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by Tessa Kaneene | December 16, 2016

Ended soon As the dust settles from the 2016 election, and the climate action community charts a new path forward, strategies at the local level are more [...]

Current Events

by Nancy Schneider | December 12, 2016

Living With Water in Southeast Florida

Ended soon Engaged. Dedicated. Involved. These three words describe the participants in the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact’s Resilient Redesign [...]

Current Events

by Steve Adams | November 21, 2016

Advancing Adaptation in a New Political Climate

Ended soon This post is a letter from ASAP Board Chair Steve Adams to the ASAP membership community.Dear Friends and Colleagues:The ugliest, most divisive [...]

Current Events

by Steve Nicholas | November 15, 2016

Local Leadership: High Hopes in a Time of High Anxiety

Ended soon If you, like me, find yourself looking for signs of progress and promise in the wake of last week’s election, take a peek at what’s happening in a [...]

Current Events

by George Hamilton | November 11, 2016

Helping hands

Ended soon As a young activist driving home late, on a rural Vermont road, during a frigid winter night (20 degrees below zero), my car went off the road deep [...]

Current Events

by Deb Perry | September 14, 2016

Community Solar HEATING Up

Ended soon It is estimated that more than 50% of American households can’t install solar at home for reasons such as shade, structural issues, or roof pitch. But [...]

Current Events

by George Hamilton | May 6, 2016

Living Building Inspires at Hampshire College

Ended soon There is something really cool happening at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Known for challenging conventional wisdom while producing [...]

Current Events

by Steve Nicholas | April 6, 2016

National politics got you down? America’s cities and towns are picking up the slack.

Ended soon It was no surprise to read last week that a coalition of more than 50 local governments, along with the National League of Cities and the US Conference [...]

Current Events

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 [...]

Staff

by George Hamilton | February 5, 2016

ISC’s Story, Part 2: Launching ISC

Ended soon Note: A few years ago, we asked George Hamilton to write up the story of ISC’s founding. See Part 1 here. In June of 1990, after Governor [...]

Opinion

by George Hamilton | February 2, 2016

ISC’s Story, Part 1: Fertile Ground

Ended soon Vermont’s cutting-edge role in sustainable development and climate actionNote: A few years ago, we asked George Hamilton to reflect on the events [...]

Staff

by George Hamilton | January 4, 2016

Remembrance of a Mentor: Bob Blake

Ended soon I have been very fortunate to have excellent mentors, people who provide wise counsel when it seems like you have nowhere else to turn. Sometimes they [...]

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