Remodeling your home? Please consider donating any reusable items to ReSale in San Carlos - a home improvement resale business and see if there is anything there that you can reuse. Go Green!
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Showing posts with label green. Show all posts
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Happy Earth Day!
I just returned from an amazing trip to Belize last week and am having withdrawal symptoms. It is such a beautiful place with so much to see and do. The above picture is from Google's earth day page and it reminded me of the jungles in Belize. We would literally walk from our room and see parrots and toucan's in the trees. The sound of animals, birds and insects was so loud at night it was hard for me to sleep. Funny though, now that I am back home I miss the sounds. I am also more aware of the lone bird chirping than I ever was before. Traveling really opens up your eyes and gives you a deeper sense of appreciation for our planet. Let's all do what we can to go green!
If anyone is thinking of traveling to Belize and would like some tips. Just ask!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
San Carlos Climate Action Plan Wins NorCal APA Award!
San Carlos, CA - June 8, 2009 - The City of San Carlos announced today that it has received the 2009 Outstanding Planning Award of Merit in the Category of Innovation in Green Community Planning from the Northern California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).
The award is in recognition of the City's Climate Action Plan which is being developed as part of the upcoming General Plan 2030 process and the City of San Carlos' ongoing series of Green Programs and Climate Change Initiatives. The APA Award goes to the team that developed the plan led by Planning Manager Deborah Nelson, Assistant City Manager Brian Moura and Michael McCormick and Jillian Rich from PMC, a planning and consulting firm based in Rancho Cordova, CA. Work on the plan was funded with a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD).
The City worked with a three member Climate Action Plan Subcommittee of the General Plan Advisory Committee (Don Cook, Suzanne Emerson and Michelle Margiotta) to develop the City's first Climate Action Plan (CAP). The plan includes 21 reduction goals and 39 reduction measures aimed at reducing the City's Greenhouse Gas levels to 15% below the 2005 levels by the year 2020. The project also successfully integrated Greenhouse Gas emission reduction and climate change strategies into the Environmental Management Element of the General Plan.
In presenting the Innovation in Green Community Planning to San Carlos Planning Manager Deborah Nelson, the 2009 Awards Co-Director Eileen Whitty noted that the San Carlos Climate Action Plan merited an award for several key reasons including Making a Complex Topic Easily Understood, Clearly Outlining the Impacts of Climate Change and the Community's Carbon Footprint, Showing the Impacts of the Proposed Measures to Reduce the City's Carbon Footprint and Developing a Plan that is both Practical and Highly Implementable.
Interest in the San Carlos Climate Action Plan has been high among other agencies around the state since it is one of the first to be integrated with the City's upcoming General Plan. Presentations on the CAP have been requested and made to groups including City and County Officials in Monterey County on Earth Day, the Silicon Valley Climate Protection Task Force and the BAAQMD Climate Action Leadership Summit. The CAP will also be discussed as part of an upcoming Case Study on Public Involvement by the Institute of Local Government (ILG) and at the 2009 League of California Cities Annual Conference to be held in San Jose this September.
The 2009 San Carlos Climate Action Plan is now in its final stages of preparation. It will be discussed with the San Carlos City Council in August with final adoption scheduled in October along with the City's General Plan 2030 Update. A copy of the current draft of the CAP is available for review on the City of San Carlos Web Site at:http://www.cityofsancarlos.org/generalplanupdate/whats_new_/draft_elements/draft_climate_action_plan/default.asp
The award is in recognition of the City's Climate Action Plan which is being developed as part of the upcoming General Plan 2030 process and the City of San Carlos' ongoing series of Green Programs and Climate Change Initiatives. The APA Award goes to the team that developed the plan led by Planning Manager Deborah Nelson, Assistant City Manager Brian Moura and Michael McCormick and Jillian Rich from PMC, a planning and consulting firm based in Rancho Cordova, CA. Work on the plan was funded with a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD).
The City worked with a three member Climate Action Plan Subcommittee of the General Plan Advisory Committee (Don Cook, Suzanne Emerson and Michelle Margiotta) to develop the City's first Climate Action Plan (CAP). The plan includes 21 reduction goals and 39 reduction measures aimed at reducing the City's Greenhouse Gas levels to 15% below the 2005 levels by the year 2020. The project also successfully integrated Greenhouse Gas emission reduction and climate change strategies into the Environmental Management Element of the General Plan.
In presenting the Innovation in Green Community Planning to San Carlos Planning Manager Deborah Nelson, the 2009 Awards Co-Director Eileen Whitty noted that the San Carlos Climate Action Plan merited an award for several key reasons including Making a Complex Topic Easily Understood, Clearly Outlining the Impacts of Climate Change and the Community's Carbon Footprint, Showing the Impacts of the Proposed Measures to Reduce the City's Carbon Footprint and Developing a Plan that is both Practical and Highly Implementable.
Interest in the San Carlos Climate Action Plan has been high among other agencies around the state since it is one of the first to be integrated with the City's upcoming General Plan. Presentations on the CAP have been requested and made to groups including City and County Officials in Monterey County on Earth Day, the Silicon Valley Climate Protection Task Force and the BAAQMD Climate Action Leadership Summit. The CAP will also be discussed as part of an upcoming Case Study on Public Involvement by the Institute of Local Government (ILG) and at the 2009 League of California Cities Annual Conference to be held in San Jose this September.
The 2009 San Carlos Climate Action Plan is now in its final stages of preparation. It will be discussed with the San Carlos City Council in August with final adoption scheduled in October along with the City's General Plan 2030 Update. A copy of the current draft of the CAP is available for review on the City of San Carlos Web Site at:http://www.cityofsancarlos.org/generalplanupdate/whats_new_/draft_elements/draft_climate_action_plan/default.asp
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Solar Energy Incentives - See If You Qualify
Under the new stimulous package, billions have been set aside for green energy
both for the environmental impact and to reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Incentives are available to all regardless of financial needs. This is
an energy program, not a low-income program.
Find out if you or your clients qualify for solar now. With government programs
and utility rebates, the government and agencies may pay 45%-55% or more of the price of the system. Even with financing for the rest, you can spend LESS every
month than you are spending today because of the electric savings!
Take one minute and find out if you qualify. There is no risk or obligation.
Please visit:
http://www.SaveWithSolar.org/top-ten-reasons-for-solar.cfm
and find out if you qualify. Again, there is no cost, no risk and no obligation!
both for the environmental impact and to reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Incentives are available to all regardless of financial needs. This is
an energy program, not a low-income program.
Find out if you or your clients qualify for solar now. With government programs
and utility rebates, the government and agencies may pay 45%-55% or more of the price of the system. Even with financing for the rest, you can spend LESS every
month than you are spending today because of the electric savings!
Take one minute and find out if you qualify. There is no risk or obligation.
Please visit:
http://www.SaveWithSolar.org/top-ten-reasons-for-solar.cfm
and find out if you qualify. Again, there is no cost, no risk and no obligation!
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