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• Thu Mar 25, 2010

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  Berks County Equipment Operators Workshop / Storm Water

  March 25th (Registration Deadline March 17th) The workshop is free to attend but registration is required. Topics include: Introduction of new staff, New NPDES Permit requirements, E&S & Post-Construction Stormwater BMPs, PPC Plans, Soils & Revegetation.

• Sat Apr 17, 2010

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  Berks County Conservation District’s annual Tree Seedling Sale / Education and Outreach

  The Berks County Conservation District’s annual Tree Seedling Sale will be held April 15th – 17th, 2010

• Mon Mar 1, 2010

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  LEGISLATION TO OPTIMIZE COORDINATED CONSERVATION OF DELAWARE WATERSHED / Storm Water

  Washington | February 25, 2010 - Today, Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Rush Holt (D-NJ), co-chairs of the Delaware River Basin Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2010 to further coordinate conservation efforts in the Delaware watershed.

• Thu Mar 11, 2010

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  Innovative Agriculture/No-Till Workshop set for Berks County / Agricultural

  Thursday, March 11, 2010 Berks County Agricultural Center Auditorium 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533

• Thu Feb 25, 2010

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  Know Your Watershed- Schuylkill Watershed Congress / Education and Outreach

  It is time for the annual Schuylkill Watershed Congress, which each year gathers volunteers and organizations to present new information about watershed restoration for watershed citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring their local streams.

• Sat Mar 27, 2010

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  The Revolutionary River Film Premiere / Education and Outreach

  The Schuylkill River Heritage Area will hold premiere events in Philadelphia and Pottsville to introduce a new public television documentary about the Schuylkill River region.

• Thu Feb 25, 2010

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  2010 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grant Program / Planning

  The 2010 Schuylkill Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grant Program is now open. Letter of intent are due my March 25th.

• Wed Feb 24, 2010

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  Flooding problems plague industrial complex / Storm Water

  UPPER DUBLIN — Mention the Fort Washington Office Park to anyone in the township, whether that person is a longtime resident or a newcomer, and one word always seems to come to mind: flooding.

• Mon Mar 29, 2010

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  Financing Green Infrastructure Workshop Announced / Storm Water

  The Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative (T-VSSI) is excited to announce an informational workshop, "Financing Opportunities for Green Infrastructure".

• Thu Mar 18, 2010

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  Temple University Teach-In, Gas Drilling in PA / Storm Water

  The event will be about gas drilling from various perspectives, and there will be speakers, panels, and videos all day and in various rooms. The teach-in will include citizen groups, scientists, environmental organization representatives and experts in the law and practical aspects of watersheds and gas drilling - in both panel discussions and presentations, including chances to ask questions.

• Tue Feb 9, 2010

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  Sewer plant undergoing upgrade / Pathogens / Compliance

  The North Wales Water Authority is trying to reduce the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen discharged into the Wissahickon Creek Watershed. And upgrades to the sewer treatment plant are intended to do just that, according to authority engineer Ken Heydt.

• Tue Feb 9, 2010

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  Stepping stones placed on trail / General

  The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) recently installed four sets of stepping-stones that enable walkers to hike the length of the Green Ribbon Trail as it criss-crosses the Wissahickon Creek.

• Tue Feb 9, 2010

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  Pennsylvania American Water 2010 Environmental Grant Program / General

  Pennsylvania American Water is now accepting applications for the 2010 Environmental Grant Program. The company will award grants of up to $10,000 to support diverse types of environmental sustainability activities such as watershed cleanups, reforestation efforts, biodiversity projects, streamside buffer restoration projects and hazardous waste collection efforts.

• Fri Feb 5, 2010

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  A "green" city plan to reduce storm water runoff / Storm Water

  Storm water is nasty and dirty and can cause flooding. So the sooner it gets off a property, the better. But it's about to become valuable stuff in Philadelphia. Businesses can make money by embracing it. Or face losing money if they let it go.

• Fri Feb 5, 2010

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  Testing will advance Ontelaunee Lake dredging project in 2 townships / General

  The Reading Area Water Authority is moving ahead with a crucial step in its plan to dredge Lake Ontelaunee for the first time in the lake's 80-year history.

• Fri Feb 5, 2010

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  Resolution protects Horse-Shoe Trail / Watershed Land Collaborative

  The Brecknock Township supervisors have passed a resolution to protect the township's 10-mile section of the Horse-Shoe Trail.

• Fri Feb 5, 2010

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  U. Salford gets a look at sewer plan / Pathogens / Compliance

  A townhall meeting on a proposed Act 537 sewage facilities plan drew a packed house Wednesday at Salford Hills Elementary School.

