Eric Stewart's Blog – June 2009 Archive (5)

New Climate Change Bill.

H.R. 2454 Bill - link to the bill

Code Green Community will endeavor to shape programs around Energy efficiency, Tree planting programs, and other programs designed to lower our carbon footprint and fossil fuel dependence. The biggest obstacle I see in this bill is the Cap and Trade, It’s still being finagled with in Congress, but as becoming a 501c Code Green Community could become eligible for… Continue

Added by Eric Stewart on June 24, 2009 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Building Volunteer Oppourtunities

We need to have a organization that utilizes all elements to produce jobs and opportunities to spread the vision of a sustainable community in our local area.

The Obama administration is looking for organizations that help with energy efficiency projects, Community gardens, as well as self sufficiency that creates those jobs and opportunity.

Lets organize over the next month our steering group and develop a plan of organization before we go any farther with…

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Added by Eric Stewart on June 23, 2009 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Food, Inc.

I've had alot of requests to go see Food, Inc.

Let me know available times your willing to go see- The first showing is in Sarasota July 10th.

I was thinking we could plan for it next week- to give us time to solicit for people to come. Expanding our group should be a focus just to recruit more people who are interested in Code Green Community.

Make sure to check out the…

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Added by Eric Stewart on June 21, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Herb Spiral Saturday June 27th

On the day of June 27th we will be installing a herb spiral. The money collected will go towards the creation of a Herb Spiral as well as some flowers and straw for around the garden to decorate it. Please come out and see our garden and be apart of the action!

Update! We have the bails of straw and have spread it across the garden pictures to come this…

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Added by Eric Stewart on June 10, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Building a Permanent culture

Our culture plans the obsolescence of material goods to maintain a constant consumption of goods.We create wants into necessities. We have a billion dollar business built around getting ourselves to purchase things we don't need with money we don't have. What if we created a permanent culture to replace this old system devised by our previous generation. This unwise culture was born shortly after World War 2 to keep the factories going and avert another dip in a economy that was wrecked by a… Continue

Added by Eric Stewart on June 7, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment