Huxley College event to focus on clean-energy movement
Filed on 28. May, 2013 in Events
Western Washington University will host a presentation by David Allen, titled “WHAT JUST HAPPENED?: The Clean Energy Movement Reinvented,” as part of WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, in Room 212 of the university’s biology building. The presentation is free and open to the public. The presentation [...]
Appliance Depot to honor three local businesses on Earth Day
Filed on 19. Apr, 2013 in Events, Nonprofits
Appliance Depot plans to recognize three local businesses for sustainability efforts the nonprofit organization said go beyond recycling. The Depot will honor A-1 Builders, Willows Retirement Center, and Bellingham/Whatcom County Housing Authority at 6 p.m. (prior to showing the environmental documentary “Trashed”) on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, at the Pickford Film Center, 1318 Bay St. in downtown [...]
WWU students develop products for ReMade challenge
Filed on 29. Jan, 2013 in News
Juniors in Western Washington University’s Industrial Design program have completed their annual ReMade projects, with this year’s designs featuring products for the household. The goal is to transform industrial waste items into viable commercial products that can then be sold. Each participant must come up with a design prototype, followed by a small production run [...]
Sustainable Connections names winners of sustainability awards
Filed on 21. Jan, 2013 in News
Sustainable Connections awarded five Whatcom County businesses as “sustainability champions,” during the organization’s annual All Members Meeting & Potluck earlier this month. The awards featured categories drawn from tenets of Sustainable Connections’ mission, including promotion of strong community, healthy environment, meaningful employment and buying local first. Chuck and Dee Robinson, owners of Village Books and Paper Dreams [...]
Living Building Challenge to be the focus of smart-growth conference
Filed on 21. Oct, 2012 in Events
With a focus on sustainable design and construction, Sustainable Connections is partnering with the Northwest American Institute of Architects to co-host a regional green building and smart growth conference on Nov. 8 at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The event, which takes place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will center around the Living Building Challenge, [...]
Food To Bank On project open to first-time farmers
Filed on 18. Sep, 2012 in News & Features
Sustainable Connections is seeking up to three new participants in the 2013 “Food To Bank On” project, a business-training program for beginning farmers. Thirty-five farmers have participated in the three-year program, and 28 farmers are still farming today. Last season, Food To Bank On farms delivered $9,000 worth of produce and meats to local food banks, [...]
Whatcom County Futures forums to establish county’s vision
Filed on 17. Sep, 2012 in Events
A series of community forums in Whatcom County will give residents a chance to suggest ideas to support the region’s quality of life and develop its long-term vision. The project, titled “Whatcom County Futures: Toward a Sustainable Economy,” has been developed by the Northwest Economic Council with support from the Whatcom Community Foundation. Forums will [...]
Whatcom Museum gets grant for climate change exhibit
Filed on 12. Sep, 2012 in Events
The Whatcom Museum has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation in support of its 2013 exhibition on art and climate change, titled “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775-2012.” The exhibition has also drawn significant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as individual contributions garnered [...]
Community Energy Challenge hails two-year anniversary, Aug. 13
Filed on 10. Aug, 2012 in Events
The Community Energy Challenge, a program designed to help home and business owners reduce energy use, recognizes its two-year anniversary with a celebration and barbecue at 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 13, in Boundary Bay Brewery’s beer garden. The program, coordinated by the local nonprofits Sustainable Connections and Opportunity Council, has worked with 175 Whatcom [...]
WWU ranks 18th on national list of green-energy buying universities
Filed on 08. Aug, 2012 in News & Features
Western Washington University has been ranked 18th on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the nation’s top 20 green energy purchasers in higher education. The university uses 40 million kilowatt-hours of green energy annually from wind power sources. That amount accounts for all of WWU’s energy consumption, according to the EPA. After a 2010 student-body [...]
