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  • February Meeting Topic

    Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection Invites You to Join Us On Wednesday, February 1, 2012   At 7:00 PM at the West Chester, PA Borough Hall 401 East Gay Street   To Participate in Our Program First: Sean Diamond of  Main Line Solar “The current Range of Solar technologies From PV on your roof; to huge & new technologies that utilities are using; to new R&D”   Plus he will explore the cost of solar vs. what you pay from the grid (per kWh); and what is grid parity for a residential installation vs. for a utility.

  • Gene Wilson Award Luncheon

    OUR 2012 RECIPIENT CAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:30am – 2:00pm White Manor Country Club 831 Providence Road, Malvern, PA 19355 610-647-1070 We honor Kimberton Hills, where the belief in the health of land and people are deeply interdependent, and the Executive Director, Diedra Heitzman and Administrator, Michael Babitch for their outstanding achievements in fulfilling their mission through sustainable efforts such as biodynamic agriculture,

  • January Meeting Topic

    Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection Invites You to Join Us On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 7:00 PM At the West Chester, PA Borough Hall 410  East Gay Street To Participate in Our Program by David Mazzocco A Local LEED Accredited Architect Empire State Building Case Study:Cost-Effective Greenhouse Gas Reductions via Whole-Building Retrofits Efforts to make buildings more environmentally sustainable have produced hundreds of millions of square feet of greener office space. But tens of billions of square feet remain in office buildings worldwide for which owners have made little or no progress in the areas of energy efficiency and sustainability.  Learn why

  • Read our Annual Report

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  • November 2011 Program

    Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection Invites You to Join Us On Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the West Chester, PA Borough Hall, 401 East Gay Street To Participate in Our Program "The Economics of Carbon Pricing" “How Citizens Can Drive the Transition to Clean, Renewable Fuels” Joseph Robinson Villanova University Whenever legislation to price carbon starts to gain traction, the fossil fuel industry trots out this talking point: “It will kill jobs and ruin the economy.” Citizens Climate Lobby member Joseph Robertson ties together numerous reports and case studies to present a very different picture, one in which the transition to

  • Come Join 4CP at Phoenixville Earth Festival

    Come join board members, Bruce Arnold, Bryan Hutchinson and Bill Haaf this Saturday, August 6th at the Phoenixville Earth Festival from 9am -2pm.  Come play the Climate Change Roulette Wheel game and win a car for your kids!  Or some candy just for stopping by and playing our game.  Bill will be presenting our power point presentation on Climate Change.  This outdoor event will be held next to the Phoenixvile Farmers Market.  More details can be found at: 

  • Our May 4th Speaker – 7 Pm West Chester

    What is  Three Groves Ecovillage ? Building a Green Community Together Hear the details of how this new community will save energy and be more sustainable. May 4th at 7pm.  West Chester Municipal Bldg on 401 east Gay St . Speakers:  Janet Hesselberth &  Anthony Aufdenkampe ( He gave the fantastic talk in Feb on the huge threat to ocean life from CO2) Janet will describe: : What is Cohousing? What is an Ecovillage? How is life in a Coho/Ecovillage community greener? Three Groves Ecovillage Project Status Anthony will describe: Physical Design Considerations Passive Haus and LEED  Standards -- what are our

  • Strategies for a Sustainable Future: Successful Event!

    This event attracted over 200 people.  Michael Brune, National Director of the Sierra Club spoke to a warm crowd of students, faculty, homeowners and concerned citizens.  Vendors and non-profits both had traffic while they were positioned in the main hallway of Sykes Student Union and the Ballrooms.  Our thanks to all the volunteers who helped plan this event:  Sponsors:  West Chester University Sustainability Advisory Council Gordon Natural Area Chester County Sierra Club Committee   Core Team of Organizers: Gerry Hertel, Richard Whiteford, Bryan Hutchinson, Janet Cleaver, Tim Lutz, Louise Scanes, Kendra McMillin, Tim Ponticello Additional Help: WCU students, WCU Alumni and concerned citizens-Jennie Matkov, Ashley Duffy, Sean

  • Our April Monthly Event

      Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection Invites You to Join Us On Wednesday, April 6, 2011 At 7:00 PM At the West Chester, PA Borough Hall 401 East Gay Street To Participate in Our Program About Local Environmental Heroes 1.     PA Representative Greg Vitali, PA District 166, will share the latest environmental issues that are currently in review by the PA Legislature.  Visit http://www.pahouse.com/vitali 2.     Mr. Mark Swick will share what Kendall-Crosslands Communities (KCC), a retirement community in Kennett Square, is doing to reduce their carbon footprint by conserving energy and in planning for future reductions in their power use.  The Board of Directors has also tasked

  • Strategies for a Sustainable Future

    RSVP STRONGLY SUGGESTED-PRE-REGISTER AT SIERRA CLUB LINK BELOW Wednesday March 16, 2011 West Chester University - Sykes Student Union                                                                                                110  W. Rosedale Ave. West Chester, PA 19383 5:15PM Sustainability EXPO with locally produced refreshments Vendors/Groups  Include: Sierra Club, Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection-4CP Photos by Mark Schmerling-Coal mining and mountain top removal MainLine Solar, SunPower Builders, Brandywine Valley Heating & Air Conditioning Practical Energy Solutions, Energy Works, Green Steps/Blu Path, GREENandSAVE Eastern Mountain Sports Strickler Insurance Company-Working with local people and businesses who believe in sustainable practices Hybrid Cycles-Pedal Assist, Pollution Free Electric Bicycles Maysie's Farm Conservation Center, Thornbury Farm CSA, Petes Produce, Preservation Tree Co., Organic Mechanic Soil Co., Waste Oil

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