SEEAL to Host New Bedford Mayoral Candidates Forum on Energy and Environment
November 17th, 2011
Press Release
Each candidate will speak for about 10-15 minutes. Then, they will each respond to the same two questions, that they will be sent ahead of time. Hopefully there will be time for them to also answer a question or two from the audience.
New Bedford Mayoral Candidates’ Forum on Energy and Environment Co hosted by the Marion Institute’s P.O.W.E.R Project, YouthBuild New Bedford, and UMass Dartmouth’s Sustainability Office
Thursday, November 3rd, 2-3:30 p.m. Buzzards Bay Coalition | 114 Front St, New Bedford, MA | Croll Conference Room Free and open to the public. All are welcome and youth are highly encouraged to attend!
SEEAL Conservation Corps ‘Roving Crew’ to partner with the SouthCoast Energy Challenge to Promote Energy Efficiency in Dartmouth!
November 16th, 2011
The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEAL) Conservation Corps members will spend the week of August 22nd promoting energy efficiency to local Dartmouth residents in partnership with the SouthCoast Energy Challenge.
Energy Challenge reaches 500 participants
November 16th, 2011
Press Release
By Mercy Cover• A huge thank you to Acushnet Selectman David Wojnar for inviting the Energy Challenge to his neighborhood for a morning of canvassing! Following the Energy Challenge presentation to the Alternative Energy Committee in Acushnet, Selectman Wojnar ‘took the Challenge’ to see what it is all about. Since that time, he has already scheduled & received a no-cost home energy assessment through Next Step Living and Mass Save, as well as made a plan to get follow-up weatherization work done on his home! Selectman Wojnar invited us to join him for a morning canvass in Acushnet, to share his experience with his neighbors, and alert them to this opportunity to save a little money on home energy costs while preparing their homes for the winter. So it was that on Wednesday we set out from Ludlow Street in Acushnet–the Selectman, Marisa Antolino from Next Step Living, BCC student and incredible Energy Challenge intern Helder Lobo, and I–to knock on neighborhood doors and introduce the Energy Challenge! We were met with pleasant greetings, dogs of all shapes and sizes, and quite a few positive responses. Better still, the Energy Challenge reached 500 participants during the canvass. Not bad for a Wednesday morning!! We are looking forward to returning to Acushnet for the next event. Learn a little more about the great work of the Acushnet Alternative Energy Committee, from the fire chief!
SEEAL Conservation Corps Wraps Up Successful Pilot Summer
November 16th, 2011
SEEAL CONSERVATION CORPS WRAPS UP SUCCESSFUL PILOT SUMMER!
Press Release
The SEEAL Conservation Corps is wrapping up an eight week youth employment program launched this summer to provide youth development through environmental stewardship. SEEAL (Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance), a program fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, worked with lead advisory partners, Mass Audubon’s Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary and The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), to create the Roving Crew.
Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance Launches Region-Wide Energy Efficiency Campaign
November 16th, 2011
Press Release
New Bedford – Take the Challenge! That was the mantra today as the Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEAL) launched its most ambitious effort to date, the SouthCoast Energy Challenge.
The Challenge is a region-wide energy efficiency campaign to mobilize 35,000 SouthCoast households over the next three years. The goal is to help residents take action in their daily lives that will save money, promote our local economy, and limit harmful CO2 The campaign website is www.SouthCoastEnergyChallenge.org.
Climate Change Challenge
November 16th, 2011
Press Release
NEW BEDFORD — Next time you start to toss something in the trash, consider this: the average American produces enough garbage in one year to fill 21 football fields.
