6/30/2007 Community Gumbo

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The Big Green Bus Tour

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An interview with Brent Butler and Frances Vernon from Dartmouth College, traveling across the country on a recycled vegetable oil school bus to spread the message about alternative fuels and energy conservation to address energy supply issues and climate change. To find out more about their message, links to useful information, or to read their blog, visit TheBigGreenBus.org.

Announcements

Final UNOP Public Hearings Today
The New Orleans City Council's Recovery Committee will hold two public hearings Saturday on the Unified New Orleans Plan's citywide strategic recovery plan.

The hearings will be at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 2401 Gen. de Gaulle Drive, Algiers, and at 2 p.m. at the council chamber in City Hall, 1300 Perdido St.

It had been announced earlier that the City Hall hearing would be Sunday.

All New Orleans residents are invited to attend.

The council voted last week to endorse the citywide plan in principle, and on that basis the Louisiana Recovery Authority this week agreed to accept the plan and begin the release of $117 million in federal block grants for infrastructure repairs.

However, the council has yet to vote on an ordinance formally adopting the plan, which proposes recovery strategies and lists more than $14 billion in infrastructure and other recovery projects.

The council's hearings are expected to be the public's final chance to comment on the citywide plan. They follow a series of public hearings that the City Planning Commission held on the document.

CONTRACTOR FRAUD FAIR AND SEMINAR

-- Today, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., in the City Council chamber at City Hall, 1300 Perdido St.

UNIFIED NONPROFITS OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS

-- Mondays, 9:30-11 a.m., at Nonprofit Central, 1824 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Call (504) 895-2361. All leaders of nonprofit groups invited.

ALLIANCE FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY'S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE DAY

-- Tuesday, noon-7:30 p.m., at The Alliance for Affordable Energy at ArtEgg Studios, 1001 S. Broad St. Seminars and programs to demonstrate methods to make homes, businesses and the city more energy efficient.

Green Project Fashion Show
The Green Room (at The Green Project) 2831 Marais (map), 8 p.m.
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