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Sonoma County's target for reducing emissions: 25% below 1990 by 2015, the boldest of any U.S. community.
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News and Events
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| Hunter Lovins joins Campaign Team of Advisors | |
Hunter's areas of expertise include Natural Capitalism, sustainable development, eco-tourism, globalization, water, energy and resource policy, economic development, climate change, security policy, land management, fire rescue and emergency medicine. She has co-authored nine books, including Natural Capitalism, and hundreds of papers, including briefings for Presidents Clinton and Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair. |
Hunter Lovins, President of the Natural Capitalism Solutions www.natcapsolutions.org, has joined the Campaign as an advisor. Hunter is co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, which she served for 20 years as CEO and also was co-founder of California Conservation Project. She has lectured and consulted for industries and governments worldwide, and has also worked with community groups, local economic development agencies and municipal governments. She is currently a professor of business at Presidio World College ................................................................................................................................
| Sonoma County Status Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Released | |
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At the fifth annual Climate Protection Everybody Profits conference Ann Hancock, Director of the Climate Protection Campaign, delivered the annual status report of the County’s overall GHG emission performance as well as of emission trends for cities. Emissions in the County continue to rise. The data clearly demonstrate the need to implement solutions at speed and scale, like those offered in the Action Plan (................................................................................................................................
| Sonoma County Community Climate Action Plan | |
The Sonoma County Community Climate Action Plan was released in October 2008 and is available for downloading at www.coolplan.org. This "Blueprint for the Future" is a package of solutions that will enable Sonoma County to achieve its greenhouse gas emission goal. The Plan was developed by 15 technical consultants, 50 community representatives, many ad hoc advisors, and staff from the Climate Protection Campaign. This Plan is considered by many to be among the most comprehensive of any local climate action plan. | |
 photo by Ray Baltar |
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Read a summary of the Plan.
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More than 30 presentations of the Plan have been made to more than 400 people at all nine Sonoma County city councils, the Board of Supervisors, government agencies and departments, community groups, business leaders and the general public. |
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| Campaign Brings Attention to an Important Public Policy Issue | |
The Campaign along with our partners convened a forum at Santa Rosa City Council Chambers for the public to learn about the County of Sonoma's possible sale of the landfill on Meacham Road near Petaluma. The County is considering selling the landfill to a private company. Several years ago the Regional Water Quality Control Board ordered the landfill closed after finding leachate in the aquifer. County deliberations are taking place in closed session because the County views divesture of the landfill as a real estate transaction. The Forum addressed current plans, future options, and their economic and environmental implications. |
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 Michael Allen, a representative of Senator Pat Wiggins, Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, Tanya Narath Leadership Institute for Ecology and Economy, Santa Rosa Councilmember Gary Wysocky and Dave Erickson of the Campaign |
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The forum was broadcast live on Comcast Channel 26 in Santa Rosa and rebroadcast on Comcast in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and the North County. For more information including television scheduling, please see ecoleader.org/event2009-landfill.html or click on any of the links below. |
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| Ann Hancock honored "Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet" - was this year's theme for National Women's History Project. Ann Hancock was among 100 women worldwide who were honored this year. Ann is pictured with Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey and Molly Murphy MacGregor. For more information:www.nwhp.org |  |
Climate Protection Campaign Wins Statewide Award | |
The Climate Protection Campaign has been honored with the 2008 Flex Your Power Community Outreach Award in recognition of the agency's Climate and Energy Expo held in August 2008 at Santa Rosa's Downtown Market. For the second year in a row, the Climate Protection Campaign has been honored for this event. Thanks to all who participated in this event and contributed to its success including Flex Your Power, Friedman's Home Improvement, North Bay Corporation, Clover-Stornetta Farms, Post Carbon Institute, the City of Santa Rosa, and the Santa Rosa Downtown Market, as well as media support from Radio Lazer, RIVER 97.7 and KSRO 3150. | |
Cities Go Green | |
The climate protection achievements of Sonoma County have been captured in Cities Go Green, a national magazine. There is also an article on our partners at Sonoma Mountain Village. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/verde/citiesgogreen_200902/ | |
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| New faces at the Campaign: | |
Welcome Terry Davis: Terry is former President of Summit Bank, has joined the Board of the Climate Protection Campaign. Terry recently agreed to serve as Treasurer of the Board. |
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| "Energy Independence and Climate Protection: A Business Perspective" is a nine-minute video produced by the Climate Protection Campaign. Featuring six national business experts, the video describes the economic benefits of taking action now. See it here. |
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 "If all of us were renting the Earth, we'd have lost our deposit. At Toyota, we're trying to help restore the planet to the way it was before everyone moved in." -- Toyota Motor Corporation |
 Ultraviolet infrared heat trap it's global storming --Susan Ode |
