Ten golden Rules of (CO2) Monitoring for Municipalities
I. The local authority as consumer and model
II. The local authority as planner and regulator
III. The local authority as supplier and provider
IV. The local authority as advisor and promotor
Hundreds of European municipalities have already joined the Climate Alliance. In many cases, our efforts go beyond those of nation states.
The Climate Alliance of European Cities wants to offer information and tools to its member municipalities and to other European communities to support the development of renewable energies and the monitoring of progress on the local level.
Getting to Clean and Green: 5 Practical First Steps to "Solar" in Your Community
Improve Energy Surety in Energy
Links to Air Quality, how are we doing in keeping our "nest" clean?
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/airnow.cgi?MapDisplay=WHEREILIVE&MapDomain=az
Increasingly, radio, TV, and newspapers are providing information like this to local communities. But what does it mean to you ...if you are planning outdoor activities that day? ...if you have children who play outdoors? ...if you are an older adult? ...if you have asthma?
Ideas about how we can DO SOMETHING about it!!
UsingRenewableforRobustCommunity.pdf (posted 10/07/03)
Designing a Community Energy Project
Some helpful suggestions and ideas about energy production for a community.
Overview of Energy Management Programs
An overview of the current Government options for upgrading to clean, renewable technology.
An overview of several Federal Programs available for our utilization in regearing our communities.
A government study on the feasibility and direction of conversion of government buildings into more energy efficiency.
An example of a successful partnership between the City of Scottsdale and APS.
What is "Performance Contracting"? Our federally employed partners know.
For the government people who have avenues for energy improvements that the rest of us do not have.
Special funding availabilities for state and local governments.