May 2012

• Thursday, May 17, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Borg Warner Room, Tompkins County Library, 101 E. Green St., Ithaca, NY
  • Tompkins County Council Of Governments and Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County present:   Gas Pipelines: What Municipalities Need to Know   WHEN: Thursday, May 17, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Borg Warner Room, Tompkins County Library, 101 E. Green St., Ithaca, NY COST: Free   Twenty interstate natural gas pipeline systems crisscross the region from West Virginia to Maine. As gas drilling operations expand, thousands of miles of new pipelines will be needed to connect existing pipelines to gas wells.
• Green Drinks 5/17/12 Green Drinks 6:00 – 7:30 pm at 81 Browns Race, Rochester, NY 14614
  • Greentopia Will Be Hosting Green Drinks for the Month of May!  Green Drinks is a monthly environmental networking event open to anybody that would like to attend. We'll be hosting it with our partner Sunnking!    The event will be taking place at 6pm on May 17th at the Greentopia and Friends of the GardenAerial headquarters. Our office is located at 81 Browns Race, Rochester, NY 14618. Light snacks will be provided by Freshwise Catering and Sunnking will be auctioning off some of the electronics that they've collected throughout the year!   We have a limited amount of space so if you'd like to attend, please RSVP by contacting us at 585-287-5560 or sending an email to jennifer@greentopiafest.com.
• Saturday, May 19th from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Perinton Highway Garage at 100 Cobbs Lane, Perinton, NY
  • Brooks Announces Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection on County's Eastside Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that the County’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) and the towns of Perinton and Pittsford and the villages of Pittsford, East Rochester and Fairport have collaborated to hold a free household hazardous waste (HHW), paper shredding and electronics collection day on Saturday, May 19th from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Perinton Highway Garage at 100 Cobbs Lane. Appointments are required for the HHW collection, but are not required for electronics recycling. “This one-day collection gives residents the opportunity to dispose of potentially hazardous chemicals in a safe manner while keeping usable items out of landfills,”said Brooks. “These collections also continue to demonstrate how the County and its government partners are collaborating and streamlining services to better serve taxpayers.” To ensure safety and reduce waiting times, appointments are required for all HHW collections. Perinton and Fairport residents should call 223-5115, and Pittsford and East Rochester residents can call 248-6250. This collection is open to all Monroe County residents and appointments can be made online at http://www.MonroeCounty.gov/hhw. Appointments will be accepted until Friday, May 18th. (May 2012)  [more on Recycling in our area]
• May 24th, 12:00pm to 3:00pm at Cornell’s Industrial and Labor Relations School, 237 Main St., Suite 1200 Buffalo, NY
  • Lean about Solar Power Jobs and an energy source that is good for our environment. NEW YORK SOLAR JOBS DAY Buffalo - May 24th, 12:00pm to 3:00pm at Cornell’s Industrial and Labor Relations School, 237 Main St., Suite 1200 Buffalo, NY. In partnership with local New York organizations, the NY Solar Jobs Coalition (www.nysolarjobs.com), which comprises an extensive group of diverse stakeholders, will host NY Solar Jobs Day events across the state. Please join fellow citizens, the local solar workforce, public and private leaders, local organizations, and the NY Solar Jobs Coalition to discuss the benefits and opportunities of a thriving solar energy economy in New York State. Come learn about solar jobs, going solar and the New York Solar Jobs Act – a key piece of legislation that is sure to make New York a national solar leader.

June 2012

• June 14-16 | Alfred University
  • Important sustainability conference coming up in June at Alfred University:   Sustainability Conference: Innovations in Technical Education to Advance Sustainability "Sustainability Conference – Register now for $180 June 14 to June 16, 2012  Register Now    Conference Schedule Innovations in Technical Education to Advance Sustainability The primary purpose of the conference is to bring together technical education practitioners and scholars to present cases, concepts, or ideas that advance, or have the potential to advance, sustainability through innovative educational practice. This includes presentations and tours on these subjects including the following: · Sustainable Community Development in the Finger Lakes Region · Providing Under-represented Students with Access to Sustainability ·Global Energy Management ·Funding Sustainable Education Initiatives · Partnership Approaches to Renewable Energy and Sustainability Education · Implementing Clean Energy Training into Existing Programs at Community Colleges and Industry Apprentice Programs "

August 2012

•  Saturday, August 25, noon to 6pm | Monroe Avenue between Rutgers and Oxford
  • Spokes and Ink – A Bike and Poster Party Spokes and Ink at the Genesee Center for the Arts & Education Saturday, August 25, 2012 Noon to 6pm Monroe Avenue at Oxford/Rutgers   Spokes and Ink is a new festival in Rochester that brings bicyclists and artists together.  This event on Monroe Avenue showcases the diversity of both groups – avid cyclists, recreational riders, the environmentally aware, letterpress printers, graphic designers and talented artists of all sorts!     There will be poster art, food and merchandise for sale, live music and activities to attract a crowd.  In the inaugural year of 2011, Spokes & Ink drew 600+ guests.  2012 is expected to be bigger and better!   If you are interested in reaching this wide-ranging demographic who are into bicycles and art or just want to support this activity for others, please consider a sponsorship.  Your business or organization could benefit from the exposure that is possible at Spokes and Ink.   What: Spokes and Ink – A Bike and Poster Party Where: Monroe Avenue between Rutgers and Oxford When: Saturday, August 25, noon to 6pm   Proceeds from the event will benefit the Genesee Center for the Arts & Education and R Community Bikes.   The Genesee Center for the Arts & Education is a community-based 501(c)3 organization that educates, encourages and inspires all people to create and enjoy the visual arts. We have 40+ years of experience in serving the Rochester community with great arts programming including classes, exhibits, studio access and special events. R Community Bikes is a grassroots, 501(c)3 organization that collects and repairs used bicycles for distribution, free of charge, to Rochester, NY's most needy children and adults. Their mission is meeting the basic transportation needs of those in the community who depend on bikes for recreation as well as for transport to work, school, rehabilitation programs, and training sessions.   If you have any questions about the Genesee Center for the Arts & Education or about Spokes and Ink,  please call the office at 585-244-1730.  We look forward to hearing from you!

September 2012

• September 10th - 16th - High Falls region, Rochester, NY
  • Greentopia 2012 Greentopia 2012 is a week-long celebration of inspiration through art, music, organic and locally grown food and beverages, ideas and activism. The expanded event will contain four programmatic aspects, which include Greentopia Innovation, Greentopia Film, Greentopia Music and Greentopia EcoFest. In its first year the event drew between 18-20,000 people to the historic High Falls district. Through how-to workshops and cutting-edge films, visitors learned about big green ideas and how to apply them creatively in everyday life. There are special family activities, a community recycled art installation, mouthwatering organic and local food and beverages, and all kinds of live music. Businesses and organizations showcased products and programs that help to restore the planet, promote green living – even save consumers some money.