Join the Clear Creek Co-op and Cope Environmental Center for a tour of Dutch Acres Dairy Farm, located north of Richmond, on Saturday, October 25th! This is a locally-owned, locally-run dairy that provides dairy products for Organic Valley. Participants will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the co-op to carpool to the farm.

To RSVP your participation, please contact Stephanie Hays-Mussoni at Cope Environmental Center at 765-855-3188 or email her at
s.hays@copeenvironmental.org

According to the press release, "The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and Coca-Cola are helping 76 organizations fulfill their New Year's resolutions to recycle more and waste less. This January, the NRC has been busy contacting the recipients of the 2007 Bin Grant program to offer its recycling expertise and arrange for the shipment of 2,500 recycle bins."  continue reading »

Richmond, IN – Mayor Sally Hutton will sign the U. S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at 5:00 P.M., at the Richmond/Wayne County Environmental Awareness Council meeting. The public is invited to attend the signing in the Community Room, 2nd Floor of the City Municipal Building, 50 North 5th Street, Richmond.

The U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement encourages the federal government to enact policies and programs to meet or exceed guidelines set by the Kyoto Protocol. Over 640 Mayors from across the country have signed the U.S. Mayor’s Conference Climate Protection Agreement.  continue reading »