Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Go Green Manitowoc
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- FACTS A time of great challenge is also a time of great opportunity • Due to human activities, our atmosphere contains 32 percent more carbon dioxide; • Mitigation – taking strong action to reduce emissions – must be viewed as an investment; • Local governments have a key role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency and reducing fossil fuel use; • Local government can lead by example by taking specific actions to transform itself into a model of sustainable practices that can result in cost savings and increased employment, and enhance environmental quality and community well-being; • A piecemeal application of the objectives of sustainability will make it much more difficult to attain. Need a whole system approach to sustainability including the three types of community capital: economic, social and natural;
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