http://sustainableportsmouth.org To make Portsmouth the most sustainable place to live, work and play in! Tue, 18 May 2010 13:18:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A series of action plans presented Thursday will set the groundwork for what proponents of the city's sustainable efforts hope is a meaningful series of changes to help the city live up to its "eco-municipality" designation. http://sustainableportsmouth.org/groups-chart-portsmouths-path-to-sustainability Phase II of the Sustainable Portsmouth five-year plan kicked off on Jan. 20 when more than 50 people gathered for a meeting and discussion at the Portsmouth High School cafeteria. The meeting resulted in the formation of nine action circles that will meet over the next four weeks to prepare ... http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainability-action-circles-form-in-portsmouth Group seeks public's help in crafting vision In the months ahead, the city's residents will come together in the hopes of crafting a sustainable vision for Portsmouth. http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainability-in-portsmouth-examined Event tonight Sustainable Portsmouth is inviting the public to attend Phase 2 of its conversation, "How will we achieve the vision?" at 7 p.m. today at Portsmouth High School. http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainability-event-tonight-at-portsmouth-high-school Committee forges ahead on 5-year plan Transportation. Energy consumption. Zero waste. Local food production. And embracing them all, community involvement. http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainable-portsmouth-outlines-top-5-steps-for-sustainable-city What could a sustainable Portsmouth look like in 2014? About 200 Seacoast residents gathered for more than three hours on Saturday morning at Portsmouth High School to share ideas for that future. In 2008, the City Council asked the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Sustainable Practices to develop a five-year sustainability plan ... http://sustainableportsmouth.org/brainstorming-a-sustainable-city-group-goal-develop-a-five-year-plan PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth officials can go only so far in creating a sustainable city, said those at the forefront of green efforts. According to Sustainable Portsmouth, municipal buildings and services account for only 2 percent of Portsmouth's carbon footprint. The remaining 98 percent is produced by the city's residents, businesses and ... http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainable-portsmouth-gets-going-with-saturday-summit http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainability-effort-moves-forward-in-portsmouth National Night Out is already a great community building event, but a group of neighbors are hoping it can also become a green event. A half-dozen members of the Islington Creek Neighborhood Association took part in the Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative's "The Natural Step" study circles in the spring. They formed ... http://sustainableportsmouth.org/city-neighborhood-eyes-zero-waste-national-night-out A symposium on sustainability on the Seacoast was held Saturday morning at the Portsmouth Public Library featuring a Power Point presentation and speakers from a variety of backgrounds. Bert Cohen, co-founder of Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative and collaborator in Portsmouth Listens study circles, facilitated the event along with longtime environmental activist ... http://sustainableportsmouth.org/sustainability-starts-locally-says-psis-bert-cohen