newsletter
May 2010
Cool Cities Delaware is a
state-wide volunteer effort
that encourages local
governments adopt energy
sustainability,
environment al stewardship
and climate protection
policies and programs.
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Questions? please contact:
Ron Zink, Chairman
28 Winged Foot Road
Dover, DE 19904
coolcitiesde@gmail.com
(302) 735-8996
A Program of:
Cool Cities Delaware Newsletter - May 2010
http://coolcitiesde.us
Cool Cities Helps Paint Newark Green
We were delighted to help the City of Newark celebrate
its recent endorsement of the U.S. Mayors Climate
Protection Agreement. Festivities included a green
ribbon cutting by Newark Mayor Vance A. Funk III. This
event was sponsored by Sierra Club of Delaware, Ezra
Temko, Newark City Councilman from District Five
Bike Delaware, Center for Energy and Environmental
Policy, Delaware Bicycle Council, Delaware Center for
Horticulture, Newark Bicycle Committee, Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship of Newark, Urban Bike Project
Water Resources Agency, White Clay Watershed
Association, and
Wild and Scenic
White Clay Creek.
Cool Cities Delaware
chairman Ron Zink
presents City of Newark
Mayor Vance A. Funk III
with a certificate of
recognition during the
Painting Newark Green
event on March 19, 2010.
Cool Cities Partners with the League of
Women Voters of Delaware
The League of Women Voters of Delaware and New
Castle County Boards have agreed to establish a
partnership with the Sierra Club of
Delaware Cool Cities Program so that
we can support each other to
encourage local governments to adopt
energy sustainability, environmental
stewardship and climate protection
policies and programs.
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Sustainable Delaware Conference Planning Meeting on May 5
The first Cool Cities Delaware conference
will be on Wednesday, September 22, 2010
at the Virden Conference Center on the
University of Delaware campus in Lewes.
This conference is organized in partnership
with the Delaware Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects and the League of
Women Voters of Delaware, as part of their
annual Sustainable Delaware conference
and will focus on local government energy
sustainability, environmental stewardship
and climate protection policies, programs
and financing opportunities.
There is much work to be done to prepare for this conference. If interested in
participating, please contact Ron Zink at coolcitiesde@gmail.com or (302) 735-8996.
This first planning meeting will be held:
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Kent County Building, Room 221: 555 Bay Road, Dover DE 19901

Transition Town Newark—From Oil Dependency to Local

Resilience
In response to climate change and peak oil,
the Transition Town movement is growing
rapidly around the world. Communities are
discovering choices they can make that lead
to a sustainable future. This five-week series
is held on Saturdays in May from 4 to 7 pm
in “the Meadow” at Newark Natural Foods,
280 East Main Street. Free and open to the
public.
May 1st—Screening of Food, Inc.
May 8th—Screening of The Power of
Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
May 15th—Permaculture Workshop
May 22nd—Greening Your Home
May 29th—Gardening for Wildlife

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