[ December 2, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] December 2 – America’s Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (film) tells the rich and complex story of an astonishing alteration of nature. Between 1830 and 1900—in the span of a single lifetime—the prairie was steadily transformed to farmland. The extraordinary cinematography of prairie remnants is delicately interwoven with an original score and archival images to [...]

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[ December 1, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Please read the City Council agenda and the proposals to help our city move toward sustainability. They are online at www.monona.wi.us.
We invite you to attend on December 1st to hear and speak about these proposals, with the firm belief that if you read the documents, you will see how important it is for you to raise [...]

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To help Monona take its biggest and most productive steps to date toward sustainability, make an appearance at the City Council meeting on Monday, December 1 at 7:30.

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There are options in how you choose to celebrate this holiday season. My hope is that, given a way to reconcile the two disparate messages, you can enjoy this holiday season and be sustainable at the same time. In other words, ‘Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus—and this year he is wearing green!’” –Laura Gavins, member of The Natural Step Monona

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By Heather Gates

At this time of political transition, it is important to remember that whether we consider ourselves to be red or blue or something in between on the political spectrum, we all need to be green.

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[ November 18, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Tom Eggert, Senior Lecturer, UW-Madison School of Business, will offer a presentation titled, ”Business Risk and Reward in the Global Warming Era.” The role of business is evolving in addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. Many businesses now find it profitable to position themselves as green companies. Customers, investors, suppliers, insurance companies, and banks are [...]

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[ November 4, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This multiple award-winning film makes effective use of interviews with well-spoken scientists, has beautiful photography and graphics, and uses original music to underline the importance of maintaining biodiversity, if we as a species want to survive and thrive on our home planet. Natural Connections introduces the basic concepts of biodiversity, and takes a close-up look [...]

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