Cape Fear Climate Action Network 
 
                                                                  
What we CAN DO!
 
Cape Fear CAN (Climate Action Network) is all about what we CAN do to Cool the Coast for a sustainable future.
 

NEXT Cape Fear CAN MEETING - You're Invited!  The Next Dinner Meeting is August. Exact date to be announced.   

Cool Coast Award: We are now accepting applications for the next Cool Coast Award. Please click on Cool Coast Award (to the right) to nominate the organization or individual you would like to see recognized.

 

 

The First Cool the Coast Award Goes to the Ogden Elementary "Green Team"!

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The Stewardship Development Award Program
Honoring development projects in the Lower Cape Fear Region that demonstrate outstanding environmental stewardship through protection, conservation, improvement, and awareness of our natural resources. 
 
 
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The Stewardship Development Awards Program
The 2008 Award Winners
 
 
New Grants from the federal government for sustainability efforts Climate Showcase Communities Grants

Environment Education

New Hanover County Sustainable Schools Initiative

Show Support for Environment Education- No Child Left Inside Act see National Wildlife Federation

After School Club Teaches Energy Conservation See WRAL.com

What's New

Titan Cement critics develop green land use plans See Lumina News

North Carolina a Leader in Green Economy See the Pew Report

Will Big Ag plow under Waxman-Markey? See Grist

NC Judge allows hearing on Duke Cliffside permit See Triangle Business Journal

Electricity & Water - Water for Watts in the Southeast See World Resources Institute

The Impact of Climate Change
 
The Global Warming Series See the forum
 
What the US Climate Report Says About Your State See Grist
 
Global warming has already changed oceans See News & Observer
 
North Carolina Needs to Prepare for Changing Climate ECU Report States See reflector.com
 
Water Watch keeps you informed about the water levels in your area
 
Unambiguous Evidence Arctic Ice is Retreating See Science and Environment
 
From our Science Advisor 
Dr. Lawrence Cahoon on Drought and Global Warming. Lawrence B. Cahoon, Ph.D., is a  professor of biology & marine biology at UNCW.
 
 
 
Going Green Resources
Cape Fear's Going Green- your guide to local eco-friendly resources available now
 
Climate Action Book Club
 
GREEN BEGINNINGS: The Story of How We Built Our Green & SustainabGreen Beginnings Wins Gold Medal at First Annual Living Now Book Awards

le Home by husband-and-wife authors authors Avrim and Vicki Topel has received unanimous praise from three nationally acclaimed authorities with widely different perspectives.
Green Beginnings Won Gold Medal at First Annual Living Now Book Awards
The book is the first of its kind to be written from a homeowner’s perspective based upon experiential knowledge. The book uses the true story of learning about, planning and building a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) home complete with the real life experiences that come along with such an undertaking as a venue to explain green homes. 114 sequentially presented color photographs document the actual construction process, and a glossary provides readers a valuable resource to aid in comprehension.
 
"Hot, Flat and Crowded" Why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America by Thomas Friedman
      He looks at the Climate issue from an Economic perspective and argues a "systematic" approach to solving the problems we face.
 
"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" by Jared Diamond
    This is a historical perspective on the ecological impact of past civilizations. It can be very wordy and technical at times, but he shows that our societies do not have to have first world technology to destroy their envirnoments.
 
 
Cape Fear CAN Wins Pelican Award
  June 4, 2008, Cape Fear Climate Action Network received the North Carolina Coastal Federation Pelican Award for 2007 Southeast Citizen Action for efforts to protect and preserve North Carolina's coast. Dr. Larry Cahoon and Bill Murray accepted the Pelican Award on behalf of CFCAN.
 
Upcoming Events

Triad NCSBC Sustainable Business Forum - Winter 2009

 
Through support, recognition, and advocacy of best
practices we hope to inspire Cape Fear citizens to:
  • reduce energy consumption
  • implement innovative techniques for recycling waste
  • use environment friendly materials for building
  • promote cleaner fuels
  • support policies that preserve our naturally “cooling” plants & trees.