Catherine Ratte
Land Use & Environment Department Director, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
- 60 Congress Street
- Springfield, MA
- US
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RE: Please Read: Important Proposed Changes to Listserv --Feedbac k Sought
2007-03-26 11:07:04 UTC
Doug et al:
The proposed changes sound fine to me.
Thank you.
-Catherine
Catherine Miller
Principal Planner/Section Manager SUSTAINABILITY
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
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Re: seeking data on prevalence of sustainable energy behaviours
2006-10-11 11:07:13 UTC
I just want to let everyone know about an on-line participatory planning process underway in the Pioneer Valley region of western MA.
You might want to check it out as an observer-if you are in the region-please participate!
Thanks-go to http://forums.e-democracy.org/pioneer-valley
Catherine Miller
Principal Planner/Section Manager
SUSTAINABILITY
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
413/781-6045
http://forums.e-democracy.org/pioneer-valley
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Long Emergency
2006-05-31 13:05:56 UTC
Hello all:
I have really enjoyed reading postings on this list. Thank you all for the great work you do. Here in the Pioneer Valley region of western Massachusetts we are developing a strategic plan for a clean energy future. I work at one of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' 13 regional planning agencies and we develop regional land use plans, transportation plans, agricultural preservation plans, greenway plans, housing plans, and economic development plans. We have also applied to USDA to complete a food security assessment. We will complete our first ever strategic plan for clean energy next Spring (2007) and at this point we are looking for funding sources to develop a regional sustainability plan that will guide us toward a sustainable future. The regional sustainability plan will include problem identification and recommendations from the plans we have (land use, transportation, agricultural preservation, greenways, and economic development) as well as the plan we are completing-clean and safe energy. We have partnered with the University of Massachusetts to apply to the U.S. EPA's collaborative science to enhance decision making for sustainability program and hope to receive three years of funding to build our regional sustainability network--including decision support tools for municipal decision makers. I think our strategic plan for a clean and safe energy future will serve as a model for other regions and as the driving force for our regional sustainability efforts. We are partnering with our not for profit energy agencies, the Center for Ecological Technology, the Northeast Sustainability Energy Association (NESEA), Coop Power, as well as the University of Massachusetts, our many small liberal arts colleges, local utilities, and our 43 member communities, local businesses, and others. We are also partnering with ICLEI and Clean Air Cool Planet. Our strategic plan for a clean energy future is being funded in large part by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative--a program of the Renewable Energy Trust--the funding generated by Massachusetts passage of the Renewable Portfolio Standard in 1998.
-Catherine
Catherine Miller
Sustainability Planner
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
413/781-6045
www.pvpc.org
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Re: Promoting consumer commitment to Local Food
2005-10-19 19:42:51 UTC
Check out the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts Communities Involved Sustaining Agriculture at www.buylocalfood.com
Catherine Marion Miller,
Principal Planner
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
413/781-6045
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