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April 14th: The National Park Service Presents the Narrative Blitz, a Free Event for Anyone Interested in Communications

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Liz Foote Maui Mar 30, 2021 2:48 am
Join us on April 14th for a free "mini conference" presented by the National Park Service. It will be held as a live event only from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm PDT.  Register here. "Hea…

Promoting healthy & sustainable diets: Language matters

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Julie Cook Kitchener May 6, 2024 12:47 pm
Hi all,   There are many reasons that people move towards plant-based diets, from concerns about human-caused climate change to better physical health to social influence.   As su…

Inspiring workplace safety through intrinsic motivation

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Julie Cook Kitchener May 6, 2024 12:56 pm
Hi all,    Imagine you’re an investor sitting in a fancy hotel ballroom around the corner from Wall Street, waiting to hear a speech from the new CEO of the aluminum company you’v…

Using Sustainability Village model to create change

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Cecilia Kemp Moss Vale Apr 28, 2021 2:30 am
Hi guys, I am curious if anyone else lives in a rural setting where the local/municipal level government has developed a program based around the villages/small towns in their go…

Home Composting Kitchen Wastes to Reduce Landfill Waste

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In 1995, the Village of Bellport adopted a pilot-composting program to test the feasibility of composting kitchen waste at home. Advantages include reducing landfill waste, loweri…

Smart Cities: A good idea?

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Julie Cook Kitchener Feb 28, 2024 14:13 pm
Smart Cities have risen in popularity in the past several years. As sustainability professionals, many of whom work for municipalities, you may have come across or be working towa…

Use of Newsletters to Promote Environmental Political Action: An Experimental Analysis

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Schroeder, S., Hovell, M., Kolody, B., & Elder, J. (2004). Use of newsletters to promote environmental political action: An experimental analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37(3), 427-429.
The managers of beach businesses were randomly assigned to receive no intervention or two newsletters per week for 6 weeks that presented economic consequences of damage to coasta…

Collaborate or confront? Protecting migratory birds from window collisions

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Julie Cook Kitchener Mar 5, 2024 16:38 pm
Hi all,  Migratory birds are returning to their native habitats in those parts of the world that are emerging from winter. A very interesting Toronto-based organization called FL…

A Weekly Doorstep Recycling Collection; "I Had no Idea we Could!"

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Adam D Read. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, v.26, (1999) p.217-249.
Currently the U.K. is faced with the problem of how to handle increasing amounts of solid waste and decreasing landfill area used to dispose of these wastes. In this case, the suc…

Motivating Community Recycling: New Zealand Curbside Trial

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Randomly selected residents of New Zealand were asked to participate in a curbside recycling trial. Two weeks before the first collection they received a letter from the mayor tha…

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