Hope to meet you guys there tomorrow!
On January 15th at 1:30 pm the Chattanooga Green Committee (CGC) will present Chattanooga’s Climate Action Plan to Mayor Ron Littlefield. Location: Green Spaces at 63 E. Main Street.
The Climate Action Plan represents a year of collaborative efforts by the CGC, local and regional experts and the general public. It aims to lower Chattanooga’s carbon footprint and begin moving the City on a pathway towards sustainability - a path that will simultaneously benefit the environment, the local economy and all citizens of this great city. The document contains 47 recommended action items. Many of the action items were developed from the Public Visioning Event held last April. Many of you receiving this email attended that event, others joined later. Regardless of your previous involvement, the hope is that you will come out and support the holistic vision that we have collectively developed. The more people the better. This is your chance to show your elected officials that you care about climate change, the environment and the health and wellbeing of all generations of Chattanoogans. It is also a chance to show that you are willing to work together to reach this goal. Spread the word; bring your friends and families. A Q/A session will follow the brief presentation of the Climate Action Plan allowing you the chance to participate in this important event.
In the meantime visit: www.chattanooga.gov/chattanoogagreen and download a copy of the interim report that was released last June. The Climate Action Plan will be available on the website after the 15th.
The Climate Action Plan represents a year of collaborative efforts by the CGC, local and regional experts and the general public. It aims to lower Chattanooga’s carbon footprint and begin moving the City on a pathway towards sustainability - a path that will simultaneously benefit the environment, the local economy and all citizens of this great city. The document contains 47 recommended action items. Many of the action items were developed from the Public Visioning Event held last April. Many of you receiving this email attended that event, others joined later. Regardless of your previous involvement, the hope is that you will come out and support the holistic vision that we have collectively developed. The more people the better. This is your chance to show your elected officials that you care about climate change, the environment and the health and wellbeing of all generations of Chattanoogans. It is also a chance to show that you are willing to work together to reach this goal. Spread the word; bring your friends and families. A Q/A session will follow the brief presentation of the Climate Action Plan allowing you the chance to participate in this important event.
In the meantime visit: www.chattanooga.gov/chattanoogagreen and download a copy of the interim report that was released last June. The Climate Action Plan will be available on the website after the 15th.
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Permalink Reply by David on
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I did attend. I stood in the back of the room and listened I look forward to getting the report on monday to see how i can plug in. Sorry i did not have a chance to meet you but your question was a good one.
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Permalink Reply by Lana Sutton on -
Sorry I missed you. I only saw a few of the local green folks, and my question was basically met with a: we're going to be working on that question. Really though, if they are not going to do something to protect homeowner rights to go green in their yards, and with their own houses, then they're missing the point. People aren't going to conserve in their gardening/landscaping and home choices, if they could get penalized or dragged into court, and if conserving technology isn't offered here at a reasonable price. If developers aren't urged to use the highest rated materials, who'se going to pay extra for it, even if it saves them over the long run?
And while I'm glad the green question is a live one, and folks are working on the issue, the only concrete change I saw was that Chattanooga's getting a new high-level government sustainability administrator, quite possibly just another high-paying political appointee with no budget, and now power.
I don't feel like chattanooga is any greener. It just has more green soundbytes and green photo opps. Maybe we can help them though by keeping them honest, and being a part of this new process!
They said the next step is for the public to get involved in the process of making their recommendations happen, and that means the fine details, if they're serious about this, and not just sprinkling magic green political fairy dust so everyone thinks someone is working on the issue.
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I agree. I have attended a few of the current green awareness venues and find that they are focused more on the color of the money than on the simple things that can make a big difference. How is a person who is struggling to keep a roof over their heads supposed to be involved if its not affordable? Growing grass in a yard is an unproductive use of agricultural space. The cost of keeping the grass mowed and the yard trimmed could be converted to installing productive areas. The research on permaculture I have done shows productive use of the space and is much nicer to sit and reflect in.
I am gonna poke my nose in as much of the action plan that they allow the public to be part of. That's what they asked us to do at the meeting. Back to reading the report now.
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Permalink Reply by Lana Sutton on
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I'll check out the report too. It would be very nice if all of us in chattanooga transition tn either issued a group or individual opinions and/or recommendations, or something. This is a very valuable opportunity while election coverage is on this issue, and the mayor is keeping the focus on it. I fear that reelection may be all this is really about, and it will fizzle into nothing but a political appointment to high office after the election.
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