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

BEN: November 20, 2012 #409

Support BEN and the Green Resources Center for Alabama Green Report - Please Donate Today!

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 BEN Picks

Weeks Bay Foundation 2012 Christmas Ornament

http://www.weeksbay.org/ornament_2012.html

Land Trust of North Alabama's 19th Annual Thanksgiving Day Hike - Nov.22nd, 9:00am 

http://landtrustnal.org/get-outdoors-with-our-guided-fall-hikes/

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

The Green Minute: Eco-Friendly War on Cockroaches

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-waging-eco-friendly-war-on-cockroaches/

Atlanta Commits $200 million in Energy Retrofits

http://thegreenregister.com/atlanta-commits-200-million-in-energy-retrofit-financing/

West Alabama On-Campus Green Buildings

http://thegreenregister.com/university-of-west-alabama-first-in-state-to-build-sustainable-on-campus-student-apartments/

Trust for Public Land - The Power of Parks

http://thegreenregister.com/trust-for-public-land-the-power-of-parks-video/

News Across Alabama

Huntsville Times: Forever Wild Passes with 75% Popular Vote

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/11/forever_wild_vote.html

Birmingham News: Rep. Sewell Wants More Federal Cleanup in North Birmingham

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/11/congresswoman_wants_to_know_se.html

Recycling Growing in Colbert County

http://timesdaily.com/stories/Colbert-goes-green,198895

Montgomery Advertiser: BP Crimminal Fines Windfall for Gulf States

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20121117/NEWS02/311160036

Mobile Register: Corpse Flowers, Ethereal and Otherworldly, Bloom in Alabama Woods

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/corpse_flowers_ethereal_and_ot.html

Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Conservation Alabama - The People Say Yes to Forever Wild

http://www.conservationalabama.org/

Elegant Program: Whooping Cranes on the Move

http://thegreenregister.com/an-elegant-program-whooping-cranes-on-the-move/

Birmingham News: Shepherd's Bend & Drinking Water by Nelson Brooke

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/11/big_decision_looms_for_birming.html

Birmingham News: Northern Beltline op-ed by Eva Dillard

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/11/the_northern_beltline_and_the.html

BEN - Green Report 2012 Appeal

Dear BEN Reader:

Once again, this year, the Bama Environmental News is partnering with the Green Resource Center for Alabama (GRCA) to release the Alabama Green Progress Report for 2012.  I will be the lead author and in late December  2012, along with the GRCA, we will be holding  media events  highlighting successful environmental projects throughout the state.

Last year's successful report was 17 pages long and documented over 100 environmental success stories across the state.  

Birmingham News

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/12/green_progress_report_highligh.html

Huntsville Times Editorial

http://blog.al.com/times-views/2012/01/a_green_card_for_environmental.html

Tuscaloosa News - Associated Press Story

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111229/news/111229818

Birmingham News Commentary

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/01/viewpoints_we_can_be_environme.html

To enable us to produce this report and hold the media events this December - we need your financial support and help.

Your donation to the Green Resource Center for Alabama, which is tax deductible, will go directly toward producing and promoting  the Alabama Green Progress Report 2012.  

Here is the link to the Green Resource Center of Alabama's Donation/PayPal page.

http://www.greenalabama.org/?page_id=322

If you feel uncomfortable sending a donation via the internet, you can also mail a donation to the Green Resource Center for Alabama at:  2564 18th Street South, Homewood, Alabama 35209.

I deeply appreciate your support and readership. Please feel free to contact me at pkbyington@aol.com if you have any questions about this important project.  

Best wishes,

Pat Byington

Publisher

Bama Environmental News