PRC Hard to Recycle Collection Event
2020-08-29 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Next Tier Connect @ East Pittsburgh, 4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA, United States
Since 2003, Pennsylvania Resources Council has held Hard to Recycle collections in Southwestern PA. The goal is to provide responsible and convenient disposal for items that are not eligible for curbside recycling. At these events, individuals have been able to recycle items such as e-waste, cell phones, polystyrene, Freon-containing appliances, tires, and more.

Redefining Equity, Equality, and Justice in Community Development: Community Development Summit
2020-09-01 00:00 - 2020-09-02 23:59 | Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
PCRG’s annual Summit features exciting keynote speakers and engaging breakout sessions designed to cover the myriad of issues that surround community development. We honor and lift up the work of our members and partners, providing access to the state of the art in community and economic development. Sessions cover topics from strategies for increasing financial resources available to communities to land use topics such community planning, land recycling and affordable housing, mobility equity and transit-oriented development, and community capacity and organizing.
The Summit is a truly regional event, drawing speakers and participants not only from PCRG member organizations and neighborhoods, but also from surrounding cities, the broader region, and across the country. PCRG strives to make the Summit accessible to everyone who is passionate about rebuilding and sustaining healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities – from community development professionals and elected officials to neighborhood volunteers.
Each year’s Summit focuses on a different theme that guides the selection of keynotes, session presenters, and more. This year’s theme – [Re] defining Equity, Equality, and Justice in Community Development…Who Holds the Keys to Power? – hones in on the challenges and opportunities in creating communities that lift up people of all races, genders, and backgrounds onto an even field of opportunity.

Local Government Academy Summer Workshop Series
2020-09-03 14:00 - 15:00 | LGA Online
Hosted by LGA:
Municipal Lending in COVID-19
The Summer Workshop Series is a valuable professional development opportunity for local government officials and staff. Join us to hear credentialed professionals explain the complexities associated with recent legislation, subject matter experts who will share techniques to assess financial impacts, and more!

ReImagine Jobs Showcase
2020-09-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us for a showcase of local businesses, industries, and organizations that are hiring and fueling the economic development in Southwestern PA and beyond.
Keynote Speaker: Sharon Pillar of the Pennsylvania Solar Center and E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs).
Panel discussion on the future of economic development in the region.
Breakout sessions after the Livestream.

Sustainability for All: Reimagining the Future of Black Communities
2020-09-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Provided by Green Building Alliance:
This event is Part 3 of our three-part series on “Sustainability for You, for Us for All” which is being presented in the spirit of our Inspire Speakers Series. Please join us for this virtual conversation, which will feature Jacqui Patterson, Senior Director of the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program.

Renewable Natural Gas: Today’s Carbon-Negative Fuel
2020-09-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Renewable natural gas sits at the intersection of two critical challenges: addressing increased emissions from organic waste and laying the foundation for zero carbon transportation across all sectors.? By turning waste into fuel, renewable natural gas delivers negative-carbon fuel to fleets today with a production process where resources are continuously used and reused – fueling a sustainable, circular economy.

Ready To Vote PA: Educating Pittsburgh Workers on 2020 Election Changes
2020-09-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Presented by: Business for America
This year was already destined to bring forth significant changes in how elections in Pennsylvania were conducted. With the introduction of no-excuse vote-by-mail and new, modern voting equipment, voters across the commonwealth faced a learning curve.
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated election plans and put a premium on protecting the health of voters and poll workers. While the postponed Pennsylvania primary election was mostly smooth, there’s still work to do to ensure no Pennsylvania worker has to sacrifice their ability to earn a paycheck or their health to exercise their right to vote.

A-Z Impacts of Plastic Online Summit
2020-09-17 08:00 - 2020-09-20 17:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join for a weekend of events including a film screening, panel discussion, and art builds. This summit is the culmination of a four month digital series on the impacts of plastic production on health, environment, climate, and economics.