• Fri Feb 5, 2010

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  Douglass (Berks) works to preserve rural character / Watershed Land Collaborative

  DOUGLASS (Berks) — Although the goals of the township's 20-year-old comprehensive plan haven't changed in the new plan up for consideration by the township supervisors, the priority of those goals has been reversed in the final draft.

• Wed Feb 3, 2010

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  Upper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee to close shop / Watershed Land Collaborative

  UPPER POTTSGROVE — Sometimes, the sign of a truly successful enterprise is to put itself out of business. That is the fate awaiting the Upper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee.

• Wed Feb 3, 2010

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  Upper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee to close shop / Watershed Land Collaborative

  UPPER POTTSGROVE — Sometimes, the sign of a truly successful enterprise is to put itself out of business. That is the fate awaiting the Upper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee.

• Wed Feb 3, 2010

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  Open Space: Past, present and future / Watershed Land Collaborative

  You might say the seeds of preservation were planted on a 28-acre Limerick parcel now slated for open space preservation about 95 years ago. On the other hand, the idea of preserving another 39 acres in Douglass (Mont.) is little more than a year old.

• Wed Feb 3, 2010

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  School opens on Valley Forge park grounds / Education and Outreach

  Not every preschooler gets to learn the alphabet in a park that commemorates an epic struggle for independence, but when 80 students at the Montessori Children's House of Valley Forge look out their window, history stares back.

• Fri Jan 29, 2010

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  EPA creates tipline for reports of suspicious gas drilling activities / General

  The Philadelphia office of the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a toll-free tipline on Tuesday for citizens to report "unusual or suspicious" activity related to natural gas drilling.

• Fri Jan 22, 2010

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  Big things happening at Montgomery County Community College West / Education and Outreach

  The parking lot at 140 College Drive is currently being reconstructed, and Stout is happy about that for several reasons. For one thing, it will provide much-needed parking for the college's West Campus students. But even more importantly, it's the first stage in the physical revitalization of that site, which is situated across from the College's South Hall, and directly in front of Pottstown's Riverfront Park.

• Thu Jan 21, 2010

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  Redefining our lawns to save time and trouble / Storm Water

  The buzz might never rival a gasoline-powered mower, but there's growing noise out there about reenvisioning a cherished American tradition: the turfgrass lawn.

• Mon Jan 18, 2010

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  Winter 2010 SAN Connections- the SAN quarterly newsletter / Education and Outreach

  The quartertly newsletter of the Schuylkill Action Network (Winter 2010)

• Mon Jan 18, 2010

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  Art Contest Seeks to Bag ‘Poo-lution’ / Education and Outreach

  More than 389,000 dogs live in Philadelphia according to a formula used by the American Veterinary Medical Association, and while most owners pick up after their pets, not all of them do. That is why the Philadelphia Water Department, together with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, is asking students in grades six through 12 to film 30-second videos showing how pet waste is “poo-luting” local waters.

• Sat Mar 13, 2010

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  REGISTER NOW- 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress (March 13th) / Education and Outreach

  The Schuylkill Watershed Congress is an annual gathering of citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring local watersheds and streams. This event features a diverse program with concurrent and poster sessions covering a broad range of watershed topics.

• Mon Jan 4, 2010

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  Parking lot project delayed / Storm Water

  Article about porous pavement project in Montgomery County

• Mon Jan 4, 2010

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  Public Meeting On Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Set For January 19 In Media / General

  Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) will host an informational meeting on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. January 19 in the large auditorium at Delaware County Community College, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media.

• Fri Jan 1, 2010

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  Many Welcome 2010 With Plunge Into Icy Water / General

  Tradition was kept alive in Pottstown, Montgomery County on New Years day. The borough's parks and recreation department helped organize a polar bear plunge into the Schuylkill River and a celebration at the adjacent Riverfront Park.

• Sat Jan 2, 2010

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  B-r-r-r-r-r-r-ave souls take polar bear plunge / Education and Outreach

  It was with this sanguine observation that Todd Crosley of Pottstown apparently convinced four other friends to leap into the Schuylkill River on New Year's Day.

• Fri Jan 1, 2010

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  Waterskiing sets the stage for an exciting new year / Education and Outreach

  With a sparse but enthusiastic crowd on shore, the Black Rock Skiers hosted their annual New Year's Day water-ski event on the Schuylkill River early Friday afternoon.

