11 / 23 / 08
The second annual “Summit for a Sustainable TN”, a gathering of volunteers and professionals from environmental non-profit organizations and businesses, was held at Lipscomb University last week on November 13th, 14th, and 15th. Sponsored by Tennessee Environmental Council, Tennessee Conservation Voters, The Lifeworks Foundation, The Center for Holistic Ecology and others, the Summit once again brought together a diverse and talented collection of individuals to engage in intensive discussion about a wide array of issues such as protecting air and water quality, sustainable land use and development, creating incentives for truly clean energy, developing local food sources and systems, promoting environmental education and much more.
Also featured were numerous distinguished speakers including Mayor Dean, Senators Doug Jackson and Bill Ketron, Representatives Mike MacDonald and Brenda Gilmore and many others. The central objectives of the Summit are to strengthen connections among the many groups and interests represented there, as well as to gather input for establishing a clear environmental legislative agenda going forward.
I was fortunate enough to film many segments of this event (some of which will be appearing on the show as well as here on the website in upcoming weeks), and was once again amazed and inspired by the passion, commitment and professionalism with which attendees poured their energy and ideas into working through the vast array of environmental challenges we now face, seeing them within the broader context of their interrelatedness, and coming up with specific and innovative ways of addressing them.
For more info. on this event, check out www.sustainabletn.org.
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