Sustainable Pittsburgh

Glass Recycling Collection Event
2019-05-11 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Village Square Mall, 5000 Oxford Dr, Bethel Park, PA|PA
In response to the sudden removal of glass from many residential recycling programs in the Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania Resources Council will launch a network of pop-up glass recycling events in 2019. The pop-up sites will be sponsored by local governments committed to recycling and who recognize that glass remains a recyclable material with vibrant demand in the regional and national recycled materials marketplace.
-All events will be on Saturdays, open from 9am – 2pm
-No cost to users
-PRC staff and volunteers will be on site to assist recyclers
-Accepted: all colors of glass bottles and jars.
-NOT accepted: drinking glasses or stemware, window glass, ceramics.
For more information and full list of dates, see PRC’s website.
If you are interested in bringing glass collection events to your area please reach out to your local municipality and ask them to contact PRC at glass@prc.org

SCDN Forum: Local Food Fosters Economic Development and Resilience
2019-05-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Sharpsburg Borough Building, 1611 Main Street Pittsburgh PA, 15215, Sharpburg, PA, United States
Forum, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour to follow, 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Forum:
Sharpsburg Municipal Building
1611 Main St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Networking Happy Hour:
Hitchhiker Brewing Co.
1500 S Canal St
Sharpsburg, PA 15215
Register here
Cost from $10 to $25
Appetizers will be served and Food Truck will be available during happy hour
12:30 pm – Registration opens
1:00 pm – Speakers begin
Please join the Sustainable Community Development Network (SCDN), facilitated by Sustainable Pittsburgh, along with the Local Government Academy (LGA) for an afternoon forum (and happy hour!).
Participants will learn about the numerous health and environmental advantages of fostering a robust and accessible food system and discuss how communities can improve economic and community growth through implementing food-friendly policies. Grow Pittsburgh, The Greater Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program are working with us to create a program exploring numerous topics, including: workforce development, land use and reuse, the farm to table experience, restaurant incubators, urban agricultural, and a related model ordinance.
The benefits of improving the availability of fresh, locally produced food in your community are difficult to overstate. A robust local food system can provide low income and disadvantaged members of your community with access to fresh and healthier foods. It can connect community members to workforce training opportunities and a larger pool of career oriented jobs. In addition, locally produced food can lower the region’s overall carbon emissions, return unused land to productive use, and improve our regional air quality.
Please share with your elected municipal officials and community leaders!
Speakers and Discussion Leaders to include:

Jonathan Burgess, Programs and Policy Director, Allegheny County Conservation District
He oversees programming that includes farmland preservation, urban and rural agricultural assistance, urban soil health, and watersheds.

Cynthia Caul, Outreach & Research Coordinator, Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, & Transformation (CRAFT), Chatham University
With CRAFT, she helps to foster a regional food system in Western Pennsylvania that is more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive.

Alyson Fearon, Community Conservation Director, Allegheny Land Trust
She is responsible for establishing and expanding urban conservation and greenspace efforts in our region.

Erin Hart, Director of Health Benefit Services, American HealthCare Group
She created Farm to Table Western PA that unites farms and food producers with local consumers through an annual conference, regional tasting events, a business-to-business network, Lunch & Learn series, and ongoing educational programs for consumers.

Denele Hughson, Director of Farm Education, Grow Pittsburgh
She oversees the operations of Grow Pittsburgh’s three productions sites, workforce development, and general education offered to the public and serves on the advisory council for the Food Trust’s Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Hilltop Urban Farm.

Karlin Lamberto, Project Manager, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
She provides outreach, coordination, and research support to the Council, the Urban Agriculture Working Group, and related projects.

Adrienne Nelson, Co-Founder, Western Pennsylvania Young Farmers Coalition
She supports the new generation of farmers in PA by ensuring that their needs and voices are accurately represented in state and federal policy-making processes through this chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Kristen Rodack, Public Health Administrator, Allegheny County Health Department
She works on Live Well Allegheny, a county-wide health and wellness campaign to reduce chronic diseases in Allegheny County, connecting municipalities, schools, restaurants, and workplaces to a network of partners and health resources.

Rayden Sorock, Director of Community Projects, Grow Pittsburgh
He has worked with communities to establish 36 community gardens and support an additional 60 more over the past 7 years, utilizing education and building community support.

Questions? Please contact Jim Price, Sustainable Community Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh at jprice@staging.sustainablepittsburgh.org or (412) 259-5331.

