
next few months
we will be
working to
educate citizens
on the
environmental
and other
benefits of
light rail, via
our "Know
the Tracks, Know
the Facts"
campaign. Watch
this site for
expanded
information
about light
rail.
Photo:
LYNX testing at
7th Street
Station (right)
Want to help
spread the word?
Join our light
rail team.
Contact
chatham.olive@sierraclub.org
or John Disher,
john@emusionarts.com
to learn more.
Live Earth
Concert 7/07/07
at the
Neighborhood
Theatre in NoDa
Join
us at this local
wide screen
broadcast of Al
Gore's Live
Earth Concert.
Yes, this is the
seven continents
deal you've been
hearing about.
The Neighborhood
Theatre will
create a Free
Live Concert
Experience for
the Live Earth
monumental music
event that will
bring together
more than 2
Billion people
worldwide on
7/07/07 to raise
awareness about
Global Warming
Join us at the
Neighborhood
Theatre from
5:00PM to CLOSE
on this special
day!
Mark the date:
7/07/07
(maybe James
Bond will show
up too!)
Visit the
Neighborhood
Theatre site for
more info.
May 6, 2007
 Earth
Week Outreach --
A big
thanks to our
Earth Week
volunteers,
Jennifer Keech,
Josh Thomas,
John Disher,
Anne Falcone,
and Jeff Gill
all of whom
turned out to
help spread the
word about
Sierra's
Solutions to
Global Warming
and our great
local programs
at events held
at Freedom Park,
Bank of America,
UNCC and Ray's
Splash Planet.
Volunteers get
the job done.
Whitewater
Center
Opportunities
... NOLS Eco Bus
... Kids Day
Here are two fun
volunteer
opportunities:
May 22
(Tuesday) from
4-9:00 PM.
Join us at the
US National
Whitewater
Center for
tabling re
Sierra's Clean
Energy
Solutions. This
event will
feature the NOLS
(National
Outdoor
Leadership
School) Eco Bus,
powered by
vegetable oil
and a PV array
sending juice to
the on-board
electrics. This
ride even has
its own climbing
wall. Come visit
the fabulous
Whitewater
Center and climb
aboard the
"magic bus."
June 23… Kids
Day… (Saturday)
from 9-5:00 PM.
Mecklenburg
County Parks and
Rec. and the
Whitewater
Center have
teamed to put on
this great
environmental
education / fun
event for
families. We'll
be there
spreading our
message about
Solutions for
Global Warming.
Many, many fun
things planned
and a big crowd
expected.
Call Chatham to
volunteer:
704.374.1125 or
chatham.olive@sierraclub.org
Billboards in
Downtown
Charlotte
Long time
Charlotte
resident and
Sierra member
Bill Keenan
wants people to
be alerted to
the fact that
the
Billboard
Industry is
heavily lobbying
the Planning
Commission
to allow
tri-sides,
wallscapes, and
large LED
signage on
buildings in
downtown
Charlotte.
Bill invites
concerned
citizens to
attend the next
public
stakeholder
meeting on this
subject:
Thursday May
17 8th Floor --
Govt. Center --
6:00-8:00 PM
Charlotte
Recycling
Several local
members with an
interest in
recycling have
formed our Team
Recycle. They
are tasked with
looking at
Charlotte's
recycling
program with an
eye toward
improving
participation
and other
aspects. Did you
know that the
City does not
pick up
recyclables at
places like the
YMCA? Hard to
believe but
true. Anyone
interested in
joining us to
seek a solution,
email or give
Chatham a call
at 704.374.1125
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