Category Archives: Sustainability

Coalition for Sustainability: Sustainable Communication & Organization

2011/04/27 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Reported on by Charles Hendricks, Convened by  Pete Bsumek at Blue Nile at 12:30pm Attendees: Charles Hendricks, Daniel Hill, Ken Wells, Amy Turnage, Donald Gleasor, Justin Van Kleeck, Jeff Tang......

Sustainable Development and Private Landownership

2011/04/27 Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened and reported on by Lois Paul at Blue Nile from 1:45 – 2:50pm Attendees: Lois, Lynn, Aaron, and Tom Private landownership is central to the history of America.  When New England wa......

Awakening the Dreamer Symposium

2011/04/25 Summit Report, Sustainability One comment
Convened by Diana Woodall at Clementine at 11:15am  Attendees: Diana, Lois, Liz, Lisbeth, Ryan, Gareth, Grant, Pete, Brittany, Aron    Two short videos were shown introducing the Awakening the D......

Bicycle Easements

2011/04/25 Action, Policy and Planning, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by John Schuster at Blue Nile at 12:15pm Attendees: John Schuster, Travis Layman  We discussed the plans in effect to change bicycle routes in both the City and County. Travis is alread......

Local Ordinances and Sustainability

2011/04/25 Action, Policy and Planning, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by John Schuster at Blue Nile at 11:15am Attendees: Bill Ney, John Eckman, Tony Lopez, Pete Bsumek, John Schuster  Our topics of concern were: Signs, landscaping, utilities and alternat......

Global Warning: A Presentation from the Garden Clubs of Virginia

2011/04/25 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by Laura Dansby at Cally’s at 11:15am  Attendees: 24 Discussion based on a cooperative effort by the National Wildlife Federation and the Garden Clubs of Virginia.  Discussion Top......

What’s On Our Plates?

2011/04/25 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by Suzi Carter, Justin Van Kleeck at Blue Nile at 1:45pm  Topics Dicussed: What aspects of local food are people interested in? - access to ingredients; what people are doing with loca......

Green Your Home

2011/04/25 Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by: Aaron Yoder/Benjamin Meredith at 11:15am at Cally’s Attendees: 36 total Topics discussed: Energy efficiency problems with JMU off campus housing. How to create incentives for......

Sustainable Systems at Work

2010/02/22 Business and Economy, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Scribe/Convener: Cathy Strickler First Prebyterian Church 11:45 Attendees: J. Reeves, A. Hagmeier, A. Nielsen, K. Degner Cathy presented information on Sustainable Systems at Work.  This is a ......

Why is Green Space Important Downtown

2010/02/18 Business and Economy, Sustainability One comment
Scribe: Martha Woodroof Convener: Bibb Frazier    Clementine B    2:15 Attendees: Alexis Morehouse, Eddie Bumbaugh, Ande Banks, Dereck Criner, Joshua Hahn, Brian Shull, David Denman, Alan Finks,......

Community Based Agricultral Development and Synergies

2010/02/18 Business and Economy, Health and Wellness, Sustainability No comments
Convener: Eric  Benfeldt Scribe: Tom Domonoske           Clementines A    11:45:00 Clementine: Benjamin Craig, Charles Strickler, Zenaida Hall, Tom Domonoske, Eric Benfeldt, Curtis Lambert, Dian......

Summit Video: Sustainability, Media, and Open Space

2009/11/23 Action, Interviews, Sustainability, Video No comments
Josh Gooden of 91studios attended the November 14th Sustainability Summit – and had his video camera with him.  The short video captures the topics and the Open Space process, and highligh......