Climate change is the challenge of our era.
Dealing with it dynamically can be the economic engine of a lifetime.
 

Sustainable Hudson Valley’s mission is to speed up the shift to a low-carbon economy with high quality of life for all, by bringing people together with knowledge and each other. We advance this mission in two primary ways:
 

Challenge Campaigns:
Knowledge Sharing:
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We challenge you to cut energy use by at least 10% and get others in your community involved. more...
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  • The New Normal: Context for SHV's 2012 Strategic Plan
    Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 21:59

    This series of blog posts shares the reasoning and major elements of Sustainable Hudson Valley's draft 2012 strategic plan. We hope interested folks will comment and help us improve it!

    Sustainability 2.0

  • Sustainable Hudson Valley's Mission and Approach (Strategic Plan Section 2)
    Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 22:39

    Sustainable Hudson Valley is the ideal organization to make good use of this resource.  We are inventive, frugal, nimble, and well-connected in the Valley’s communities.  Our mission is to speed up the shift to a low-carbon economy with high quality of life for all, integrating the work of climate change response and economic development through local and regional planning and direct action projects.  We advance our mission through the basic strategy of engaging and inspiring the wellsprings of talent that live within all our communities.

  • Strategy 1: Challenge Campaigns
    Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 23:00

    The need: While many communities, businesses and institutions are making initial movements to reduce their carbon footprints and prepare for a changing climate (both environmentally and economically), progress overall has been slow compared to the acceleration of the crisis.

  • Regional Economic Development Council recommendations
    Friday, November 11, 2011 - 14:52

    Recommendations to the Hudson Valley Regional Economic Development Council
    Prepared for submission by Sustainable Hudson Valley, October 13, 2011

    As the Regional Economic Development Council prepares its five-year
    strategic plan,   Sustainable Hudson Valley’s board offers seven
    recommendations for  low-carbon, innovative, equitable and durable
    development strategy that will grow economic opportunity while shrinking
    carbon footprint.

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