Earthright is
a local non-profit organization based in Montgomery County. Our
purpose is to educate, support and organize individuals,
organizations and corporations to promote conservation and
efficient, non-polluting systems of resource utilization and waste
management. The goal of Earthright is to promote action locally
within homes and communities to enhance the global environment which
our children will inherit.
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Our Calendar
Tues April 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM
FIND YOUR KEY TO $AVING CO$T$ BY $AVING ENERGY
Home or Office
♦Energy Audits ♦Tax Credits ♦Best Cost Energy Improvements ♦Great
Financing Opportunities ♦When Renewable Is Doable
Presented by Earthright and The Abington Township Environmental
Advisory Council Remember: Our local electric rate caps end after
2010. Costs will increase significantly in 2011! Learn how to best
manage this. Energy Efficient Door Prizes!
For more information contact: Paul Macht at 215-572-7511
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Other local events by other green organizations have
included:
Wed Feb 3, 2010, 6–9 pm Greendrinks Delaware
Valley
is a monthly social gathering of all things green, ecological,
environmental, organic, renewable, regenerative, and restorative. 5
locations. Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, West Chester, Mt Airy, and
Media. 1st Wed each month.
Wed Feb 3, 2010, 7–9 pm WGG meeting - Sustainable
Landscaping Join Wissahickon Growing Greener member and Audubon
staff member Steven Saffier for a discussion on sustainable
landscaping practices and the use of Pennsylvania native plants to
attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Growing wild edibles
in your area will also be discussed. He'll be available to answer
your questions and tell you about what Audubon does in our region.
Location: Whitpain Township Building, meeting room B Blue Bell, PA
Please RSVP: WissahickonGrowingGreener@gmail.com
Feb 4, 2010, 4–6 pm or 6 pm to 8 pm ( please check this time )
FREE Gardening Series
Enjoy refreshments and an evening with others who share your
interest in gardening and the environment. See photos from the
Garden Tour and Gardening Contest. Listen to a short presentation on
the environmental importance of gardening. Talk with experts and
gather information on organic gardening, native plants, composting
and many more topics. http://www.whitemar shtwp.org/ services/
parks/programs- new.aspx Door Prizes and Refreshments 6 pm to 8 pm
Barren Hill Fire Company, 647 Germantown Pike , Lafayette Hill.
Registration is required. Registration deadline: January 29, 2010.
To register call the Department of Parks and Recreation at
610-828-7276.
Feb 4, 2010, 4:30–6 pm Unauthorized Hearing on Natural Gas
Drilling
The Department of Environmental Protection did not do a hearing
in Northeast Pennsylvania about their proposed plan for treating
wastewater from Marcellus
Natural Gas Drilling. So Clean Water Action is giving you a chance
to come speak your mind anyway. · DEP has proposed new standards for
Marcellus Wastewater· The rules don't kick in till 2011 · The rules
don't deal with industrial chemicals or radioactivity · The rules
put real limits on salt and other solids in the streams · Testimony
will be delivered to DEP the next day Bradford Cty
Conservation District RR 5 Box 5030C, Towanda,PA Contact Cathy
cfrankenberg@cleanwater.org
Read ReACT! Sustainable Springfield
Feb 4, 2010, 7–9 pm Part 2: "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" Barbara
Kingsolver. We will be selecting our next title at this meeting, so
come with suggestions. Reading and Discussion on Green Topics: First
Thursday of every month at the Free Library of Springfield Township.
Contact Joseph Slapinsky, joseph@slapinsky.com
· February 8, 2010 7th Annual Composting Symposium:
Backyard, Business, and Beyond: Keynote Speaker: Ken Dunn, The
Resource Center, "Composting for a Sustainable Future"This is the
seventh composting symposium to be held in Illinois. The symposium
is a forum for sharing composting, stimulating the composting
market, and bringing composters, educators and business people
together so that everyone can benefit from learning about this
excellent organic soil amendment.
The symposium is will provide an excellent
opportunity to learn about composting organic materials from
national and local experts. The symposium will cover topics ranging
from backyard composting for beginners to large scale projects for
municipalities or farms. The symposium is open to the public.
