by Amy McMorrow Hunter | June 21, 2019 | Biochar, Blockchain, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Collaboration, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Fossil Fuels, Get Local, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Science and Technology, Southern Illinois, Waste | 0 Comments

Fifteen presenters helped to set the stage for community resilience in southern Illinois.   One senior executive from St. Louis said: This is the best networking I've ever had.   Panel discussions provided ideas and perspectives on energy, economic...

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | June 5, 2019 | Biochar, Blockchain, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Science and Technology, Soil, Southern Illinois | 0 Comments

The Innovation Section, with keynote and panelists, will wrap up the day's events at The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Business, Jobs and Communities. The cultivation of southern Illinois' rich natural resources and waste streams  are...

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | June 4, 2019 | Climate Finance and Investment, Community, Get Local, Jobs, Southern Illinois | 0 Comments

Economic development and diversification is a key component of community resilience. Consider this excerpt from L Hunter Lovins et al's "A Finer Future": The key may be to start not with the nation but at a more local level. Imagine what might be called the Just City....

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 30, 2019 | Clean Energy, Climate Finance and Investment, Education, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Jobs, Southern Illinois, Southern Illinois News | 0 Comments

Here are some details about the energy panelists and topic areas at the upcoming June 12 event in Carbondale: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities. Our energy panel is going to help us look at our current...

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 8, 2019 | Southern Illinois News | 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 8, 2019 Contact: Amy McMorrow Hunter, 618 713 2896, amy@shopcarbondale.com Conference and Workshop Coming to Carbondale June 12-13: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities Education...

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 3, 2019 | Biochar, Carbon Sequestration, Community, Decarbonization, Get Local, Resilience, Soil, Southern Illinois | 0 Comments

Biochar is an example of flipping our traditional way of thinking on its head. There are so many crazy things that humans do in mindless ways that result in damages to the environment. All we have to do is think differently. We have a choice before us now,...

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | February 24, 2019 | Clean Energy, Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Illinois, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Southern Illinois, Transition Towns | 0 Comments

Clean Energy Event Assets: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities - June 12, 2019 Click here for Keynote and Panelist Bios and Topics. Keynote: Seth Feaster, Data Analyst and Researcher, Institute for Energy...