UPDATE - Dominic's Dispatch # 4 from Copenhagen
 
Dear friends, family, and colleagues,

Happy New Year! Hope you are enjoying the first week of 2010. After epic travel delays and visiting family, I am finally back in Caroline. As I write this, I am reliving the intensity and overwhelming pace of the climate talks Copenhagen just two and a half weeks ago. Here are the important highlights (with my reflections below):
 
TALKS END WITHOUT TREATY

The United Nations climate negotiations in Copenhagen ended two weeks and a half ago. It was a historic summit with the expectation of producing a binding climate treaty:
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is responsible for administering the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
 

 
Date:   Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Time:  1:00 pm
Place:  The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY
 
On Saturday, January 16th at 1:00 pm, author Wendy Rosenoff will lead multiple interactive green activities for kids and adults from her book Grow Your Own Tree Hugger. Great for the whole family!

Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010
Time: 11:30 AM
Place:  The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY

"As we acknowledge the convergent crises of Peak Oil, Climate Change, and economic 'uncertainty', we can listen to the apocalyptic visions of 'doomers', or embrace one of the greatest opportunities in generations to restructure society with ecological and ethical sanity, and local resilience. Keith Morris' presentation introduces the concept of permaculture, and explores the ways we can design and establish our homes and communities as 'human ecosystems' that are not only less fuel reliant, but also beautiful, productive, ecologically restorative, and wholly nourishing...
 

The Wild Center's Winter Wildays Focus on Energy Choices
 

Join The Wild Center as they host a number of green focused events during their annual Winter WIldays.  Learn more about easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint with Home Composting, Heating with Biomass or Windpower in the Adirondacks.  Events are free for members or with paid admission. 

Building a Biofuels Industry?
 

 
February Biofuels Conference Announced. Update. The Adirondack Research Consortium has received a grant from Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program in support of a Bio-Fuels Market Development One-Day Conference.

See a copy of the Consortium's December 9, 2010 press release.
 
The pulp paper industry that supported many of the working forests in the Adirondacks has been declining >>>

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Adirondack Youth Climate Summit.  This is where you can find all of the information from the 2009 Summit - Plenary Sessions and presentations, press coverage and photos.  We will also continue to update it with useful resources.
 
Plenary Sessions
 

Saving Energy to Save Money
 
Energy expenses cost Adirondack towns and villages hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Exporting money to buy energy reduces our economic vitality. If that money could be invested locally we'd create good local jobs, and build a long-term economic future where we won't export the money we work so hard to import into the region. This section of ADKCAP is here to give you straight answers on ways to cut costs in the Adirondacks.
 

The US Greenbuilding Council has released its beta guide for homeowners. It has information from a highly reliable source on everything you might need as a homeowner looking for answers. 
 

 State Announces $10 million to help buy Solar PV Systems
 
Gov. David Paterson says $10 million in federal stimulus funds are available to subsidize solar energy projects in New York.
 
The state Energy Research and Development Authority will award the money through competitive statewide solicitation. The money is designed to help build a solar industry in the state by promoting the installation of photovoltaic systems. http://bit.ly/MG6lF