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  • Do we really need a sustainability plan?
  • Winter sowing: pathways to native plantings
  • Is community solar an option for you?
  • Unit turnovers: a sustainability opportunity
  • What’s new in battery technology?
  • and more …
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SSAFE Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 4 – October 2026

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IssueTopicAuthor
October 2026Do We Really Need a Sustainability Plan?Bob Gettings
October 2026SSAFE a member of LeadingAgeN/A
October 2026Winter SowingDavida Foy Crabtree
October 2026In Memory of Joel BrodyMichelle Goodwin
October 2026Community SolarGeorge Kriebel
October 2026Ann Taves Named New Board ChairN/A
October 2026Unit Turnovers: A Sustainability OpportunityShawn Bostic, Tom Crossgrove, Ryan Stalzkowski, Jim Willeford
October 2026SSAFE Collaborations: Beyond Plastics, NaCCRAN/A
October 2026What's New in Battery Technology?Larry Daloz, Scot Drysdale, Stu White
October 2026Wrapping Up, Fidelity Charitable Account, Kudos CornerN/A
July 2026What is Plug-in Solar?Jean Lofy
July 2026A Solar ChallengeGeorge Kriebel
July 2026Value of a Resiliency PlanEd Gellenbeck
July 2026Living With Climate ChangeGeorge Alexander
July 2026All-Electric Lawn EquipmentRuth Crawford/Leslie Parker (administration)
July 2026Join the ListservN/A
July 2026Extreme HeatAlan Lockwood
July 2026SSAFE as an Umbrella Linking other Committees/OrganizationsAnn Taves
July 2026SSAFE Represented at LeadingAge ConferencesNewsletter Team (George Alexander)
July 2026Why are we doing "the work"?Larry Daloz
July 2026Wrapping Up, Welcome Riderwood & Pennswood VillageN/A
April 2026Climate Under Attack: VoteLarry Daloz, Barclay Ward, David Orr, Ted Wolner
April 2026Climate Good NewsVicky Barrette
April 2026Collington Composting AwardN/A
April 2026Resident-Administration PartneringChristie Vargo
April 2026SSAFE Board of Directors: New ModelN/A
April 2026Herbicide-free LawnsLiz Barbehenn
April 2026Green Restaurant Association CertificationDavida Foy Crabtree
April 2026Earth Day: Little Known FactsN/A
April 2026Fashion Reimagined FilmJeanette Jones
April 2026PFAS: Forever ChemicalsSteven Fellows
April 2026Wrapping Up, Annual Rept, LeadingAge Pres, Piper Shores NewsN/A
January 2026Pathway to Net ZeroGeorge Alexander
January 2026COP30 BrazilBarclay Ward
January 2026Collington Launches CompostingDorothy Yuan
January 2026Recap of CEO PanelLarry Daloz
January 2026Earth Day BrainstormingMichelle Goodwin
January 2026Refilleries, Repair Cafes, and Bulk Dispensers: Zero WasteRuth Crawford
January 2026Climate Change SongTed Burrowes
January 2026GoatscapingNeal Burdick
January 2026Here Comes the Sun, McKibben, Book ReviewGeorge Kriebel
January 2026Wrapping Up, SSAFE Campuses, Ask SSAFE ListservN/A
October 2025Reducing Culinary PlasticCindy Rand, Larry Daloz
October 2025Solar Panels on Meeting HouseGeorge Kriebel
October 2025Culinary CompostingMultiple Contributors
October 2025Plastics TreatyBarclay Ward
October 2025Landscape Development PlanLarry Litten
October 20251,000 SSAFE MembersN/A
October 2025ESG Investment StrategiesCarol Jean Suitor
October 2025Environmental ForumKamala Brush
October 2025Wrapping Up, Board Service, Welcome Pilgrim PlaceN/A
July 2025Environmental JusticeSteven Fellows
July 2025Federal budget billMary Burton
July 2025Green Building Certification SystemsStu White
July 2025University CollaborationChristie Vargo
July 2025Carbon Cost of TravelN/A
July 2025Native PlantsPaula Wiiken
July 2025Green FundStu Graves
July 2025New and Improved WebsiteN/A
July 2025Sustainability Staff PositionLarry Litten
July 2025RiverWoods Durham Leading Age AwardN/A
July 2025Wrapping Up, SSAFE Expansion, Memorial DonationN/A
April 2025Quest for Net ZeroMichelle Goodwin
April 2025Greenhouse Gas ProtocolN/A
April 2025Embodied CarbonStu Graves
April 2025Reusable bagsGreeny, the Recycling Gnome
April 2025Recommendations for COP30Barclay Ward
April 2025Education Corner: Laudato Si' by Pope FrancesLarry Daloz