Educators, farmers, gardeners, and entrepreneurs are all encouraged
to attend, there will be something for everyone.
Following the symposium
there will be a vermiculture build you own bin (BYOB) workshop where
participants will have the opportunity to learn more about
vermiculture and build their own bin suitable for the home or
office. 12:30-6:30pm University of Illinois Extension
Sangamon-Menard Unit, Springfield, IL. For brochure click here.
Register Online at: www.extension.uiuc.edu/sangamon
· March 2nd, 2010 Proposed Wind Farm for Western Sangamon
County: Sustainable Springfield Public meeting featuring
Christopher Nickell, American Wind Energy, Springfield Office, Dove
Center, 7:00pm
· “Tapped” on February 9: This movie looks at the environmental
damage and health risks created by bottled water. Is access to clean
drinking water a basic human right or a commodity to be bought and
sold? Forty percent of bottled water is just tap water (so why pay
for it?) and two million tons of plastic garbage created by bottled
water is in landfills, or worse, in the ocean. This movie will make
you think twice before you pick up another plastic water bottle.
(SNOW DATE: February 16)
· “Fresh” on March 9. “Fresh” offers a positive look at how farmers,
thinkers and business people across America are re-inventing our
food system to forge healthier, sustainable alternatives to
agri-business. (SNOW DATE: March 16)
Tickets can be purchased at the Ambler Theater box office or
at amblertheater.org/pennypack. Individual tickets are $10.00 and
series tickets are $24.00. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. The Ambler
Theater is located at 108 E. Butler Avenue in Ambler.
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2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Dear Friend of Earthright,
Paul Macht will speak Thursday about environmentally sensitive
design, including topics on insulation and energy (see
http://www.aeforum.info )
at Noon
Location: Grace Presbyterian Church (next to the library) 444 Old
York Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046 Parking: Jenkintown Library Lot 460
Old York Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046
Refreshments: Lunch will be provided
Cost: $15 per person
RSVP: By Friday, April 17th.
Please contact Alyson Lester to RSVP, for further information on
this event, or to make a suggestion for a future event at
215-740-7428
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Dear Friend of Earthright,
Penn State Abington is holding some very interesting Spring 2009
Cultural Events.
Most of the programs are free of charge or are at a very low cost.
Below are two programs that are geared toward the environment:
Sunday, May3, 2009 Abington Book Group: Books on the
Environment
Dr. Karen Weekes, associate professor of English & women's studies
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., 109 LARES BUILDING
Join us to discuss a series of books on environmental issues,
beginning with the seminal Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. From
there we'll move to Terry Tempest Williams' exploration of Utah as
the site of nuclear testing and soaring cancer rates in Refuge, then
to Barry Lopez's award-winning meditation Arctic Dreams. We'll
finish with Jane Goodall's Harvest of Hope. Book group dates are
January 25th, March 1st, April 5th, and May 3rd. Free admission.
Please be sure you can attend all dates before registering. Space is
limited. Register by calling 215-881-7376.
Sunday, May 17, 2009 Grow Green: Flowers, Veggies and Herbs
Diana K. Weiner, horticulture consultant 1:30 P.M., ATHLETICS
BUILDING
Everyone is going green, so why don't you “Grow Green?” Add
some delicious vegetables and fragrant tasty herbs to your garden
and patio or deck containers this year. Diana K. Weiner, will
introduce you to the newest plants for 2009 and demonstrate how to
combine many different herbs, vegetables and flowers in containers.
Learn the tricks of the trade for making useful containers that are
edible as well as beautiful. Get instruction on keeping them full
and abundant and how to easily change out the plants with new ones
as the season progresses. REGISTER by calling 215-881-7376. Free
admission.
Please follow the link below for more info:
http://www.abington.psu.edu/psasite/news2/events.php
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WHAT YOU MISSED THIS YEAR
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:00am till 10:15am
- rescheduled for 3 pm !!!!
Paul Macht will be speaking on "Green Architecture: U.S. and European
Approaches"
where: Penn-State Abington - Lares
Building, Faculty Banquet Room
Free and open to public
Please bring friends and neighbors.
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