SCDN Forum: Local Food Fosters Economic Development and Resilience
2019-05-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Sharpsburg Borough Building, 1611 Main Street Pittsburgh PA, 15215, Sharpburg, PA, United States
Forum, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour to follow, 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Forum:
Sharpsburg Municipal Building
1611 Main St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Networking Happy Hour:
Hitchhiker Brewing Co.
1500 S Canal St
Sharpsburg, PA 15215
Register here
Cost from $10 to $25
Appetizers will be served and Food Truck will be available during happy hour
12:30 pm – Registration opens
1:00 pm – Speakers begin
Please join the Sustainable Community Development Network (SCDN), facilitated by Sustainable Pittsburgh, along with the Local Government Academy (LGA) for an afternoon forum (and happy hour!).
Participants will learn about the numerous health and environmental advantages of fostering a robust and accessible food system and discuss how communities can improve economic and community growth through implementing food-friendly policies. Grow Pittsburgh, The Greater Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program are working with us to create a program exploring numerous topics, including: workforce development, land use and reuse, the farm to table experience, restaurant incubators, urban agricultural, and a related model ordinance.
The benefits of improving the availability of fresh, locally produced food in your community are difficult to overstate. A robust local food system can provide low income and disadvantaged members of your community with access to fresh and healthier foods. It can connect community members to workforce training opportunities and a larger pool of career oriented jobs. In addition, locally produced food can lower the region’s overall carbon emissions, return unused land to productive use, and improve our regional air quality.
Please share with your elected municipal officials and community leaders!
Speakers and Discussion Leaders to include:

Jonathan Burgess, Programs and Policy Director, Allegheny County Conservation District
He oversees programming that includes farmland preservation, urban and rural agricultural assistance, urban soil health, and watersheds.

Cynthia Caul, Outreach & Research Coordinator, Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, & Transformation (CRAFT), Chatham University
With CRAFT, she helps to foster a regional food system in Western Pennsylvania that is more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive.

Alyson Fearon, Community Conservation Director, Allegheny Land Trust
She is responsible for establishing and expanding urban conservation and greenspace efforts in our region.

Erin Hart, Director of Health Benefit Services, American HealthCare Group
She created Farm to Table Western PA that unites farms and food producers with local consumers through an annual conference, regional tasting events, a business-to-business network, Lunch & Learn series, and ongoing educational programs for consumers.

Denele Hughson, Director of Farm Education, Grow Pittsburgh
She oversees the operations of Grow Pittsburgh’s three productions sites, workforce development, and general education offered to the public and serves on the advisory council for the Food Trust’s Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Hilltop Urban Farm.

Karlin Lamberto, Project Manager, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
She provides outreach, coordination, and research support to the Council, the Urban Agriculture Working Group, and related projects.

Adrienne Nelson, Co-Founder, Western Pennsylvania Young Farmers Coalition
She supports the new generation of farmers in PA by ensuring that their needs and voices are accurately represented in state and federal policy-making processes through this chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Kristen Rodack, Public Health Administrator, Allegheny County Health Department
She works on Live Well Allegheny, a county-wide health and wellness campaign to reduce chronic diseases in Allegheny County, connecting municipalities, schools, restaurants, and workplaces to a network of partners and health resources.

Rayden Sorock, Director of Community Projects, Grow Pittsburgh
He has worked with communities to establish 36 community gardens and support an additional 60 more over the past 7 years, utilizing education and building community support.

Questions? Please contact Jim Price, Sustainable Community Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh at jprice@sustainablepittsburgh.org or (412) 259-5331.

Building the Case for Climate Optimism with Tools We Already Have
2019-05-15 12:00 - 13:20 | Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University for a seminar by Jonathan Foley, a national leader in science communication and executive director of Project Drawdown (the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming). Foley will deliver a talk titled, “Achieving Drawdown: Building the Case for Climate Optimism with the Tools We Already Have.”
Lunch will be available at 11:45 a.m. Registration is free.

Green Drinks Pittsburgh
2019-05-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Allegheny City Brewing, 507 Foreland St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
It’s time for May Green Drinks, hosted by ioby (In Our Backyard)!
Everyone is welcome to come have a drink, learn about funding great projects in our neighborhoods through ioby’s crowdfunding platform, and mingle with your environmentally-minded friends. Learn more about ioby HERE: https://www.ioby.org/Pittsburgh.
Everyone is welcome! Plus, if you are a new attendee OR come by alternative transportation (bus, bike, etc.), you get a PRIZE!
Speaking will begin around 6:45.

Big Green Block Party
2019-05-16 19:30 - 22:30 | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
Ecological leadership. Responsible innovation. Development with purpose. Sustainability with style.
These are the hallmarks of Phipps and Pittsburgh in 2019 — and the ones that Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens will highlight and celebrate at their Big Green Block Party.
Phipps Conservatory invites you to join them in celebrating the best of everything sustainable Pittsburgh has to offer. Enjoy an evening of outdoor revelry as you explore our Living Campus, including the latest addition: our all-new Exhibit Staging Center. Enter a green utopia to sample delicious food and drink, enjoy live entertainment and more at one of the biggest botanical bashes in the ‘Burgh.

