The Sustainability Summit on November 14, 2009, occured from 12-5pm at Memorial Hall. Almost 100 people showed and created conversations about the following topics.
BREAKOUT SESSION TOPICS AND REPORTS:
Topic titles with links have an associated report. These topics were discussed over three different session times.
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Climate Change 101 (For Beginners)
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Utilizing Federal and State Rebates for Energy Production/Efficiency/Use
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Mountaintop Removal and Coal Dependency – Local Effort to Preserve Appalachia / Electricity Comes from Coal – What’s so bad about that?
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Soil Conservation – How do we feed ourselves locally?
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How do we make Harrisonburg Bike Friendly NOW
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Sustainable Buildings: Challenges, Strategies, Opportunities
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Action! What have we done? What can we improve on? Do it.
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Planning Harrisonburg’s Future: The City’s Comprehensive Plan
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Sustainable Media
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Upcoming HEC Public Hearing
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Shenandoah Mountain: National Scenic Area Proposal – Ecology, Community, Economy
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Why We Need to Stop Eating Meat for Sustainability and How to Publicize this Info
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Why Politics is SO Crucial to Sustainability and the Psychology of Climate Change Communication
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Biochar and Biofuels
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Starting a Debate League or Series
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Friendly City Food Coop: Help Make It Happen!
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Recovery of Mental Wellness
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Harrisonburg Democrats Outreach Ideas
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Interfaith and Intercultural Partnership for Crisis Prevention and Disaster Response
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Copenhagen Climate Treaty
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Valley 25×25: Having 25% of Local Energy Produced by Renewable Energy by 2025
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Peer to Peer Business Alliance/Network – Is there Interest?
