BEN - May 20, 2013 #411

BEN Picks

Freshwater Land Trust: Red Rock Ridge and Valley Trail Coordinator

http://www.aansocial.org/job/other/2013-05-10/1031?cat=23

Freshwater Land Trust: Land Stewardship Director

http://www.aansocial.org/job/other/2013-05-10/1030?cat=23

Freshwater Land Trust: Executive and Communication Assistant

http://www.aansocial.org/job/administrative-support-clerk/2013-05-10/1028?cat=23

Alabama Wildlife Center Internships

http://www.awrc.org/Internship

Sidewalk Film Festival E-Series - May 21st in Birmingham

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2013/05/sidewalk_film_festival_e-serie.html

The Green Register Articles

"The Gift of Sunrises"

http://thegreenregister.com/blog/2013/04/24/the-gift-of-sunrises-a-father-and-daughter-nature-experience/

Green Recycling Solutions

http://thegreenregister.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-green-minute-solutions-for-hard-to-recycle-items-notebooks-wine-tips/

The Green Minute: Summer  Driving Tips

http://thegreenregister.com/blog/2013/05/13/the-green-minute-summer-driving-tips/

EcoTech's New Quarterly Jobs Report

http://thegreenregister.com/blog/2013/05/08/ecotech-institute-posts-new-quarterly-clean-job-index-report/

Walmart 'All In" on Energy Efficiency and Renewables

http://thegreenregister.com/blog/2013/04/18/walmart-goes-all-in-on-energy-efficiency-and-renewables/

State News & Opinions

AL.com: Alabama Ranks 50th in Solar Jobs

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2013/05/what_industry_has_more_workers.html

Daily Home: REEF Superfund Cleanup in Sylacauga

http://dailyhome.com/view/full_story/22589673/article-EPA-discusses-REEF-progress-with-citizens?

Anniston Star: Prescribed Burning Enhances Southern Woodlands

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/22606697/article-Just-what-the-forest-doctors-ordered--Prescribed-burn-fosters-safe-growth-of-Southern-woodlands?

Anniston Star: Work at Anniston Chemical Activity Nears End

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/22347173/article-Work-at-Anniston-Chemical-Activity-nearing-end?

Birmingham News (John Archibald Column) Alabama: Give Us Your tarred and Toxic Waste

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/05/alabama_give_us_your_tarred_yo.html

WKRG Mobile: Mobile Register's Ben Raines New Weeks Bay Director

http://www.wkrg.com/story/22284263/ben-raines-keeps-focus-on-environment-in-new-job

Mobile Register: Rusty Gravedigger Needs Protection

http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/rusty_gravedigger_still_holdin.html

Huntsville Times: Tennessee River 250 Mile Trek on Paddleboard Journey

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/05/decatur_man_making_250_mile_st.html

BEN - April 22, 2013 Earth Day

BEN Picks

Auntie Litter Gives Farewell Presentation

http://www.cbs42.com/2013/04/17/auntie-litter-gives-last-presentation-to-school-assembly/

Samford University Earth Day Events
http://www4.samford.edu/earthday/schedule.html

Green Living Expo in Huntsville - April 25

http://www.aces.edu/urban/documents/PressReleaseGLE2013.pdf

Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham E- Series - April 25

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2013/04/sidewalk_environmental_film_se.html#incart_flyout_living

Earth Day at the Gardens - Birmingham Botanical Gardens - April 27

http://www.bbgardens.org/all-events.php

Earth Day Mobile Bay in Fairhope - April 27

http://www.earthdaymobilebay.org/

Southern Makers - benefiting EAT South - May 4

http://www.eatsouth.org/events/

Cahaba River Ramble in Birmingham - May 5

http://www.cahabariversociety.org/

Coastal Seafood Craze - May 10

http://joinacf.org/

Land Trust of North Alabama Jazz at Three Caves - May 18th

http://landtrustnal.org/jazz-concert-series-at-three-caves/

4th Annual Bald Eagle Bash at Weeks Bay - May 18

http://www.baldeaglebash.com/

News from The Green Register

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - April 27

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-the-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day/

Walmart Goes "all in" with Renewables and Energy Efficiency

http://thegreenregister.com/walmart-goes-all-in-on-energy-efficiency-and-renewables/

