Tuesday 09 February

Mission

Sustainable Vashon is a learning and action network with a shared commitment to discover, model and advocate for the environmental, social and economic sustainability of Vashon/Maury Island, Washington, USA.

VINES forms to support Islanders

VINES raises funds to support the goal of the Interfaith Council on Homelessness to keep islanders working and in their homes, with the heat on and the refrigerator stocked.

No Trash Bash Stash

Having a big party and you don't have enough of your own dishes and you don't want to use paper/plastic or rent from off island? Use Sustainable Vashon's No trash Bash Stash!

Green Seed Grants

Sustainable Vashon's Green Seed Grants are intended to ignite imagination, build community, and provide models of sustainable living here on Vashon.

Vashon Solar Initiative

Both of the Solar Initiative Demonstration Installations are now complete and in full-time operation. Sustainable Vashon's Solar Initiative project has installed solar arrays and collection equipment at both the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust building and at Vashon Household's JG Commons apartmen...

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An Invitation to End Homelessness on Vashon

VINESlogo Join our campaign to support the Vashon Interfaith Council on Homelessness (IFCH), an island non-profit working on a shoestring budget to meet the essential needs of islanders barely getting by.

On January 13th, VINES will initiate an island-wide email fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $20,000. For your convenience, you can donate-on-line right here and now, and all proceeds will go to IFCH. If you would prefer to contribute by check, please mail it to IFCH, PO Box 330, Vashon, WA 98070.

Give now to keep our neighbors working and in their homes, with the heat on, and the refrigerator stocked!

Contact Janie Starr, starrboogie@earthlink.net, for questions and additional information.

Squash The Climate Crisis

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Sustainable Vashon took part in the 350.org International Day of Climate Action on October 24th. Our event was called Squash the Climate Crisis. We'll collected squash to build a large 350 made of squash. The squash was then given to the Vashon Food Bank.

To read Janie Starr's article about our local event in the Vashon Beachcomber, click here.

Visit our 350.org page on the October 24th event at: http://www.350.org/node/8887.

350 parts per million is what many scientists, climate experts, and progressive national governments are now saying is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.

Accelerating arctic warming and other early climate impacts have led scientists to conclude that we are already above the safe zone at our current 390ppm, and that unless we are able to rapidly return to 350 ppm this century, we risk reaching tipping points and irreversible impacts such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and major methane releases from increased permafrost melt.

Thanks for your interest in the event and the movement.

Vashon Solar Initiative

Both of the Solar Initiative Demonstration Installations are now complete and in full-time operation.

Sustainable Vashon's Solar Initiative project has installed solar arrays and collection equipment at both the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust building and at Vashon Household's JG Commons apartment building. These PV solar systems are in operation today and are saving both organizations money while at the same time demonstrating the viability of solar power here on Vashon/Maury island and helping to educate all of us on the advantages of implementing solar power generation.

Purpose: Create partnerships between Sustainable Vashon and key non-profit organizations to promote energy conservation and reduction of the island’s carbon footprint by setting up model small-scale