Terra Pascarosa and Ben Duff recruited and taught volunteers to help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia’s rivers by participating in the Chesapeake Bay Foundations (CBF’s) Grasses for the Masses program.   Please read the blog by Mary Reid Barrow on Hampton Roads.Com -  http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/plant-grass-seedlings-bay

Volunteers in the program grow wild celery (Vallisneria Americana), a type of underwater grass, in small tubs in their homes for ten (10) weeks. After ten (10) weeks of growth, volunteers plant their grasses in select rivers in Virginia to bolster grass populations and help restore the Chesapeake Bay.

Planting Details

Plantings at restoration sites in Virginia occur during the months of April and May, after10 weeks of home-growth. Volunteers will join CBF staff and other volunteers in planting their grasses at various locations and dates that are to be determined

The goal and intention was to communicate an overarching vision for the effort and eventual organization that would focus on developing and growing advanced energy industries throughout Virginia; in essence, a (501(c)(3)) economic development focused non-profit. The purpose of the launch was to present this vision and highlight some specifics associated with how this effort and organization would or could work to accomplish its goals. To learn more, please visit http://www.aeevirginia.org.

Below are links to most of the presentations from the launch. We hope you are as excited about AEE Virginia as we are and look forward to hearing your feedback and thoughts. Please contact David Dusseau at (434) 566-0117 or david@AEEVirginia.org with any questions, thoughts or comments regarding AEE Virginia, joining the steering committee or getting more involved.

AEE Virginia Presentation (David Dusseau) – http://www.aeevirginia.org/AEEVirginiaPP.pdf
Dominion Resources GreenTechnology Incubator (Robert Skunda) – http://www.aeevirginia.org/GreentechPP.pdf
Economic Development (John Provo) – http://www.aeevirginia.org/EcoDevPP.pdf
Bioenergy / Biomass (Benjamin Thorp) – http://www.aeevirginia.org/BioenergyPP.pdf
VA Energy Efficiency Council (Cynthia Adams) – http://www.aeevirginia.org/VAEECPP.pdf
Offshore Wind / VOW Coalition (Sally McNeilan) – http://www.aeevirginia.org/VOWPP.pdf

The Climate Reality Project is bringing the facts about the climate crisis into the mainstream and engaging the public in conversation about how to solve it. We help citizens around the world discover the truth and take meaningful steps to bring about change.

Bob Wohlfort

The climate crisis is real and we know how to solve it.

TerraScapes, along with 50 other business leaders in VA, met with our legislators at Virginia’s General Assembly to speak to them about many renewable energy bills. We converged on Richmond on one day for legislative visits, a noon-time press conference in the State Capitol building, and a private reception with legislators.

]]> http://terrascapes.org/va-sierra-club-renewable-energy-business-lobby-day/feed/ 0 http://terrascapes.org/revenge-of-the-electric-car-event-the-naro/ http://terrascapes.org/revenge-of-the-electric-car-event-the-naro/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:11:53 +0000 Terra http://terrascapes.org/?p=5317 On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, the Naro Cinema in Norfolk screened the movie “Revenge of the Electric Car.” Over 200 people stopped by to see ten electric vehicles parked outside the movie theater. There was real enthusiasm for these cars.  The movie generated a lively discussion by an audience of more than 100 people. Ben Duff spoke about  Clean Energy Campaigns, highlighting the Fuel Economy goals in VA and encouraging the audience to review our information and support our campaign in the most appropriate manner. Visitors were drawn to fact sheets on Electric Vehicles and on Maximizing Fuel Efficiency.

Linda was so pleased with our work, she referred us to her son and daughter-in-law, Jon and Ashley Crooks.  We removed a backyard full of overgrown non-native ornamentals and paved with obtrusive pebbles with a cozy fire pit and sitting area enhanced by an aesthetically pleasing combination of concrete pavers at the son’s residence.  We literally paved the way to a more comfortable backyard, enhancing the quality of life for both the family and the environment.

We worked with the media in Hampton Roads to secure advertising on the Hampton Roads National Public Radio, Pulse magazine, and 850AM WTAR, Norfolk.

TerraScapes constructed the event agenda, secured the location, recruited four speakers/hosts, and garnered over 150 attendees for the event.