Bipartisan Consensus Growing Around LWCF

http://thegreenregister.com/bipartisan-consensus-growing-to-fully-fund-the-land-and-water-conservation-fund/

News and Opinions Across Alabama

AL.com: Black Warrior Named one of America's Most Endangered

http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/04/black_warrior_river_named_one.html

Mobile Register: Military Muscle Added to Mobile Bay Restoration Efforts

http://www.100-1000.org/updates/military-muscle-added-mobile-bay-restoration-effort

AL.com: Lack of Research Cripples Scientists Accessing BP Oil Spill

http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/04/lack_of_basic_research_cripple.html

AL.com: ADEM Files Suit Against TVA's Colbert Plant

http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/04/adem_files_suit_against_tvas_c.html

Montgomery Advertiser: Lowering Waste Disposal Costs Not Right Direction - Connor Bailey

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20130407/OPINION/304050026

AL.com: Earth Day in Alabama - Inch-by-Inch - Pat Byington

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/04/this_earth_day_inch-by-inch_al.html#incart_river

Locust Fork Journal - Various Stories - BlueGreen Alliance and Fracking in the Talladega National Forest

http://blog.locustfork.net/2013/04/afl-cios-richard-trumka-joins-labor-with-environmentalists-in-bluegreen-alliance-2/

http://blog.locustfork.net/2013/04/fracking-in-the-talladega-national-forest-is-not-in-the-national-state-or-local-interest-2/

Times Daily - ADEM Files Suit to Stop TVA Colbert Plant Pollution (editorial)

http://timesdaily.com/stories/Water-pollution,205394

BEN - Spring Calendar & Job Openings

Environmental Jobs in Alabama

Alabama Wildlife Center - Executive Director

http://www.aansocial.org/job/executive-director-ceo/2013-03-01/924?offset=20&cat=23

Alabama Wildlife Center - Director of Rehabilitation

http://www.awrc.org/

Red Mountain Park - Office and Marketing Assistant

http://www.aansocial.org/job/administrative-support-clerk/2013-03-11/936?cat=23

Upcoming Events

March 23 - Montgomery Earth Hour in Montgomery, Alabama benefiting EAT South

http://www.montgomeryearthhour.com/

March 23-24 - Locust Fork Classic - Alabama Cup Racing Association

http://www.alabamacupraces.com/races.html

March 30 - Green Resource Center for Alabama Clover Crawl at Vulcan Park

http://www.greenalabama.org/2013/01/clover-crawl-green-expo-exhibitor-application/

April

April 3 - UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Symposium 

http://www.uabssc.org/images/PDF_files/Symposium2013.pdf

April 4 - "Every Drop Matters" benefitting the Cahaba River Society at ArchitectureWorks in Birmingham

http://www.cahabariversociety.org/

April 6 - Art on R Mountain at Ruffner Mountain in Birmingham

http://www.eastlakearts.org/art-on-r-mountain

April 6 - Restore Coastal Alabama at Pelican Living Shoreline Project

http://100-1000.org/pelican-point-living-shoreline-volunteer-sign-form

April 6 - Darter Festival at Railroad Park in Birmingham benefitting the Southern Environmental Center

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/Darter%20Festival%20Poster%202013.pdf

April 9 - Rivers of Alabama Day in Montgomery

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/rivers-of-alabama-day-1/view

April 13 - 6th Annual Shoals Earth Day Fest - Wilson Park, Florence, Alabama

http://www.ShoalsEarthMonth.com/

April 17 - Earth Day Safari - Montgomery Zoo

http://montgomeryzoo.com/announcements/earth-day-safari-2012

April 19 - Auntie Litter's 22nd Annual Earth Day Celebration at the Birmingham Zoo

http://auntielitter.org/earthday.html

April 19-21 - Alabama Ornithological Society's Spring Meeting

http://www.aosbirds.org/meetings.php

April 19 - 12th Annual Coastal Kids Quiz at Daphne United Methodist Church

http://joinACF.org/our-programs/coastal-kids-quiz/

April 20 - Alabama Environmental Council's 17th Annual Green Tie Affair

http://www.aeconline.org/greentieaffair

April 20 - 2013 Alabama Flora and Fauna Arts Festival at Lanark, the Alabama Nature Center in Millbrook, Alabama

