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Step It Up 2007 and 7 Days for the Earth
When environmental writer and global warming activist Bill McKibben challenged communities and areas to step it up for climate change on April 14, 2007 (www.stepitup2007.org), we in the Mad River Valley were among the first to respond. But we also recognized that global warming was part of a suite of problems that needed our attention. Thus was born the Mad River Valley's 7 Days for the Earth effort. The structure and thrust of 7 Days for the Earth was built around the following five sustainability principles: Live where you work. Grow food where you eat it. Process wastes where you make them. Produce energy where you use it. And, in all things, respect nature and natural systems.
Schedule April 14, 2007 Step It Up 2007 Day Yestermorrow Class: Super Insulation for Zero-Net Energy Homes 3:00-5:00 Step It Up for the Mountains ( Stark Mountain Foundation). For details visit: http://www.stepitup2007.org/mrg 7:00-9:45 The Great Warming (Green Mountain Global Forum). For details visit: http://gmgf.org
April 15, 2007 Respect Nature and Natural Systems All Day Event Various Locations Outdoor events (Friends of the Mad River). For details visit: www.friendsofthemadriver.org Indoor events: Nature movies at the Big Picture. For details visit: www.bigpicturetheater.info
Special Note: April 17, 2007
April 18, 2007 Grow Food Where You Eat It Afternoon and Evening Events Various Locations 6:00-7:30: Garden Tour at Nancy Turner and Dave Cain's home (Mad River Valley Localvores). For more information visit: www.vermontlocalvore.org 6:00: Mostly local community-style dinner (Big Picture Cafe) Followed by an interactive panel featuring: Amy Shollenberger-Director of Rural Vermont Bob Ferris-Executive Director of Yestermorrow Design/Build School and co-author of Amber Waves of Grain and Addressing the Crisis in Rural America .
April 19, 2007 Process Your Wastes Where You Make Them Night Evening Event Big Picture Theater 7:00: Affluenza. (Green Mountain Global Forum). For more details visit: http://gmgf.org April 20, 2007 Live Where You Work Night Evening Event Big Picture Theater 7:00 Panel Discussion on Affordable Housing 8:00 Taken for a Ride (Movie) -GM and Firestone's conspiracy in the 1920s to do away with public transportation to build markets for cars and tires (Mad River Valley Housing Coalition).
April 21, 2007 Make Energy Where You Use It Day All Day Event Big Picture Theater 11:00AM-5:00PM: Green Vehicle show, energy talks and demonstrations, new technologies, etc (Mad River Sustainability Group). 1:00PM: Kilowatt Ours - A Plan to Re-Energize America (Movie)
April 22, 2007 Earth Day Celebration Half Day Event Big Picture Theater Late Morning: Earth Day Film (Big Picture) for more details visit: www.bigpicturetheater.info Afternoon: A community-wide charrette (working title: A Future Preferred State for the Mad River Valley) led by local business and environmental leaders who live in the Valley and are having a beneficial impact on global systems: Gregor Barnum-7th Generation Company Michael Dupee- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Victor Morrison-American Flatbread Company Terry Kellogg-1% for the Planet Bob Ferris-Yestermorrow Design/Build School
Co-Sponsors and Participants: Efficiency Vermont, Friends of the Mad River, Green Mountain Club, Green Mountain Global Forum, Mad River Valley Housing Coalition, Mad River Valley Localvore Project, Mad River Path Association, Mad River Sustainability Group, Mountain Institute, National Wildlife Federation, Stark Mountain Foundation, Turning the Tide, Yestermorrow Design/Build School
Financial Contributors: Green Mountain Global Forum, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Stark Mountain Foundation and Bob Ferris and Carlene Ramus. (Note: there is more room on this list.)
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