April 2025Earth Week Ideas and ActivitiesNewsletter Team
April 2025Advocacy Power PackN/A
April 2025Biodegradable PlasticsDorothy Luciano
April 2025Microwaving PlasticsRuth Crawford
April 2025Junk Mail PartiesVicky Barrette, Betty Wachtel
April 2025Wrapping Up, Jenna Woodill introductionN/A
April 2025Newsletter SurveyN/A
January 2025A Journey Toward SustainabilityRahima Warren
January 2025On the Road to Net Zero: Hanover Energy AuditStu White
January 2025Plastic bag journey from creation to landfillSteven Fellows
January 2025Advocacy Corner: Post-Election EditorialTed Wolner
January 2025A Classy Car Show Dispels EV MythsJim Salvas
January 2025COP29 Ends with a WhimperBarclay Ward
January 2025Plant-forward food choicesPatty Motch, Helen Ostermiller
January 2025Induction cookingDorothy Luciano
January 2025Wrapping Up, SSAFE expansionN/A
October 2024What's at stake in the 2024 electionDavid Orr interviewed by Larry Daloz
October 2024Is the IRA in jeopardyN/A
October 2024Status of solar on SSAFE campusesSSAFE Board Members
October 2024What is community solar?None
October 2024Leave the LeavesEditorial Team
October 2024Larval LandingsEditorial Team (photo by George Kriebel)
October 2024The value of shadeStu White
October 2024May the forest be with you (focus on trees)Merle Tanis
October 2024Recycling and reuseMary MacEwan
October 2024COP29None
October 2024RefrigerantsStu Graves
October 2024Enso Village and Riverside Durham join SSAFENone
October 2024New SSAFE Chair--hello Joel Brody, farewell Mary BurtonEditorial Team/Mary Burton
October 2024Election puzzleN/A
October 2024Newsletter distribution in Assisted LivingLarry Daloz
July 2024Hot! Hot! Hot!Alan Lockwood with Editorial Board
July 2024One Lone Voice, One Enormous ChangeBob Whitlock
July 20242040 Back To The Future: Climate Change RevisitedN/A
July 2024A SSAFE Workshop Tackles Single-Use Plastic20 Chapter Residents
July 2024Who Pays For Our Dining Service Disposables?None
July 2024A Pollinator Village Gives Insects A HomeLarry Litten
July 2024Every Vote CountsN/A
July 2024A Glimpse At An Environmentally Friendly FiberLenice Hirschberger
July 2024As We Embrace Wind And Solar, How Can We Improve Energy Storage?Ben James
July 2024Wrapping Up Our Readers ResponseN/A
April 2024Carbon offsetsChris Sheppard
April 2024What is greenwashingNone
April 2024Hanover energy audit resultsStu White
April 2024Cottage comparison at turnoverGeorge Alexander
April 2024SSAFE expansion: 2 new chaptersNone
April 2024Plastic film to benchesHazel Dayton Gunn
April 20244 benches earned from TREXDorothy Yuan
April 2024Film seriesJoel Brody
April 2024Earth Day idea sharingNone
April 2024Norway's move toward deep sea miningBarclay Ward
April 2024Good newsTed Wolner
April 2024SSAFE in estate planningNone
January 2024Kendalites march to end fossil fuelsTed Wolner, Barb Smith, Elizabeth Ungar
January 2024Saving energy while staying warmWarren Gifford
January 2024Heat pump dryersSpencer Gates
January 2024COP28Larry Daloz
January 2024LEDs and smart thermostatsMarcel Frenkl, Linda Crane, Brit Vipham
January 2024Sustainability tipsHomer Johnson
January 2024Portable space heaters/peak energy use reductionBob Gettings
January 2024Sustainable clothingElizabeth Ungar
January 2024The Carbon Almanac book reviewAuthorship unattributed
January 2024Library climate book displaysAuthorship unattributed
January 2024Wrapping UpN/A
October 2023Saving the boreal forestLarry Daloz
October 2023Activism in the AmazonJudy Hyde
October 2023Turf to meadow at Countersett CourtJim Seif
October 2023CompostingAnne White
October 2023Treaty to protect the oceansBarclay Ward
October 2023Styrofoam recyclingCindy Rand
October 2023Petitioning tipsDorothy Luciano
October 2023Books for grandkidsMerle Tanis
October 2023COP28 controversyMichelle Goodwin
October 2023Wrapping UpN/A
July 2023Is the Grid Ready for the Rush to Electrify?Fritz Gick, former staff
July 2023Bottleneck on Permits for RenewablesTed Wolner
July 2023Future of TransportationWarren Gifford
July 2023Campus Energy AuditMargaret Clark
