Paid 10-week summer position assisting SMF staff and volunteers will allow an exceptional high school or college student with strong interest in conservation to gain hands-on experience. Island residents will be given preference. Responsibilities will reflect the abilities and aspirations of the successful candidate. Closing date is May 18, 2007. Send cover letter and two island references to Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, 57 David Ave., Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 or fax to 508-693-0683 or e-mail to info@sheriffsmeadow.org. For more information call 508-693-5207.

Mon, May 7, 2:30 PM and Thurs, May 10, 6:00 PM on Channel 13.

Being developed by the five active Island Plan Work Groups:

Energy/Waste, Energy Efficiency, Energy Production, Waste/Biomass, Energy in Transportation, Housing, Affordable Rental, Affordable Ownership, Seasonal Workforce, Elderly and Assisted, Year-Round Market, Livelihood and Commerce, Job Quality and Economic Opportunity, Climate for Business Success, Supply of Goods and Services, Local Economy, Commercial Location and Land, Natural Environment, Biodiversity, Working Landscapes, Recreation, Character and Scenic, Water Resources, Wastewater, Stormwater, Aquifer, Coastal Ponds For much more information go to www.islandplan.org.

Also see the current minutes from the Energy/Waste group, and a working document on Use Energy Efficiently in the Island Plan section.

Although the majority of voters at the Oak Bluffs Town Meeting voted in favor of the proposed innovative alternative wastewater treatment plant at the High School, it failed to achieve the required 2/3 majority. A series of meetings will be held in coming weeks to better understand abutters’ and others’ concerns.

HYANNIS — Here's the lesson town officials took away from yesterday's conference on wastewater funding: Think locally because the federal government is not going to help with money.

"Nobody is going to write a big check for wastewater on Cape Cod," said Barnstable Assistant Town Manager Paul Niedzwiecki, chairman of the Barnstable County Wastewater Collaborative.

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/
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NEWS/704280324/-1/NEWSLETTER01

Anyone using the MVRRD transfer station out near the airport may have noticed a new storage shed on the property. More information will be forthcoming but the District has received this shed as part of a program to allow for enhanced collection and recycling of what is referred to as "Universal wastes", most notably, compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Go to the Recycle section for the rest of the article.

Experts: Organic Lawns More Resistant To Heat, Moisture

WASHINGTON -- Many gardeners are Going Green and using organic alternatives to weed killers, pesticides and lawn enhancers. Instead of killing all that's bad in the garden, organics enhance all that's good. They leave people with a beautiful landscape that doesn't pollute. Mitch Baker's Chevy Chase garden is an organic Eden -- healthy and vibrant. It hasn't tasted a chemical in years. "I don't have the insect and disease problems I used to have," Baker said.

http://www.nbc4.com/goinggreen/13197761/detail.html
http://www.pmac.net/going_green.html

With Edgartown in the lead, the Vineyard is poised to join with Nantucket and Cong. William Delahunt in pushing for the establishment of an offshore energy zone to harness wind, wave and possibly tidal energy from waters between the two Islands.

http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2007/
05/04/wind_turbine_proposal.php

Our days are full of light and sun. Darkness has left this corner of the Arctic and left us with a lovely lingering dusk through our sleeping hours. We rise at 5:30 am with sun-filled tents and light our stoves with relative ease. We break a light sweat packing our sleds and harnessing dogs. By noon the sun is as high as it will be in it's low arc across the sky, and we are down to one long underwear layer on top. We have swapped our winter hats for ball caps and visors, and reapply sunscreen again and again to our sunburned faces.

http://www.globalwarming101.com/
content/view/812/88889017/