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Lessons of Empathy from Milford
Post by: Ben Trolio, Community Outreach Coordinator, Team New Hampshire Delectable food, the New Hampshire Green Coalition and a close knit community. The combination of these three things during our week in Milford produced the type of experiences that will … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Team New Hampshire
Tagged Bill McKibben, Empathy, milford, NH Green Coalition
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Energy to Educate
By: Sandy Carter, Movement Narrative Coordinator, Team New Hampshire If there is one thing I have learned biking around this summer, it is that education is of utmost importance to the environmental movement. Throughout the summer, we have seen how … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Team New Hampshire
Tagged boys and girls club, education, milford, savings through sustainability, SNHU, transition keene
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A Mercuryal Streetfest
Post by: Ben Trolio The morning had started off wonderfully with cool air and downhills all the way into Hanover. We were even greeted by Cathy Corkery and a bag full of muffins when we met her in the downtown … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Team New Hampshire
Tagged Hanover, Hanover Streetfest, petitioning, Sierra Club, Upper Valley
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Isn’t Climate Change Nice?
Post By: Bryna Cofrin-Shaw People are nice. Very, very nice. This is not, by any means, the lesson I thought I’d learn from Climate Summer, but the more amazing favors, meals, floors, and cheers we receive, the more I’m convinced … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Team New Hampshire
Tagged Climate Movement, Growing, Kindness, learning, New Hampshire
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Early Bird Catches the… Oatmeal?
Enthusiasm. Something I severely lack in the wee hours just after prying open my crusty eyelids. Something that a) my teammates will not let me forget, and b) they consistently try to coax out of me during that ungodly time … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Team New Hampshire
Tagged biking, Cedar Circle Farm, Dartmouth, enthusiasm, Hanover, Lebanon
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Upper Valley, “One-upping” Other Regions in Sustainability?
Guest Blog by Doug Deaett Doug Deaett is the chair of the Upper Valley Sierra Club as well as a member of the group Vital Communities, a UVTA volunteer, and a Hanover Bike/Ped Committee member. With all that going on you … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Team New Hampshire
Tagged biking, Doug Deaett, Hanover, Norwich VT, Sierra Club, Upper Valley
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Did you know that it is 600 miles from Wilmot to Wilmot?
by Van Scholten, Team Leader, Team New Hampshire When I biked from Concord to Wilmot for the first time, I thought it was one of the hardest rides I have done. The weight of my bags teamed with both gravity … Continue reading
Poverty, Race and One Community Garden
Post by Ben Trolio I yawned once. My mouth stretched in a colossal circle reflecting my sleep deprived state. Last night had been filled with fun rather than sleep. Before me lay the flat, green expanse of the Sycamore Community … Continue reading
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Tagged Concord, environmental justice, New Hampshire, Sycamore Community Garden
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New Hampsters in Concord
Team New Hampshire had a splendid week in Concord (7/11-7/18). Thanks to all who made it possible! Check out what we did in the short video!
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Women in the Movement
Posted By: Bryna Cofrin-Shaw I want someone to shake my hand first. Or Sandy’s. Or Jordan’s. We go to City Hall, General Services Department, local business; we talk to counsel members, government employees, business owners. I make eye contact, introduce … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental movement, equality, gender, New Hampshire, women
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