189 Pleasant Street, Easthampton, MA, Saturday, August 28th, 2010, 8 AM- 12:30 PM.
Project Retrofit of the Western Mass Green Consortium is holding its 2nd 2010 Workshop to involve community voices in strategies to grow the “green economy.”
$992 Million Dollars in Federal Stimulus money has been spent in 4 Western MA Counties in the past 18 months.
How can we collaborate & work together to build an economy in Western MA that works for ALL of us. Help us build a vibrant Green Economy that builds upon what we have done AND outlasts the Stimulus Funding.
February 13, 2010 was the first Project Retrofit Workshop to identify regional barriers to growing the energy efficiency/retrofit industry. This meeting will bring together individuals, businesses, and community organizations at a morning planning session to begin implementation of the needed tools identified in February.
Participants who arrive at 8 and stay until 12:30 are welcome to stay for a party and BBQ, as well as guided tours of the sustainable designed property. Please bring a dish to share.
For a complete agenda, to volunteer, or for more information visit www.westernmassgreenconsortium.org.
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Its of utmost importance for people to find out the ways to build a green economy in the here and now. What the market and players are like, what governments and authorities are doing and not doing, what kinds of organizations and institutions are around to help, how the recession among other things is affecting many people’s plans on how to live, save, and invest. This is where the rubber meets the road and the place where concrete progress and positive growth can occur.
As a student involved in public higher education issues I would definitely be interested in what exists right now in terms of getting the skills and expertise that make green jobs and sustainable businesses possible.