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Recent Environment Grants
2007
Climate Change
Northeast Grants
Center for Business and Environment at Yale University New Haven, Connecticut $50,000
To support the development and execution of a public Environmental Finance Speaker Series and Conference during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Clean Air-Cool Planet Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Institute for Sustainable Energy Willimantic, Connecticut $50,000
To support Cool It!, the Climate Change Challenge for Connecticut middle and high school students.
Environment Northeast Rockport, Maine $300,000
To support their state and regional efforts to address energy issues and promote climate change action.
One Region Initiative $100,000
To contribute to the One Region Fund and support tri-state (CT, NY, NJ) transportation efforts to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
Pennsylvania Grants
Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future Harrisburg, Pennsylvania $250,000
To support their myriad of work to promote activities and policies to reduce global warming pollution in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Harrisburg, Pennsylvania $75,000
To support PEC’s engagement in the follow-up process to the Governor designed Pennsylvania strategy to address climate change.
Southeast Grants
Ceres Boston, Massachusetts $35,000
To support their efforts to marshal the support of the South Carolina and Florida Insurance Commissioners to get US insurers to disclose climate risk in those states and to help the Florida State Treasurer Alex Sink to integrate her climate efforts with Governor Crist’s Climate Action Agenda.
The Climate Group New York, New York $35,000
To support their planning of a launch event with world leaders in different sectors to discuss solutions to climate change in Florida.
Environmental Defense New York, New York $50,000
To support ED’s engagement in the North Carolina climate action process of the state legislature and state Department of Natural Resources.
National Wildlife Federation Reston, Virginia $50,000
For constituency building efforts in Florida and Pennsylvania.
SmartPower Hartford, Connecticut $50,000
To support their work to increase the visibility, awareness and demand for clean energy in South Carolina and Florida.
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Knoxville, Tennessee $50,000
To support their global warming initiatives in North Carolina including raising awareness and garnering public support for the state to take positive action on this issue as well as for Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to continue to participate in both of North Carolina climate change action processes, the legislatively mandated Commission and the State Department of Natural Resources climate advisory group.
World Resources Institute Washington, DC $150,000
For creation of Climate Southeast and other activities related to corporate initiatives in the Northeast and Midwest.
Open Space
Connecticut River Watershed Council Greenfield, Massachusetts $40,000
For application of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and Connecticut River Watershed Initiative’s research developed communication and messaging tools.
Other Grants
Environmental Grantmakers Association New York, New York $10,500
To support EGA’s 2007 Southeast Climate Funders Policy Briefing; The New South: Where Clean Energy is King at the 2007 EGA Annual Conference; and the 2008 State of the States Policy Briefing.
Strategic Opportunities
The Center for Climate Strategies Harrisburg, Pennsylvania $20,000
To provide seed funding for the climate planning process in Florida.
2006
Climate Change
Northeast Grants
Clean Water Fund Washington, DC $10,000
For the production of a Connecticut Climate Change Progress Report.
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Rocky Hill, Connecticut $30,000
To support the implementation of the Connecticut Climate Change Action Plan, including measuring greenhouse gas emission reductions from the initiatives underway as well as fostering a New England public communications campaign on climate change among state agencies.
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Hartford, Connecticut $15,000
To support their organization of two town meetings in Connecticut around the issue of energy and to develop a Connecticut energy guide to help organizations and individuals to understand the complex issues surrounding energy in Connecticut.
Environment Northeast, Rockport, Maine $150,000
To support their portfolio of climate action initiatives that directly impact action in Connecticut.
One Region Initiative $50,000
To support transportation initiatives in the tri-state area.
World Resources Institute Washington, DC $75,000
To support the Climate Northeast program, which encourages multinational corporations to engage in greenhouse gas reduction activities.
Pennsylvania
Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania $110,000
To continue to support their work to create a greenhouse gas mitigation plan for Pennsylvania, the adoption of the California tailpipe standards and the mandatory inclusion of bio-fuels as a percentage of diesel fuel in Pennsylvania.
National Wildlife Federation, Reston, Virginia $15,000
To support a state-level poll of Pennsylvania sportsmen to solicit their views on global warming and energy issues.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania $25,000
To continue to support the refinement and application of PEC’s Pennsylvania Climate Change Roadmap.
Southeast Grants
Environmental Defense, New York, New York $50,000
To support ED’s efforts to influence and participate in the North Carolina Global Warming Commission.
National Wildlife Federation Reston, Virginia $50,000
For their work to advance global warming solutions in Pennsylvania and Florida through mobilizing sportsmen in those states around this issue and to develop a strong sportsmen constituency at the grassroots level.
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Knoxville, Tennessee $50,000
To support SACE’s global warming related activities including their participation in the commission, dissemination and revision of the roadmap and related clean energy work.
Open Space
American Farmland Trust Washington, DC $20,000
To support their engagement in the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Connecticut River Watershed Communications Initiative.
Connecticut River Watershed Council Greenfield, Massachusetts $20,000
To support their engagement in the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Connecticut River Watershed Communications Initiative.
Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, New York $80,000
To support the Green Assets program which helps local residents and communities bordering the Shawangunk Ridge to identify the biodiversity, watershed and open space value of ridge slope lands and to provide the towns with technical assistance to develop and implement strategies to protect the most ecologically sensitive areas.
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, Virginia $20,000
To support their engagement in the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Connecticut River Watershed Communications Initiative.
Trust for Public Lands, Washington, DC $20,000
To support their engagement in the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Connecticut River Watershed Communications Initiative.
Other Grants
Climate Solutions Olympia, Washington $35,000
For their work to develop a communications model that would be launched in Seattle, Washington and then exported to other cities and regions through a network of connections.
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