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by ISC Team | February 24, 2016

ISC Champions Video: Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact

Ended soon This year, ISC is turning 25. In addition to holding celebrations in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Vermont, we’re talking to organizations [...]

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by Steve Nicholas | December 21, 2015

The clear signal from Paris: We’re turning, together

Ended soon Steve Nicholas’ earlier Paris trip blogs can be found here: Part 1, 2, 3The reviews are pouring in. Some are raving. Some are ranting. A few – a [...]

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by Steve Nicholas | December 11, 2015

Will Paris really put a happy face on planet Earth?

Ended soon ISC’s Vice President for Urban Programs Steve Nicholas just returned from COP21. This is part three of his four-part blog on the conference (read Part [...]

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by Steve Nicholas | December 7, 2015

Impressions from COP21

Ended soon ISC’s Vice President for Urban Programs Steve Nicholas is attending COP21 – here’s his second report (read Parts 1, 3, and 4). Follow us on [...]

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by ISC Team | December 3, 2015

My Brush With Greatness: Remembering David Cohen

Ended soonEditor’s Note: This remembrance of David Cohen, who passed away on November 29, is by ISC Senior Program Officer Gretchen Elias. You can read more about David and his legacy here and here. [slideshow name=”David [...]

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by Steve Nicholas | December 1, 2015

Damn the torpedoes – I’m headed for Paris!

Ended soonThis post is by Steve Nicholas, our Vice President of Urban Programs. Read his other COP 21 posts: Part 2, 3, and 4. Not even those terrible acts of terror two weeks back can keep me from traveling to Paris tomorrow for the 21st [...]

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by ISC Team | November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving from ISC

Ended soon Giving Thanks At this time of year, as we give thanks for friends and family, and stop to appreciate all that we have, we also reflect [...]

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by George Hamilton | November 25, 2015

Small Foundation, Big Impact – With Gratitude for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Ended soonThis post is by ISC’s President George Hamilton. Thanksgiving is a great time for reflecting on the people and institutions who have meant so much to myself and to ISC – like the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and its early [...]

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by Deb Perry | August 28, 2015

Reflections on Irene, four years later

Ended soonThis blog by Debra Perry is cross-posted from Resilient Vermont. It’s a beautiful day in Vermont, blue skies and just a few puffy clouds. A far cry from the steady downpour of August 28, 2011, when Tropical Storm Irene made its [...]

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by ISC Team | July 21, 2015

Acting on Climate: A Moral Imperative

Ended soonJust over a month ago, Pope Francis released Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, a papal encyclical calling for a dialogue on the immense challenges facing the planet. In it, Pope Francis lays out his primary concerns about [...]

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by ISC Team | July 1, 2015

In Memoriam: John Warshow, Vermont’s Community Energy Leader

Ended soonThis post is by ISC President George Hamilton. The fabric of a healthy community is held together by leaders. These are people who inspire and connect us, focus our gaze on the future, are positive problem solvers, and remind [...]

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by ISC Team | June 26, 2015

The Power of Love: What’s Possible

Ended soonJust a couple of hours ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to marriage to all citizens. As our office erupted into cheers, high-fives (and some tears), those of us who have [...]

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