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NORTHEAST REGIONAL COMMITTEE
 
GREEN TRANSPORTATION WORKSHOP -- HELD JUNE 2009

Sierra Club Northeast Conservation Committee
    Green Transportation Workshop
      Connecting Mass Transit in the Northeast

The Sierra Club Northeast Regional Activist Network hosted a special workshop for new and experienced Sierra Club (and non S. C.) activists to map out and begin implementing the Club's vision for green transportation in the Northeastern U. S.

Participants:

  • Learned about the laws and policies that shape our current transportation system
  • Worked in groups to draw vision maps for regional transportation choices
  • Found out about federal and state opportunities to move our transportation system into the 21st Century
  • Planned a coordinated campaign to take action over the next year at both local and national levels

Presenters included:
Ann Mesnikoff - Washington Rep. of Sierra Club's Global Warming and Energy Program
Chris Wilhite –Director of Sierra Club Rhode Island Chapter
Professor Patrick Hossay of Stockton College
Joan Saxe –Chair of Conservation and Energy Committee of Sierra Club Maine Chapter
And more.


The long-term goal for the workshop is to develop Chapter Transportation Teams to work towards a regional rail system with high speed passenger connections to all major cities in the Northeast and with universal freight transport.  We also plan to mobilize transportation volunteers to work with mayors and other community officials to develop local plans through the Cool Cities or similar on-going campaigns.


PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

Fall Energy Workshop Held October 12-14, 2007
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Introduction to Modern Wind Power
Survey of Offshore Wind Power
Small Wind: Personal Wind Generation
Road Map for the Northeast
Policy and Regulatory Options
Minnesota Renewables
RGGI -- Union of Concerned Scientists


Cool Cities Training Workshop Held June 1 - 3, 2007 Download the Slides!
 
Cool Cities Campaign Overview
Cool Cities Implementation
Overview of ICLEI Software
Working With The Media
Moving Your Campaign Forward


SLIDE PRESENTATIONS

Slide Presentation on Global Warming and Jobs
Developed Summer 2010 by David Heimann
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Global Warming and Jobs

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