http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/ Rke Enviros Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:49:07 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/666 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/666 The item below comes from RAILSolution. Especially note the importance of responding to the Roanoke Times' comment that I-81 is "only" 4 lanes wide in many Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:55 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/665 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/665 Greetings Virginia Wind Stakeholders! You may or may not be aware that the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) recently announced and Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:11:19 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/664 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/664 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2009 ROANOKE, VIRGINIA -- In just over five months, Roanokers will choose three city council candidates to lead them for the Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:24:04 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/663 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/663 VirginiaDOT.org RELEASE: IMMEDIATE Nov. 17, 2009 CONTACT: Jason Bond SALEM 88-7 540-387-5250 (office) STUDY TEAM PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ROUTE 419 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:14:59 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/662 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/662 Want to learn how to install your own gid tie solar system? Mark Hanson and others are starting a do-it-yourself renewable energy group for the Roanoke region. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:37:57 GMT Carrie & Justin Cox http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/661 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/661 Happy Fall Everyone! Big Lick~Green Drinks' Thanks4Giving shoe drive is officially underway!!! We now have a donation box from Soles4Souls at All Sports Cafe Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:24 GMT Mark McClain http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/660 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/660 I hope you'll be able to attend Earth Friendly Friday this evening. It promises to be a great program with Tim Thornton doing a presentation about canoeing on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:38:45 GMT James Rosar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/659 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/659 Would anyone know how full the parking garages around town are? I ask because I see a lot of 'regulars', that I expect are workers and owners in the Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:34:17 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/658 Great op ed in the RT today by Jeremy Holmes of RIDE Solutions on how to continue revitalizing downtown without turning it into a parking lot. Very thoughtful Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:26:35 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/657 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/657 The following information comes from Prof. Sean McGinnis at Virginia Tech's Green Engineering program: Friends, In case you aren't aware, the VA Department of Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:25:37 GMT Carrie & Justin Cox http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/656 Thought some of y'all might be able to take advantage of this and wanted to share!! Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween! ~Carrie beersnobs@... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:40:37 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/655 Once again, Hollins University, is bringing a thoughtful, provocative speaker on environmental issues. James Kunstler is a renowned commentator on urbanism, Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:54:41 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/654 Last week over 450 people attended the Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Symposium (COVES) on the VMI campus in Lexington. Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:34:06 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/653 Campus sustainABILITY Day is Oct 21st here at RU that I thought you might be interested in. Campus Sustainability Day(s)- will be centered around sustainable Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:34:04 GMT Diana Christopulos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roanoke-environmentalists/message/652 From Mount Everest..to the shores of the Dead Sea..to the island nation of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean..and to a sports field in Roanoke, Virginia. On