20
Jun
Young Farmers Back to the Land
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Exciting news in the workshop domain: Matt Finkelstein and Anna Jelks will lead a workshop about young farmers at the CCB conference this year. Titled “The Future of Food – A New Generation of Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture,” the workshop will take a practical look at the young farming movement, the challenges, and how hard it... Read More
20
Jun
Living Downstream
A powerful and urgently important film, Living Downstream, will be shown at this year’s CCB conference. The documentary is based on Sandra Steingraber’s book, Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment. First published in 1997, the book explores cancer as a human rights issue. Data on toxic releases is brought together... Read More
20
Jun
Education Revolution: Karen Brown
Streamed in live from Marin at this year’s conference: Karen Brown. She will talk on “Revolutionizing K-12 Education with Sustainability in Mind.” Creative Director of the Center for Ecoliteracy, Brown is an award-winning designer and has lectured in the US, Europe, and Japan. She is central to a growing movement in schools across the nation... Read More
07
Jun
Morning Asanas
Cheryl McCollum will teach a Sunday morning yoga class at this year’s CCB conference. This very gentle yoga class will feature asanas (the Sanskrit term for yoga poses), pranayama (breath control), and end with a guided meditation. The class will seamlessly intertwine movement and stillness. “The class will be slow, and we will move as... Read More
07
Jun
Avoid Greenwashing: New Workshop
Kathryn Farrara will lead a workshop at the 2011 CCB Conference on Avoiding Greenwashing: Lessons for Consumers and Green Business Owners. The workshop focuses on the confusion and decreased consumer confidence that greenwashing creates. Through an exploration of “green” services, Farrara will guide us in exploring claims such as “eco-friendly,” “ecyclable,” and “made with renewable... Read More
07
Jun
Carrizo Commons Conservation Website
Central Coast Bioneers monitors many websites to find cutting edge issues and presenters for workshops and conference programming. We’ve recently learned of carrizocommons.org, a website dedicated to the Carrizo Plain in eastern SLO county and the issues surrounding this precious land. The Carrizo, a small part of which is a national monument, attracts statewide and... Read More
07
Jun
Plenary Speaker: Natalia Greene
One of the plenary speakers that will be streamed in live on Saturday from the Marin Bioneers is an exciting talk by climate change activist Natalia Greene. Born in Ecuador but educated in the U.S., Greene has been part of a monumental victory for nature. In 2008 she was a key figure in the creation... Read More
20
May
CCB Volunteer Attending Ocean Conference
Judith Bernstein, a volunteer at last year’s CCB Conference, has been chosen by the National Sierra Club to attend the 2011 Blue Vision Summit in Washington D.C. later this month. The summit is a leading forum and gathering of who’s-who in marine and ocean conservation. Blue Vision Summit increases outreach to marine conservation groups, coastal... Read More
20
May
Local Media Coverage of Congregation Beth David Reflects Common Cost Misperceptions
Congratulations to Congregation Beth David for raising the money to avoid foreclosure. A recent newspaper article implied the synagogue was an expensive endeavor because it is a “luxuriant green building.” The article reflects common misperceptions about green building. This “green” synagogue, as was announced in our first issue, is the site for one of this... Read More
20
May
Friday Plenary Speaker: John D. Liu
Streamed in live from Marin on Friday: John D. Liu. His talk is titled Restoration Writ Large: Unleashing the Potential of Nature and People for Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration. Liu is a Chinese-American environmental filmmaker and ecological field researcher. He helped open the CBS Beijing News Bureau as producer-cameraman and his documentaries have aired on CBS,... Read More