Stories about Local Champions

The Local Champions Blog highlights some of the amazing work our community accomplishes and motivates us all to work better together. We are lucky to work with so many champions who are a model for positive behavior change and influence us to go the extra mile. Our local champions are building connections within the community every day. Filter our stories by categories listed below or browse them all. We hope you’re inspired by the local champions in our community, too! 

Sustainable Connections program areas:

Food & Farming
Think Local First
Toward Zero Waste
Food Recovery Program
Energy and Green Building

Resources:

Press Releases
Sustainability Champions
Business Resources
Recipes

 

 

Guest Contributors:

Sustainability Spotlights by Peak Sustainability:

Bellingham Public Schools
Holly’s Meat Pies
Brio Laundry and Cleaners
Chuckanut Builders
Aslan Brewing
Tony’s Coffee

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Green Communities Film Short – Saving Energy in Affordable Housing

Sep 26, 2012

The Bellingham Housing Authority was one of 35 communities in the country to receive $10 million to retrofit affordable housing with state of the art energy efficiency upgrades. See the businesses that made this project happen and the amazing outcomes of this 2 year project in our community. This project is setting trends to change affordable housing nationally.