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The Transition Town movement is again the subject of this month’s “Green Drinks” sustainability networking meeting. “Green Drinks” will be held at Glas Green Coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday, August 24 from 4:30 – 6 pm.

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“None of the things that we are selling are going into a landfill,” said Julie Diltz, owner of Julie’s Upscale Resale. “On this tiny little peninsula where we live, we need to recycle and keep our landfills for things that can’t be.

4.2 Billion hours Americans spend each year stuck in traffic 8.4 Percent of the $3.2 billion allocated by Congress in February 2009 to improve energy efficiency through block grants to states and cities that has been spent so far 40 Percent reduction in phytoplankton, the base of the marine food chain, since 1950 Sources: New […]

Jerry Apps, author and radio/TV celebrity will be the keynote speaker at the Door County Environmental Council’s 40th Anniversary Annual Summer Program.

The Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) wants to know about resident populations of exotic plants. The public is welcome to assist the organization in identifying and documenting the existing and growing populations of invasive species throughout the Door Peninsula.

Travel Green Wisconsin, a voluntary certification program that recognizes tourism businesses for reducing their environmental footprint through eco-friendly practices, has certified the Village Green Lodge.

Gibraltar High School science teacher David Tupa has worked to bring solar energy to the school, incorporates natural resource meetings into his curriculum, and weaves environmental awareness into his teaching every day.

“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” – Carl Sagan

  $4.5 million   Dollars worth of fish poison dumped into the Chicago River to block the Asian Carp so far   6   Miles down the Chicago River that an Asian Carp was found in June

Baylake Bank will be providing information and displaying rain barrels in select Baylake Bank offices, with the goal of helping build awareness and understanding of water conservation.

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  100   Square foot drop in the average size of a new single-family home in the United States from 2007 to 2009   39   Percent of single-family homes built with four or more bedrooms in 2005   34   Percent last year, the first drop in the percentage in 20 years

Electronics cause some of the biggest disposal confusion when they reach the end of their useful life. Figuring out what can be recycled and what must go to the trash isn’t always easy, and when the shelf life of most modern devices is just a couple of years, it’s a question that comes up ever more often.

Garey Bies (R – Sister Bay) was recognized by the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters for leadership on conservation issues in its 2009-2010 Conservation Scorecard.

Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tidbits of information about goings on in town government. • The Plan Commission is working with the Liberty Grove Historical Society to develop a historic registry that would list historic sites and buildings within the town.

“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Wisconsin residents will be able to run dishwashers with less concern about negatively impacting the quality of the state’s waters after a law substantially limiting phosphorus content in automatic dishwasher soap took effect July 1.

The Transition Town movement is the subject of this month’s Green Drinks sustainability networking meeting. Green Drinks will be held at Glas Green Coffeehouse on Wednesday, July 28 from 4:30 – 6 pm.

12 Gallons of water gutters can deliver into a rain barrel per minute during heavy rain 65 Gallons of water the average U.S. resident uses each day 40 Percent of water use for a family of four that goes to toilet flushing Source: Wisconsin Harbor Towns Association’s Simple Solutions resource guide