Greg Gerritt
Rhode Island Compost Conference Rescheduled
The 2013 RI Compost Conference and Trade show was postponed due to Winter Storm Nemo and has now been rescheduled. It wlill take place on Friday March 22 at the Wildcat Center on Johnson & Wales Universitiey’s Harborside campus in Providence beginning at 8:30 AM. Cost is $25.00 including a lunch prepared by Johnson & [...]
Johnson and Wales to Host Compost Conference
The Environment Council of Rhode Island, in conjunction with many partners in the Compost Industry, will present the 2013 Rhode Island Compost Conference and Trade Show. It’s on Friday February 8, 2013 beginning at 8:30 AM at the Johnson and Wales University Harborside Recreation Center, 305 Shipyard St in Providence. This year there is both [...]
The Ecology/Economy Interface In 2013
Had a very interesting morning, reading about the next economy and walking in the woods along the Seekonk. The reading was a mixed bag. Some articles in the book “The Coming Transformation” edited by Kellart and Speth, an editorial in the Projo based on its long series of articles on the economy (continuing its prescription [...]
2013 RI Compost Conference and Trade Show
Preparations for the 2013 Rhode Island Compost Conference and Trade Show organized by the Environment Council of Rhode Island Compost Initiative are moving along nicely. Several sponsors, including ecoRI, Full Circle Recycling, Shapiro Enterprises, and Waste Management have already signed on to support the event. In addition to the sponsors there are commitments for exhibits from [...]
The Real Pension Fund Dilemma in Rhode Island
Today on the news I heard that RI state pension funds had a return on investment of 1.5% in the last fiscal year. Grew right along with the growth of the economy for the 1%. Rest of us fell further behind. But what the pension fund really fell behind on was its expected growth, the [...]
16th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange
The 16th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange will take place at 9 locations in Rhode Island on Friday November 23. Winter Coats will be given away starting at 9 or 10 AM at locations in Bristol, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, North Kingstown, Pawtucket, Providence, Wakefield, and Warwick. In the age of Wall St [...]
Rhode Island Foundation and Buy Nothing Day
Every year I write an essay on the spirit of the Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange and how to heal the economy, ecosystem, and communities of Rhode Island using the principles of use less, share more. Often I dedicate the essay to those trying to end poverty, war, or planetary destruction, or in jest [...]
Green Candidate Jill Stein Speaks in Providence
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein brings her Politics of Courage Tour to Local 121 in Providence at 4 PM on Thursday October 11. Dr Stein has been speaking to crowds all across the country, including providence on a rainy day this summer. Her message of Green jobs, national security based on peace not the [...]
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