by Steven Jefferies

Green Tuesdays: Films & Lectures on Sustainability returns to the Monona Public Library, bringing enlightening and entertaining lectures, films, and conversations on sustainable living. Events are from 6:30 – 8:00 pm in the Monona Public Library (1000 Nichols Road, Monona).

The series is presented by The Natural Step Monona and the Monona Public Library.

Find full details of upcoming sessions in our “upcoming events” listing on each page of this web site.

Come learn something about sustainable living while you meet your neighbors and make new friends!

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Join your friends and neighbors in a Natural Step Study Circle, beginning this June. It’s the BEST way to learn more about sustainable living and sustainable communities. And a GREAT way to meet new people. No tests or pop quizzes, no dress codes, no demerits, and no grades. There are once-per-week meetings, invigorating conversations, enthused citizens, a celebratory ”graduation” pot-luck, and a great book to ground it all. Sign up NOW!

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[ May 20, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Gary Peterson, a municipal planning consultant, participated in both a Sustainable Sweden Tour and Sustainable Leadership Training at Tufts University. He will discuss ways that communities work to become eco-municipalities — adopting and implementing sustainability objectives throughout government and the community — with examples from Sweden, Copenhagen, Prague, and Vienna.

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Not quite Keats, this Ode on a Compost Bin is a fun way to learn why composting is such good thing to do. Try your hand at rhyming “thermophilic bacteria.”

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