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=102

April 20 - Party for the Planet at the Birmingham Zoo - 10-3pm

http://www.birminghamzoo.com

April 20 - Operation Green Earth Day in Huntsville at the Hays Preserve

http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/greenteam/EarthDayExhibitors2013.pdf

April 20 - Discovery Day at Dauphin Sea Lab

http://press.disl.org/2_23_13dday.html

April 21 - The Nature Conservancy's Picnic for the Earth in Birmingham

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/alabama/events/a-grand-event-for-coastal-al.xml

April 25 - Green Living Expo in Huntsville, Alabama at Alabama A&M University

http://www.aces.edu/urban/documents/PressReleaseGLE2013.pdf

April 25 - Earth Day at Samford University

http://www4.samford.edu/earthday/index.html

April 25-27 - Botanical Drawing Splinter Hill Bog - Mobile Botanical Garden

http://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/2013/01/25/botanical-drawing-splinter-hill-bog-beyond/

April 27 - Earth Day at the Gardens - Birmingham Botanical Gardens

http://www.bbgardens.org/all-events.php

April 27 - Earth Day Mobile Bay in Fairhope

http://www.earthdaymobilebay.org/

April 27 - Delta Woods and Water Expo at 5 Rivers

http://www.deltawoodsandwatersexpo.com/

May

May 4 - George Washington Carver Arts and Crafts Festival in Tuskegee

http://www.lasr.net/travel/city.php?AL+tuskegee+george-washington-carver-arts-crafts-festival&TravelTo=AL0417187&VE=Y&EventCategory=&Event_ID=AL0417187e002#.UUZqCo69zQc

May 5 - Cahaba River Ramble in Birmingham

http://www.cahabariversociety.org/

May 5 - Eco-Wheels 2013

http://www.mygreenbirmingham.com/event/eco-wheels-2013-driving-birminghams-tomorrow/

May 10 - Alabama Water Policy Symposium, Auburn University Water Resources Center and the Alabama Rivers Alliance at Auburn University

http://www.alabamawaterwatch.org/news_events/calendar.html/event/2013/05/10/alabama-water-policy-symposium-

May 9-12 - Audubon Mountain Workshop in Mentone, Alabama

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/education/amw

May 12 - Smart Coast Good Life Ride and Hangout Benefit in Fairhope

http://smartcoast.org/

May 18, June 15, July 13 - Jazz Concert Series at Three Caves benefiting Land Trust of North Alabama

http://landtrustnal.org/jazz-concert-series-at-three-caves/

May 18 - 4th Annual Bald Eagle Bash at Weeks Bay

http://www.baldeaglebash.com/

June 

June 1 - Springhill Medical Center Grandman Triathlon

http://www.mobilebaykeeper.org/join-us/calendar-of-events.html

Calendars

2013 Little River Canyon Field Schools Programs

2013 Little River Canyon Center Calendar

2013 Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-Offs

Fresh Air Family Events Calendar - 2013

2013 Ducks Unlimited "Dinners" Calendar of Events 

2013 Mobile Baykeeper Events ( Baykeeper 101, Grandman Triathlon, Bay Awakening and Bay Bash)

Burritt on the Mountain (Huntsville) Calendar

2013 Huntsville Botanical Garden Calendar

2013 Birmingham Botanical Gardens Calendar

2013 Mobile Botanical Gardens Events Calendar

2013 Alabama State Parks Events Calendar

2013 Historic Blakeley State Park Spring Boat Calendar

2013 Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club Outings Calendar

5 Rivers Delta Resource Center Calendar

Ruffner Mountain 2013 Trail Run Calendar

Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club Calendar

Alabama Power's Renew Our Rivers Clean-up Calendar 

Birmingham Audubon Society Calendar

Hummer Bird Study Group Calendar of Events

5 Rivers - Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

Landmark Park Calendar of Events in Dothan, Alabama

Alabama Museum of Natural History Calendar

Shoals Earth Month 2013 Calendar

Montgomery Zoo Calendar of Events

Weeks Bay Calendar of Events

Alabama Hiking Trail Society Calendar

Environmental Education in Alabama Calendar 

Red Mountain Activities

Friends of the Preserve - Little River Canyon

Alabama Hiking Trail Society Calendar

Alabama Scenic River Trail Calendar

 Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve

Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network Calendar

Alabama Wildflower Society Calendar

Solar Power and Jobs

Why is it important to consider renewable energy? Check out this infographic:

solar jobs subsidies (via Clean Technica)