WOMEN IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE WORKFORCE
2020-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Largely due to gender inequalities around the world, women bear a disproportionate burden of climate change. As main providers of food and fuel, women are more vulnerable to drought and flooding. Given this, women are uniquely situated to be champions of change, including in the workforce, and while more women today are represented in leadership positions, there is still a significant gender gap. Women, especially women of color, continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions even though it is well established that diversity is highly beneficial to creativity, innovation, effectiveness and ultimately problem-solving.
During this Climate Week NYC event, we will hear from an inspiring panel of women in climate and environmental leadership positions who will share their experiences and what they view as the challenges and opportunities to institute equity, diversity, and inclusion in environmental organizations.

Ensuring Performance and Safety in Recycled Plastics
2020-09-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
As companies and consumer brands incorporate recycled plastic content into their products and as part of their circularity goals, product integrity becomes an important consideration. There are many ways to evaluate the performance and safety of recycled materials. This one-hour webcast will show you tools to evaluate these aspects and how brands like HP are increasing recycled content in their products and assessing performance and sustainability.

MS4 Compliance: Money Does Grow on Trees
2020-09-22 14:00 - 15:00 | LGA Online
Trees can be quantified and monetized for public benefit. Discover the community value of a healthy tree canopy and the environmental benefits trees provide to local communities. Learn about our latest threat to local trees: the spotted lanternfly. Instructors—Joe Stavish, Manager of Community Education, and Kinsey Miller, Community Forester, Tree Pittsburgh

Clean Jobs Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's Key to Economic Recovery
2020-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join E2 to examine the findings of our just-released Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2020 report.
Our discussion will outline how 2019 marked the seventh straight year of growth in Pennsylvania clean energy jobs and why clean energy has the greatest potential to support future economic growth as we recover from the job losses suffered as a result of COVID-19.

Right of Way: How Racial and Class Disparities Created a Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America
2020-09-24 13:15 - 14:45 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Presented by: the Security and Sustainability Forum
In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. In 2018 alone more than 6,000 pedestrians were killed while walking in America. Yet, despite the increase in deaths, the tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately, the victims are immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. The media barely covers these tragedies as they victims often in low-income neighborhoods.
What appears at first to be “accidentals”, under greater scrutiny, reveals itself to be a predictable, stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Why are these people dying? What’s necessary to reframe the problem, acknowledge racism and classism in our public response to safety, and energize road safety advocates? How can we create programs, policies, and movements that respond to the epidemic?

PennCEF with Pollster Glen Bolger: Do Pennsylvanians support clean and renewable energy?
2020-09-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Pollster Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies will give a presentation on Do Pennsylvanians Support Clean and Renewable Energy?
PennCEF commissioned Bolger earlier this year to conduct polling in the Commonwealth to determine support for Community Solar legislation in Pennsylvania.
The results were surprising and affirmed Pennsylvania citizens want red tape out of the way which prohibits farms, businesses and landowners from sharing a solar installation with one another.
In addition, Glen will share his latest data on the support for renewable energy nationally.
This is critical data for legislators, proponents of clean and renewable energy and those in this industry to understand the broad support there is among widely varying demographics in Pennsylvania and our country as a whole.

National Drive Electric Week
2020-09-26 08:00 - 2020-10-04 17:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The number of electric cars registered in Pennsylvania increased 50 percent in 2018. Although electric vehicles are still a small fraction of registered vehicles, the trend is clear: More Pennsylvanians want to drive electric vehicles for work and personal use.
Local governments, businesses, and residents are increasingly interested in the lifetime cost savings: Electric vehicles need less maintenance than gasoline or diesel vehicles and cost 50 – 70 percent less to fuel. Many want to drive these zero-emission vehicles to help improve air quality in their communities. Others want to do their part to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and slow climate change.
Most people have a lot of questions about driving electric vehicles: What are they like to drive? How far will they go on a charge? Where are the charging stations? Is there any financial assistance to buy an electric vehicle or install a charger? Are electric trucks available?
Join us for this free webinar series on the benefits and basics of driving electric in Pennsylvania. Our broad range of speakers, including both experts and new converts, will answer your questions, share their knowledge and experiences, and get you as close to driving electric as virtually possible!