July 2023Decline in Insect PopulationChris Sheppard
July 2023Removing Invasive SpeciesDorothy Yuan
July 2023Earth Day PoemBetsey Cullen
July 2023Earth Week DisplayMary Ann Cadwallader
July 2023Wrapping UpN/A
April 2023Getting to Net ZeroDave Henderson, Stu White, Larry Daloz
April 2023Hanover New Energy AuditStu White
April 2023Carbon Footprint Work GroupSteve Woodbury
April 2023Celebrate Earth DayN/A
April 2023Biodiversity Crisis: COP15Barclay Ward
April 2023Certified Wildlife HabitatRuth Crawford
April 2023Rescuing and Restoring Native WoodlandsRichard Lighty
April 2023Asking the Right Questions about RecyclingDorothy Luciano
April 2023"Nature's Best Hope" by Douglas TallamyLarry Daloz
April 2023Wrapping UpN/A
January 2023Heating Kendal CampusesGeorge Alexander
January 2023Length of Growing SeasonDavid E. Henderson
January 2023Citizen Science: TemperatureTed Burrowes
January 2023Citizen Science: PrecipitationTim Sterrett
January 2023Hydroponics LabGina Bosworth
January 2023Fleet Fuel EfficiencyRoy Manno/Alex Dowd
January 2023Cost of Charging EVN/A
January 2023COP27Larry Daloz
January 2023"The Brilliant Abyss" Helen Scales' bookBarb Smith
January 2023SSAFE Welcome TeaMary Ann Cadwallader
January 2023DonateN/A
January 2023Sharing the NewsletterN/A
October 2022Get Out the VoteTed Wolner
October 2022Inflation Reduction ActN/A
October 2022Letter to the EditorSummary of Ted Wolner Workshop
October 2022Diet: Vegetarian OptionsJohn Platt and Colin Moran
October 2022Diet: Vegetarian OptionsHazel Dayton Gunn
October 2022Calculating Carbon FootprintN/A (Steve Woodward)
October 2022High-Rise GardeningAlbertine Burget
October 2022National Parks Video and Green Planet VideosLarry Daloz
October 2022SSAFE Website InformationN/A
October 2022Bruce Summers, Lexington, letterN/A
October 2022Mary Llindley Burton letterMary Lindley Burton
October 2022SSAFE Campus RepresentativesN/A
October 2022Sharing the NewsletterN/A
October 2022DonateN/A
October 2022SSAFE Announcements (Fall General Meeting Dates)N/A
July 2022MethaneMike Burke
July 2022Forest BathingLarry Daloz
July 2022Land StewardshipBarbara Walvoord, Mary Alice Wilson, Kamala Brush
July 2022PesticidesCharlie Clapper
July 2022PesticidesHazel Gunn
July 2022LEDsArthur Holcombe
July 2022Puzzle for the Planet (climate word jumble)N/A
July 2022Sharing the NewsletterN/A
July 2022DonateN/A
July 2022Calculating Carbon FootprintN/A
April 2022Buildings and CO2Stuart White
April 2022Kitchen CompostingNancy Miles
April 2022Residential CompostingN/A
April 2022Honeybees at High-RiseAl Renslow
April 2022LEDs and SolarTed Wolner
April 2022Earth DayN/A
April 2022Kendal Corp. Strengthens CommitmentN/A
April 2022SSAFE Needs YouN/A
April 2022Puzzle for the Planet (Earth Day)N/A
April 2022DonateN/A
April 2022SSAFE Book ClubN/A
April 2022Sharing the NewsletterN/A
January 2022COP26Larry Daloz
January 2022Electric VehiclesBen James and Hedy Knoth
January 2022Peak Alert ProjectGeorge Alexander
January 2022Diet: Eat Less BeefLyn Back
January 2022HydroponicsGina Bosworth
January 2022"Blowout" Rachel Maddow bookWilliam Schellstede
January 2022Puzzle for the Planet (Climate Vulnerable Countries)Ruth Crawford
January 2022SSAFE Book ClubN/A
January 2022Kendal Corp. Strengthens CommitmentN/A
October 2021PlasticsRuth Crawford
October 2021Introducing SSAFELarry Daloz
October 2021Plastic Waste QuizRef. by Mary Ann Cadwallader
October 2021Going Green in Dining OperationsMike Burke
October 2021TREX®️ChallengeAnita James
October 2021Avoiding plastic useCindy Rand
October 2021Tiny plasticMike Burke
October 2021Ban the plastic bagRuth Crawford
October 2021Puzzle for the Planet (climate word search)Ben James
October 2021Sharing the NewsletterN/A
October 2021COP26Larry Daloz

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SSAFE Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 4 – October 2026
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SSAFE Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 4 – October 2022
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