Eco-Jobs, Events and Calendars - January 2013

Environmental Jobs in Alabama

Ecotech Institute Clean Jobs Database

http://www.ecotechinstitute.com/cleanjobsindex

The Nature Conservancy of Alabama - Associate Director of Philanthrophy (January 31st deadline)

http://www.aansocial.org/job/development-fundraising/2013-01-11/837?offset=20&cat=23

The Nature Conservancy of Alabama - Philanthrophy Coordinator (January 31st deadline)

http://www.aansocial.org/job/development-fundraising/2013-01-11/838?offset=10&cat=23

The Nature Conservancy of Alabama - Director of External Affairs (February 12th deadline)

https://careers.nature.org/psp/P91HTNC_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=40405&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1

Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Marine Science Educator

http://press.disl.org/jobs/2013DHP.html 

Camp ASCCA Positions 

http://www.campascca.org/staffing-hiring/

Upcoming Events

January

January 29 - Alabama Water Policy Symposium - Five Rivers Alabama Delta River Resource Center

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/alabama-water-policy-symposium

February

February 1-17 - Eagle Awareness Weekends at Lake Guntersville State Park

http://www.alapark.com/events/details.cfm?id=2932

February 2-3 - Locust Fork Invitational - Alabama Cup Racing Association

http://www.alabamacupraces.com/races.html

February 7 - Cahaba River Society's Annual Meeting "Saving the Cahaba Together" 5:30 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens

http://www.cahabariversociety.org/

February 9 - 2013 Wild About Chocolate Benefiting the Alabama Wildlife Center - Homewood Alabama

http://www.awrc.org/Wild%20About%20Chocolate

February 16 - Alabama Nature Center's 3rd Annual Critter Crawl (5K Run) in Millbrook, Alabama

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=109

February 25-27 - Alabama Better Living Expo in Montgomery, Alabama

http://able-expo-alabama.com/

March

March 2-3 - Mulberry Fork Canoe and Kayak Race - Alabama Cup Racing Association

http://www.alabamacupraces.com/races.html

March 7-9 - Environmental Education Association of Alabama Annual Conference "Snails, Trails, and Canyon Trails -  Fort Payne, Alabama

http://www.eeaa.us//main.html

http://eeaa.ticketleap.com/snails-trails-and-canyon-tales/

March 15 - Enviro Bowl Finals at the McWane Center in Birmingham

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=28

March 15-17 - 15th Annual Alabama Water Rally at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/conference/register-online

March 15-17 - Alabama Mountain Games in Cleveland, Alabama

http://alabamamountaingames.com/wordpress/sporting-events/schedule-of-events

March 23-24 - Locust Fork Classic - Alabama Cup Racing Association

http://www.alabamacupraces.com/races.html

March 30 - Green Resource Center for Alabama Clover Crawl at Vulcan Park

http://www.greenalabama.org/2013/01/clover-crawl-green-expo-exhibitor-application/

April

April 3 - UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Symposium 

http://www.uabssc.org/images/PDF_files/Symposium2013.pdf

April 19 - 12th Annual Coastal Kids Quiz at Daphne United Methodist Church

http://joinACF.org/our-programs/coastal-kids-quiz/

April 20 - 2013 Alabama Flora and Fauna Arts Festival at Lanark, the Alabama Nature Center in Millbrook, Alabama

