BEN -September 17, 2010 #335

Statue of Rachel Carson in front of the State Natural History Museum in Raleigh, NC

Links and Videos

Ocean Foundation Releases New Gulf Restoration Fund (Please Donate)

http://www.gulfrestorationfund.org/

Lionfish Sighted Off Alabama Coastline (video)

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/lionfish_predatory_species_sig.html

Conservation Groups Announce Plan to Restore Oyster Reefs and Marshes (video)

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/video_conservation_groups_unve.html

Glynn Wilson's Powerful Story About the "BP Crud" (video)

http://blog.locustfork.net/2010/09/thousands-of-people-along-the-gulf-coast-suffer-bp-crud/

Birmingham's New Railroad Park (slideshow & video)

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/09/downtown_birminghams_new_patch.html#incart_rh

Energy Star for Small Businesses and Congregations (Montevallo Presbyterian Church has won a National Award)

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_congregations

News

Alabama's "Greenest" Bridge Dedicated at Little River Canyon

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2010/09/alabamas-greenest-bridge-at-little.html

UAB Saves $1 Million in 2009-2010 Through Energy Efficiency Measures

http://www.uab.edu/kscope/kaleidoscope-article-2601.html

Sen. Shelby Questions Cahaba River NWR Expansion

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100904/NEWS/100909908/1291/news03

TVA Releases Integrated Resource Plan

http://www.tva.com/environment/reports/irp/index.htm

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tva-releases-draft-integrated-resource-plan-and-environmental-impact-statement-103069984.html

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's Response to TVA's Plan

http://www.cleanenergy.org/index.php?/Press-Update.html?form_id=8&item_id=193

UAB/UA Students Protest Proposed Coal Mine

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/09/ua_uab_other_students_to_prote.html

Cahaba River Society Praises Trussville Development

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/09/what_youre_saying_11.html

Alabama Rivers Alliance Director Named to National Clean Water Board

http://www.alabamarivers.org/press-room/headlines/for-immediate-release-ara-director-elected-to-national-board

Butterflies in the Shoals

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20100911/articles/309119994

Coldwater Mountain Near Anniston Receives Trails Grant

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/9384010/article-Bicycling-groups-get-grant-for-trails?

BEN Calendar

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama’s Moon Over Three Caves Dance – September 18 in Huntsville.

http://landtrust-hsv.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance-sept-18/

23rd Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup - September 18th

http://www.alabamacoastalcleanup.com/clean-up.html

Cahaba River Society “Fry- Down” – September 25, 10:00am to 4:00pm

http://www.cahabariversociety.org

Southern Environmental Center's EcoFest 12 - October 7th, 6:00-9:00 at WorkPlay

Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham's 2010 Building Communities Conference

http://www.rpcgb.org/documents/2010_BCC_3pg.pdf

7th Annual John L. Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 14-17

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com/

Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium in Mobile - December 1-2

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/baysandbayous

Sweetwater Beer and Black Warrior Riverkeepers Team Up Again in September

http://savetheblackwarrior.com/

Jobs Available

NWF Southeast Regional Representative

https://careers.nwf.org/ext/detail.asp?jobid=nwf2061-525295293

Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator - Waterkeeper Alliance

http://www.saveourgulf.org/updates/career-opportunity-gulf-coast-regional-coordinator-waterkeeper

Ruffner Mountain Positions

http://www.ruffnermountain.org/contact-info/career-opportunities.html