BEN - October 1, 2010 #336

Don't Miss the Southern Environmental Center's EcoFest 12 - this Thursday, October 7th, 6-9 at Workplay. Purchase your tickets on PayPal. Visit

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest12/index.cfm

Links and Videos

Ocean's Foundation Releases New Gulf Restoration Fund (Please Donate)

http://www.gulfrestorationfund.org/

Elton Stephens Jr. on 280 Alternatives - Op-ed

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2010/09/viewpoints_theres_an_alternati.html

Strategies for Creating Livable Communities - Webinar

http://www.walkinginfo.org/training/pbic/lc_webinar_11-12-2009.cfm

Birmingham News Profiles Black Warrior Riverkeeper's Nelson Brooke

http://www.alabamarivers.org/press-room/headlines/the-riverkeeper-nelson-brooke-leads-effort-to-keep-alabamas-black-warrior-pure

AWF's Alabama Nature Center (Video)

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/videos/

News

Governor Riley's Oil Spill Commission

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

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

Mobile County Receives $1.9 Million Energy Efficiency Grant

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

Gulf of Mexico Alliance to Implement $500 Million Independent Research Fund

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7065262

Three out of Four Gulf Residents Support Federal Legislators Who Support Funding Gulf Restoration

http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/gulf-region-poll-results/

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

Windmills on Lookout Mountain Proposed

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/oct/01/windstorm-debate/

BEN Calendar

Solar Home Tours in Alabama - This Saturday, October 2nd

http://nationalsolartour.org/location/directory/AL

Creation Week at All Saints Episcopal Church in Homewood - Oct 2-9

http://www.allsaintsbirmingham.org/fellowship.html

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

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest12/index.cfm

Keep It Wild -Atlanta. Georgia - October 9th

http://keepingitwild.org/sixth-annual-gala-dinner

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - Autumn Ramble

http://landtrust-hsv.org/2010-autumn-ramble-guided-hikes/

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/

Interfaith Environmental Iniative of Alabama Energy Forum in Birmingham - October 21

http://www.interfaithenvironmental.org/?page_id=310

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

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/baysandbayous

Save the Date - 2011 Watershed Leadershed Conference - March 11-13 at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/

Jobs Available

4-H Center Assistant Manager Education Programming

https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/posannc/detail.php3?job=ZDQ3azN8MTYyfG45ajRr

Ruffner Mountain Positions

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