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=102

April 20 - Party for the Planet at the Birmingham Zoo - 10-3pm

http://www.birminghamzoo.com

April 27 - Earth Day at the Gardens - Birmingham Botanical Gardens

http://www.bbgardens.org/all-events.php

April 27 - Earth Day Mobile Bay in Fairhope

http://www.earthdaymobilebay.org/

May

May 9-12 - Audubon Mountain Workshop in Mentone, Alabama

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/education/amw

Calendars

2013 Little River Canyon Field Schools Programs

2013 Little River Canyon Center Calendar

2013 Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-Offs

Fresh Air Family Events Calendar - 2013

2013 Ducks Unlimited "Dinners" Calendar of Events 

2013 Mobile Baykeeper Events ( Baykeeper 101, Grandman Triathlon, Bay Awakening and Bay Bash)

Burritt on the Mountain (Huntsville) Calendar

2013 Huntsville Botanical Garden Calendar

2013 Birmingham Botanical Gardens Calendar

2013 Mobile Botanical Gardens Events Calendar

2013 Alabama State Parks Events Calendar

2013 Historic Blakeley State Park Spring Boat Calendar

Ruffner Mountain 2013 Trail Run Calendar

Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club Calendar

Alabama Power's Renew Our Rivers Clean-up Calendar 

Birmingham Audubon Society Calendar

Hummer Bird Study Group Calendar of Events

5 Rivers - Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

Landmark Park Calendar of Events in Dothan, Alabama

Alabama Museum of Natural History Calendar

Shoals Earth Month 2013 Calendar

Montgomery Zoo Calendar of Events

Weeks Bay Calendar of Events

Alabama Hiking Trail Society Calendar

Environmental Education in Alabama Calendar 

2012 Alabama Green Progress Report Released Today

Today, the 5th Annual Green Resource Center (GRCA) for Alabama Green Progress Report is released to the public.  The Bama Environmental News (BEN)  partnered with GRCA again this year, compiling, authoring and editing this year's report which contains nearly 100 "green" items documenting environmental progress made in 2012.

Please check out this year's report which highlights several major accomplishments, including the passage of the Forever Wild Land Trust Constitutional Amendment, and the RESTORE Act in Congress.

Here is the link to the press release:

GRCA 2012 Green Progress Report Press Release

and the full report:

GRCA 2012 Green Progress Report

BEN - November 26, 2012 #410

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 BEN Picks

Freshwater Land Trust Seeking Director of Philanthrophy (December 1 deadline)
http://www.aansocial.com/careers/job/development-fundraising/2012-11-05/757?offset=20&cat=23

Weeks Bay Foundation 2012 Christmas Ornament
http://www.weeksbay.org/ornament_2012.html

Hulsey Little River  Trust Ornament (Order by  November 28th)
http://www.hlrt.org

Birmingham Audubon Society's Christmas Banquet - December 3rd
http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/component/content/article/105

Alabama Clean Water Partnership Conference - December 5th
http://www.cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=211&date=12/05/2012

POWER-UP Energy Forum - December 5th at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens
http://www.aeconline.org/power-up

Alabama Master Naturalist Program Series - December 6th at North Shelby County Library
http://www.aces.edu/natural-resources/amn/index.php

News From The Green Register

Samford University Environmental Management Pioneer - Bill Peters
http://thegreenregister.com/samford-university-environmental-management-pioneer/

University of West Alabama First in State to Build Sustainable Apartments
http://thegreenregister.com/university-of-west-alabama-first-to-build-sustainable-on-campus-student-apartments-in-state/

The Power of Parks - Trust for Public Land
http://thegreenregister.com/trust-for-public-land-the-power-of-parks-video/

News Across Alabama

Fort Rucker facility Goes Net Zero
http://www.army.mil/article/91234/Fort_Rucker_facility_goes_Net_Zero_energy/

Birmingham Water Works Headed to Court Over Shepherd Bend Mine
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/11/post_828.html

City of Montgomery Launches "Grecycle"  (Grease Recycling) Campaign
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20121122/NEWS01/311220023

Mobile Area Water and Sewer Launch Used Oil Campaign
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/dont_toss_your_used_oil_mawss.html
http://www.itseasytobeungreasy.com/

New Trail Opens in Center Point, Alabama
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/11/new_trail_park_in_center_point.html


Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Whit Gibbons - Congress and President Need to Consider Biodiversity
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20121112/NEWS/121119954/1218/opinion01?Title=ECOVIEWS-President-Congress-need-to-consider-biodiversity

al.com: Mobile's Fall Colors (slideshow)
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2012/11/mobiles_fantastic_fall_colors.html#incart_river

Locust Fork-Journal: Article and Video from the Alabama Sierra Club Annual Retreat (video)
http://blog.locustfork.net/2012/11/environmentalists-take-heart-at-election-victories-in-2012/

Montgomery Advertiser: State Senator Cam Ward "Solving Alabama's Energy issues Boosts Jobs
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20121116/OPINION0101/311160014/GUEST-COLUMNIST-Cam-Ward-Solving-Alabama-s-energy-issues-boosts-jobs?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s