The Apeiron Institute chose a winner from several short films submitted in the 2007 spring RIght Way Great Green Shoot Off. It's called VOICES, it's on You Tube, and it's about 3 minutes long. Short and Sweet. Hope you enjoy...
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A series of workshops for the Mount Hope, Hope, and Blackstone neighborhoods next week should produce some interesting ideas, because a lot of neighbors are taking a strong interest. See the Providence Tomorrow website for details, as well as the...
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When did you last sit on the porch and watch it get dark? It's hard to do, because it doesn't really get very dark around here. Check out the astronomy picture for the day, November 27, 2000, which is quite...
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The RI chapter of the American Institute of Architects extends an invitation to attend a lecture and roundtable discussion this Thursday, August 16, 2007, on Sustainable Landscapes This is part of the AIAri Committee on the Environment "Design Matters" Roundtable...
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The Rhode Island Chapter of the Sierra Club is sponsoring a "Cool Summer Neighborhood Challenge during the month of August: Details: Find out who will be the biggest cutter in Rhode Island. Recruit friends and neighbors in the Cool Summer...
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From Bill Mott: The next "Thirsty Third Thursday" gathering of the Rhode Island Environmental Network is: Providence Preservation Society is hosting July's gathering of the RI Env. Network. Weather permitting, we will gather in the Shakespeare's Head Garden. Come learn...
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A lot of people are excited about the magical date, July 7, 2007 and are creating a seven-continent, 24-hour megaconcert called Live Earth to be broadcast by every media you can think of. The cause is climate change, and no...
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These days you are likely to hear or read about sustainable living, sustainable landscapes, sustainable energy resources.... as though "sustainable" is new. But for most of humanity's time on this planet, sustainability was assumed: you simply would not survive if...
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"Sustainable" is ~ finally ~ becoming THE word and Sustainable RI is THE phrase. And Rhode Island's own Apeiron Institute for Environmental Living has been at the forefront of sustainable issues since its founding in 1994. They are sponsoring the...
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The Providential Gardener is interested in all things Green (I mean, literally ~ the stuff with roots) in Rhode Island, so it's great to see some other blogs by Rhode Islanders that post about gardening. (see list at end of...
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