• Tue Dec 22, 2009

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  The Source Water, Climate & Carbon Connection / Planning

  Can water systems generate carbon credits though source water protection projects, and sell credits to pay for the projects?

• Tue Dec 8, 2009

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  2010 Drinking Water Scholastic Awards Announced / Education and Outreach

  The Schuylkill Action Network, a collaboration including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Philadelphia Water Department, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and other partner organizations, is proud to announce the 2010 annual Drinking Water Scholastic Awards call for nominations. Winners from each category will be invited to the award ceremony during National Drinking Water Week, May 3 to 7, 2010 in the greater Philadelphia area and will receive a prize valued at $200.

• Mon Dec 7, 2009

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  Workshop to highlight progress on Schuylkill Watershed / Planning

  The Schuylkill Action Network is holding its annual workshop Dec. 7 to set new priorities and highlight past successes in improving the river's watershed.

• Mon Nov 16, 2009

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  Lower Merion Conservancy wants to preserve open space / Watershed Land Collaborative

  The Lower Merion Conservancy is headquartered in a cottage house, tucked and secluded in Rolling Hill Park down a shady path, past the ruins of a mansion that burnt down in the 1950s.

• Thu Nov 19, 2009

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  Conservancy Releases Results Of First-Of-A-Kind Study / Education and Outreach

  Officials in Berks County are taking a closer look at their surroundings. This morning, members of the Berks County Conservancy delivered the first ever State of the Environment Address. Officials with the conservancy are touting this study as the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.

• Tue Nov 10, 2009

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  Upper Pottsgrove wins award for open space / Watershed Land Collaborative

  UPPER POTTSGROVE — While our valiant Phillies may have been unable to lock down back-to-back World Championships on the baseball diamond, this township is becoming a champion at winning back-to-back awards for its efforts to preserve open space.

• Wed Nov 4, 2009

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  Albany to borrow $380,000 to buy land for park / Watershed Land Collaborative

  Albany Township is borrowing $380,000 to buy farmland that is targeted to become the township's first municipal park.

• Sat Oct 31, 2009

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  Letter to the Editor: A commitment to better water quality / Planning

  The Schuylkill Restoration Fund proves to be an important resource for the Schuylkill River.

• Thu Oct 29, 2009

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  Grants to fund restoration efforts at park in Ambler / Watershed Land Collaborative

  Ambler has received two grants that will pay for efforts to restore the natural habitat of its borough park.

• Wed Oct 28, 2009

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  Official: Focus funds on river / Watershed Land Collaborative

  The Montgomery County open space chairman recommended concentrating the county's limited preservation resources to land along the Schuylkill River.

• Fri Oct 23, 2009

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  Mine drainage treatment sites toured / Abandoned Mine Drainage

  Mine draining treatment systems toured in Schuylkill River Watershed

• Tue Oct 13, 2009

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  Kutztown students plant trees with Conservancy / Storm Water

  Kutztown students tree planting project with the Berks County Conservancy help protect watershed.

• Tue Oct 13, 2009

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  WHYY -Philadelphia's Water Department discusses new stormwater initiatives in the City / Storm Water

  HOWARD NEUKRUG, Director of the Philadelphia Water Department's Watersheds office, and prime mover behind a watershed-centric municipal water planning model that's been adopted in many parts of the country, will discuss what's happening in the area when it comes to runoff, and why we should care.

• Wed Oct 7, 2009

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  October 2009 SAN Connections / Education and Outreach

  SAN quarterly newsletter

• Mon Sep 28, 2009

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  Merck steps up to help Wissahickon watershed / Storm Water

  On Thursday, the pharmaceutical company announced it will spend $2.9 million overall as part of the Wissahickon Creek Restoration Supplemental Environmental Projects

• Mon Sep 28, 2009

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  Montco municipalities see hope in DEP meeting / Storm Water

  A Montgomery County municipal consortium hoped to use a recent meeting to express its concerns over new stormwater requirements to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

• Mon Sep 28, 2009

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  Breaking ground with a $1.6 billion plan to tame water / Storm Water

  Philadelphia has announced a $1.6 billion plan to transform the city over the next 20 years by embracing its storm water - instead of hustling it down sewers and into rivers as fast as possible.

• Mon Sep 28, 2009

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  City of Philadelphia’s A Long Term Control Plan (available online) / Storm Water

  The City of Philadelphia’s Program for Combined Sewer Overflow Control: A Long Term Control Plan Update (LTCPU)

• Thu Sep 24, 2009

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  Development pressure still a challenge for Berks County farmers / Watershed Land Collaborative

  The county's farmland preservation program is exemplary, but the area continues to see sprawl transform once-rural landscapes.

