Last month we witnessed the devastating impacts of fire that was fueled by years of drought and a recent welcomed (but dangerous) rainy season. It seems counter-intuitive that we’d see an increased fire danger after a rainy 2016-2017, but there’s a
Read more…The holidays are a great time to reconnect with friends and family members, and to eat a lot of really good food. Conversations may range from friendly piecrust discussions to exciting political discourse. One subject that seems likely to come up o
Leadership In Sustainability Fair
This year, we're expanding last year's very successful Seeds of Change Contest to include a larger number of organizations. And, we're morphing the concept to be a showcase ... an expo ... of local organizations that
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Hooray! Global Student Embassy (GSE) was chosen by 2015 Awards Gala attendees as the winner of our annual Seeds of Change Award, which comes along with a $500 check to help support new and/or current projects. We are proud of the GSE staff and stude
Read more…What began seven years ago as a vision by a few volunteers to raise public interest around local sustainability issues, has grown into a county-wide, green social network that provides information and resources to thousands looking to put sustainabil
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Our Seeds of Change Award is back again this year! Last year at Sustainable Contra Costa’s Sixth Annual Leadership in Sustainability and Green Building Awards Gala, a number of teams and individuals were nominated to receive recognition for their ha
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