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Sustainable Arlington co-chair Gail McCormick joined hundreds of mothers, grandmothers, nurses and cancer survivors at a rally in DC on May 22^nd to encourage the Senate to pass the Safe Chemicals Act, a bill to overhaul antiquated laws governing toxic chemicals.  Says McCormick, "We’ve been working on a Safer Alternatives bill in Massachusetts as well.  So far neither has passed, but we’ll get there yet."

While in D.C., McCormick (second from left) met with staff in Senator Kerry's office  and Senator Brown’s office, requesting that they co-sponsor the bill.

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Arlington EcoFest, LOCAVORACIOUS ... ABOUT FOOD!

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Sustainable Arlington Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, May 16, 2012; 7:30-9:00pm

Town Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room

Welcome and introductions

Review and approve minutes

Presentation

COMPOSTING

Jeremy Marin will speak about his innovative composting methods and answer questions about effective composting techniques

Updates

· Solarize Arlington

· Energy Working Group news

· Occupy Arlington

· Sustainable Middlesex

· The Vision 2020 Standing Committee is asking each task group/committee to look at its activities in light of the Vision 2020 goals.  The Environment goal is shown below.  

VISION  2020  GOALS  ADOPTED  MAY 3, 1993:    4.  THE  ENVIRONMENT

We value the physical beauty and natural habitats of our Town – parks, ponds and wetlands, dramatic vistas and tree-lined streets - as they contribute to the well-being of our community.  Recognizing the fragility of our natural resources, we must ensure that Arlington’s residential areas, commercial centers, and infrastructure are developed in harmony with environmental concerns.  We will be known for our commitment to the preservation of Arlington’s beauty, limited open space and resources, as well as our place in the regional and global community.

· New business & upcoming events

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EcoMind - Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want

Saturday, March 31st – 7:00 pm

St. John's Church, 43 Pleasant St. Arlington

In her new book Frances Lappe once again opens new possibilities. In Diet for a Small Planet she helped us see how food scarcity was not a necessary reality. In EcoMind she shows a path to overcome the doom, gloom, and destructive controversy we find in our publications, airways and politics. While Lappe acknowledges that these are truly challenging times, she believes we have the capacity to joyously live up to those challenges.

In the book she also describes seven ways that we can re-envision our own potential for creating the world we want, and, best of all, she provides lots of examples from around the world of what regular people have accomplished. In her talk she will share her alternative vision and the myriad possibilities we have for positive action.

Reading Discussion Groups on March 20 and 27 at Robbins Library, 7-9pm

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Town Meeting approved $200,000 to seed a new Energy Efficiency fund for municipal projects

Read article here