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02.27.2010 Moss Point's rebirth is focus of talks
This front page feature in The Mississippi Press highlights the fourth meeting of ISC's Sustainable Communities Network in Moss Point.

02.27.2010 Power of the Story
Members of ISC's Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Network learn how to record their history using digital technology.

01.03.2010 Where the Action is on Climate
This NY Times editorial discusses how real climate action is taking place at the city and state levels. ISC's Climate Leadership Academy is focused on helping cities achieve their climate goals.

12.15.2009 Not Waiting on Copenhagen
ISC's own Steve Nicholas discusses some innovative steps that cities around the country are taking to increase energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint.

12.02.2009 Pam Dashiell, Lower 9th Ward activist, dies at age 61
Pam Dashiell, a Sustainable Communities Network member and civic activist who deftly galvanized her Lower 9th Ward neighbors while pushing for environmentally friendly construction, died in her home on Tuesday.

Press Releases

03.02.2010 Woodrow Wilson Center Highlights US-China Partnership for Climate Action
On March 11th, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will host ISC President George Hamilton, ISC Chief of Party in China Mel Rice, and WRI China Country Director Zou Ji, who will discuss the US-China Partnership for Climate Action, as well as the current political climate in China around environmental and energy issues.

02.22.2010 Moss Point, Mississippi to host the next meeting of the Sustainable Communities Network
The meeting will showcase Moss Point's progress in rebuilding a 'sustainable, river-friendly' community.

01.13.2010 Sustainable Development and Long-Term Disaster Recovery
ISC convenes a panel of experts at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to inform and support the deliberations of the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Working Group

10.06.2009 Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Network Convenes in New Orleans
Representatives from coastal communities in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are in New Orleans to learn more about green community initiatives in the Lower Ninth Ward.

10.01.2009 USAID Announces Plans to Provide an Additional $4.3 million to Support Civil Society in Serbia
New funds will help civil society organizations in Serbia better represent the needs of ordinary people.