EE Connections

An electronic newsletter linking Pennsylvanians

with environmental news and information.

www.pcee.org
October 2008

News and Updates

PCEE News

PCEE's 'Green' Resources for Work or Home

This month highlights PCEE's website links to "green" resources that can help you leave a lighter footprint on the earth. Navigate to www.pcee.org and identify with one of the seven categories of visitors; once inside the category of your choice, select "Services & Support" or "Products & Resources."

Whether you are interested in energy efficiency for the home or office, eco-friendly exterior landscaping companies or something in between, there are links to resources that you are sure to find helpful!

General News

• PA Recylcing Markets Center Launches GIS Tool
• Watershed Groups Eligible for Free Rain Barrels
• Pittsburgh Corporations Honored as Sustainability Sites
• EPA Opens New "Energy Star@Work" Website
• Organic Certification Cost Assistance Available

K-12 News

• EcoExpress Website Helps Implement PA E&E Standards
• White-tailed Deer Lesson Plans and Activities Now Available
• "Lens On Litter" Photo Contest
• Annual Watershed Program Kicks Off for High School Students
• "Gaia, Song of the Earth" Concert
• Edutopia Releases "Go Green Database" Online

Higher Education

• Villanova Announces "Year of Sustainability"
• Design a Cost-Saving Way to Green Old Buildings, Win $5,000
• Call For Proposals – International Sustainability Conference
• Two PA Universities Break Ground on Green Buildings
• US EPA Offers Undergraduate Fellowships

Professional Development

• Meet Bats Up Close and Personal at Teacher Workshop
• Project WILD Educator Workshop
• "Migration Through the Kittatinny Ridge" Workshop
• National Green Charter Schools Conference Open to the Public

Grants/Awards

• Grants Available to Restore Two Pennsylvania Watersheds
• Westinghouse N-Vision – Brighter Future School Grant Program
• PA DEP Accepting Coastal Zone Grant Applications
• Proposals Sought for Projects in Chesapeake Bay Region
• Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority 's Mini-Grant Program
• "Greenworks!" Grants Available
• NGA Offers Youth Education Grants

Contributions welcome!  The Center receives news and information from a variety of sources across Pennsylvania and beyond.  We appreciate all of the organizations, agencies and individuals who provide EE services and share their relevant information.  If you would like to contribute to future issues of EE Connections, please submit your article before the 15th of the month.  Articles should be of statewide interest and are subject to space availability.

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