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I may have other stuff to write about, but given our almost-blizzard cold and gray day, I thought anything that reminds us of the sun was worth posting FIRST.
Solar Youth is spreading the word about its annual Solar Jam, once again at the Peabody. I love how the brontosaurus is carrying SY's logo on its back. Is that some kind of exploitation? ;-)
Register here, and help them make their auction better by answering their very brief (1 short page!) survey here.
Too bad we've got to wait until April 1!
-- Angel Fernandez-Chavero
Solar Youth is spreading the word about its annual Solar Jam, once again at the Peabody. I love how the brontosaurus is carrying SY's logo on its back. Is that some kind of exploitation? ;-)
Register here, and help them make their auction better by answering their very brief (1 short page!) survey here.
Too bad we've got to wait until April 1!
-- Angel Fernandez-Chavero
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Assuming this isn't overly hyped (and that's highly unlikely!), we're postponing our board meeting. The tentative new date is next Monday, February 2nd.
Our apologies to those of you who work with grant applicants - waiting for a decision is tough enough - and being made to wait longer due to an unforeseen circumstance makes it worse. Hang in there!
--Angel Fernández-Chavero
Our apologies to those of you who work with grant applicants - waiting for a decision is tough enough - and being made to wait longer due to an unforeseen circumstance makes it worse. Hang in there!
--Angel Fernández-Chavero
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Cool conference coming up at Yale to which the public is invited. The real, full title: Urban Nature as a Health Resource: From Evidence to Action, taking place on February 5-6.
I was going to post the official conference description but I found the speech abstract of keynote speaker Dr. William Bird to be far more compelling -- it makes the case in dramatic fashion. Hence my tongue-in-cheek title. Dr. Bird's words of wisdom follow (emphasis mine):
Over the past 100,000 years we have connected with the natural environment to ensure that we not only survive as a species but that we thrive and dominate. However despite our undoubted success and with rising life expectancy we have “created” a new sickness that is killing people in greater numbers than at any time in history. Non Communicable diseases have the common risk factor of chronic inflammation which is strongly associated with chronic stress. There is good empirical evidence that when we become isolated or disconnected from a supportive natural environment we become stressed. In this talk I will argue that it is our disconnection from nature that is driving this epidemic of Type II diabetes, obesity, depression etc. Our healthcare systems are not fit for purpose in tackling these diseases. Therefore to consign these diseases to history requires a revolution of new thinking, with nature at the very centre of urban design, healthcare, technology and education.
To learn more, to download the brochure, and to register for the conference, click here. By the way, even if you can't make it personally, you can join it by Livestream.
-Angel Fernandez-Chavero
I was going to post the official conference description but I found the speech abstract of keynote speaker Dr. William Bird to be far more compelling -- it makes the case in dramatic fashion. Hence my tongue-in-cheek title. Dr. Bird's words of wisdom follow (emphasis mine):
Over the past 100,000 years we have connected with the natural environment to ensure that we not only survive as a species but that we thrive and dominate. However despite our undoubted success and with rising life expectancy we have “created” a new sickness that is killing people in greater numbers than at any time in history. Non Communicable diseases have the common risk factor of chronic inflammation which is strongly associated with chronic stress. There is good empirical evidence that when we become isolated or disconnected from a supportive natural environment we become stressed. In this talk I will argue that it is our disconnection from nature that is driving this epidemic of Type II diabetes, obesity, depression etc. Our healthcare systems are not fit for purpose in tackling these diseases. Therefore to consign these diseases to history requires a revolution of new thinking, with nature at the very centre of urban design, healthcare, technology and education.
To learn more, to download the brochure, and to register for the conference, click here. By the way, even if you can't make it personally, you can join it by Livestream.
-Angel Fernandez-Chavero
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The fight's on 3 fronts - municipalities say the upcoming storm water regs are still an expensive unfunded mandate even though DEEP has already pulled back on them to a certain extent. The Connecticut Fund for the Environment says maintaining water quality is a basic public health issue.
Read more at CT News Junkie-
http://bitly.com/1sWEZYF
Read more at CT News Junkie-
http://bitly.com/1sWEZYF
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At our next board meeting, January 26, 2015, we'll be considering the grant applications submitted to us last November. Good luck to everyone!
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Not exactly anyone's idea of an ideal combination. Neither story appears to be behind the Courant's new pay wall, but let us know if your experience is different. Hit the links below:
Watchdog Group Calls For State Invasive Species Strategy - Hartford Courant
Yale Study: Mass Die-Offs Of Fishes, Birds And Mammals Increasing - Hartford Courant
Watchdog Group Calls For State Invasive Species Strategy - Hartford Courant
Yale Study: Mass Die-Offs Of Fishes, Birds And Mammals Increasing - Hartford Courant