• Fri Sep 11, 2009

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  Berks County Community Foundation Building designed to save energy, money / Education and Outreach

  Some items are from recycled materials; others will cut bills by saving energy, capturing rainwater for reuse By Darrin Youker Reading Eagle

• Fri Sep 4, 2009

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  1949 article talks about dredging the Schuylkill River / Abandoned Mine Drainage

  They're Cleaning up Pennsylvania's Foulest River- By Bill Wolf, The Saturday Evening Post, July 9, 1949

• Tue Aug 25, 2009

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  2 Berks conservation groups get grants for $169,149 to improve Schuylkill watershed / Agricultural

  Schuylkill River Heritage Area awards grants through the Schuylkill River Watershed Restoration Fund

• Tue Aug 25, 2009

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  Exelon grants $175,000 to Schuylkill River projects / Abandoned Mine Drainage

  Berks County Conservancy and the Schuylkill Headwater's Association awarded grants to improve the health of the Schuylkill River

• Thu Jul 16, 2009

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  July 2009 SAN Connection / Watershed Land Collaborative

  quarterly newsletter

• Thu Jul 2, 2009

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  New Handbook Will Help Make Golf Courses More "Green" / Storm Water

  The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), in partnership with Land Studies, Inc., published the new Best Management Practices Handbook with financial assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Growing Greener Grant Program.

• Wed Jun 17, 2009

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  Celebrate the Schuylkill a Success! / Storm Water

  SAN members and honored guests gathered on June 2nd at the Brookside Country Club in Pottstown, PA to celebrate the successful completion of the SWIG projects.

• Mon May 18, 2009

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  Fairmount Dam Fishway (fish ladder) Facility Ribbon Cutting / Education and Outreach

  The ribbon cutting ceremony was held May 19th at the Fairmount Dam Fishway Facility. Stop by and check out the outdoor classroom at the Fishway on West River Drive.

• Fri Jul 17, 2009

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  Request for Applications for Watershed Protection and Restoration Grants and Flood Protection Grants Through the Growing Greener Plus Program / Storm Water

  Applications and guidelines will be available online at the Growing Greener webpage or send email to: GrowingGreener@state.pa.us or contact the Growing Greener Grant Center at 717-705-5400.

• Mon Jun 1, 2009

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  Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Recognition Program - Submissions Requested / Storm Water

  The Philadelphia Water Department, Villanova University, Temple University and partners are currently accepting submissions for the 2009 Stormwater Best Management (BMP) Recognition Program. We are looking for innovative stormwater management projects that are already in the ground and that could serve as model demonstration projects. The selected projects will be highlighted at the Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium, held at Villanova University, in October, 2009. Deadline for submissions = June 1st, 2009 For more information and to submit your project, please visit:

• Fri Apr 3, 2009

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  Local environmental organization warns action is necessary to save local water / Education and Outreach

  By JOE ROONEY The Phoenix Correspondent Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series running through Saturday that will examine issues surrounding the Schuylkill River, local environmental concerns and public safety

• Thu Apr 2, 2009

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  River faces risks every day / Education and Outreach

  By Joe Rooney The Phoenix Correspondent Editor's note: This is the second in a four-part series running through Saturday that will examine issues surrounding the Schuylkill River, local environmental concerns and public safety. Today's piece continues an examination of the state of drinking water in the borough and its primary source, the Schuylkill River.

• Wed Apr 1, 2009

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  LIFEBLOOD OF THE BOROUGH - Is Phoenixville ready to tackle drinking water issues? / Education and Outreach

  Phoenix Correspondent Wednesday, April 1, 2009 By Joe Rooney Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series running through Saturday that will examine issues surrounding the Schuylkill River, local environmental concerns and public safety. Today's piece examines the state of drinking water in the borough.

• Sat Mar 7, 2009

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  Climate change concerns hit home at Watershed Congress / Education and Outreach

  Pottstown Mercury Monday, March 9, 2009 7:53 AM EDT By Evan Brandt, ebrandt@pottsmerc.com POTTSTOWN — Environmentalists like to say we should think globally and act locally. Saturday morning, the keynote speaker at the Schuylkill Watershed Congress, held at Montgomery County Community College's West Campus, made his interpretation of that axiom uncommonly literal. Keynote speaker Andrew Pitz took the truly global issue of climate change and, with an hour-long presentation based loosely on training provided by former Vice President Al Gore's organization, made it truly local, ending with a call for local action. . .