Bike to Work Day
2019-05-17 07:00 - 10:00
Bike to Work Day is a day to celebrate being one of thousands of people in Pittsburgh who rides to work. It’s also a day to give bicycle commuting a try, so join in the fun and bike to work on Friday, May 17th! If you’re new to biking in the city or just want to brush up on some pointers, BikePGH has plenty of resources available.
Join BikePGH, Healthy Ride, The University of Pittsburgh, and our community partners at a Commuter Café! We’ll have a variety of breakfast snacks, coffee, and friendly faces to get your day started. Locations: Market Square, Downtown, Schenley Plaza, Oakland

Power Trip: The Story of Energy with ENGIE's Michael Webber
2019-05-20 12:00 - 13:20 | Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University for a seminar by Michael Webber, chief Science and Technology officer at ENGIE, a global energy & infrastructure services company. Webber will deliver a talk titled “Power Trip: The Story of Energy” based on his latest book. The first 50 students to attend the seminar will receive a free copy of this new publication! Students: Please have your student ID when you check-in.

A lunch-time reception will take place in Porter Hall 107E prior to the seminar. 107E is located directly across Porter Hall 100. Registration is free.

CANCELLED - WEBINAR - Tools for Transforming Vacant and Underutilized Land
2019-05-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Webinar, The 3329 Building, Suite 314, University Park, PA, United States
This event was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

Save Tax Payer Money with Strategic Energy Management
2019-05-30 17:30 - 20:00 | Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, 5601 Freshcorn Road, Cranberry, PA, United States
Please join on May 30, 2019 at the award winning Cranberry Highlands Golf Course to learn how you can save energy and money for your tax payers and improve your community’s resiliency.
Register now
Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
5601 Freshcorn Road
Cranberry, PA 16066 United States
Learn from local municipal leaders who have guided the installation of large scale solar and energy efficiency projects for their communities; projects showing dramatic money saving results (electricity meters that run backwards, paying you for electricity!). Hear from energy efficiency and solar experts about some common misperceptions and/or issues concerning energy projects, and improve your understanding of energy management best practices for your municipal government.
There will be a robust discussion about financing options to consider and what funding is available from state and federal governments, and private investors.
There will be ample time at the end of the discussion to network with your peers and/or speak directly with experts in financing, solar consulting, energy efficiency, and community engagement and resiliency.
Speakers to include:

Geoff Bristow, Office of Pollution Prevention & Energy Assistance Manager, DEP
Mario Leone, Borough Manager, Monaca Borough
Patricia DeMarco PhD, Council Member, Forest Hills Council
Zaheen Hussain, Millvale Director of Sustainability/Triboro Ecodistrict, New Sun Rising
Alanna Colvin, Technical Advisor for Energy and Environment, Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program
Greg Winks and Will Brown, Solbridge Energy Advisors
Annie Regan, Clean Energy Pittsburgh Program Manager, PennFuture

Sponsored by League of Women Voters and Re-Imagine Butler County
Moderator:
Jim Price, Sustainable Community Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh
This event is free. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Glass Recycling Collection Event
2019-06-01 09:00 - 14:00 | Avonworth Community Park, 498 Camp Horne Rd, Pittsburgh, PA|PA

5th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
2019-06-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Pittsburgh Playhouse, 350 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, United States
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival – the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festival – will stop in Pittsburgh in June as part of its nationwide tour to showcase environmental films that inspire action, and again this year the festival will serve as a fundraiser to benefit two local environmental organizations. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door at prc.org/filmfest/
Doors Open: 6pm
Films Begin: 7pm
After Party at Forbes Tavern: 9pm – 11pm

Inspire Speakers Series Presents: Women+ In Green
2019-06-06 16:30 - 19:30 | Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at the Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Green Building Alliance is working to elevate Pittsburgh’s network of united, powerful, Women+ in Green! The main two-day event takes place on June 6th to 7th, and features GBA’s Inspire Speakers Series on Thursday evening and a mentorship breakfast on Friday morning. Award-winning Chief Sustainability Officer of Humanscale, Jane Abernethy, will share insights over the entire event, while the inspiring Celeste Smith, Atiya Jones, and many other Pittsburgh changemakers will be speaking throughout.
Day 1 – June 6: Inspire Speakers Series Presents: Women+ in Green
Green Building Alliance is starting the conversation with inspirational stories from women in sustainable manufacturing. This lecture will be presented by GBA’s Inspire Speakers Series with Humanscale’s Chief Sustainability Officer Jane Abernethy and local creator Atiya Jones.

Women+ in Green Breakfast
2019-06-07 08:30 - 11:00 | Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Green Building Alliance is working to elevate Pittsburgh’s network of united, powerful, Women+ in Green! The main two-day event takes place on June 6th to 7th, and features GBA’s Inspire Speakers Series on Thursday evening and a mentorship breakfast on Friday morning. Chief Sustainability Officer of Humanscale, Jane Abernethy, will share insights over the entire event, while the inspiring Celeste Smith, Atiya Jones, and many other Pittsburgh changemakers will be speaking throughout.

Glass Recycling Collection Event
2019-06-08 09:00 - 14:00

League Spring Sustainability Conference
2019-06-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Toftrees Resort & Conference Center, 1 Country Club Lane, State College, PA, United States
Attention Pennsylvania Municipalities: Learn more about how sustainability benefits operations and taxpayers.
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