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Cities for Climate Protection CampaignOn January 4 , 2000 the Fairfax Town Council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution called ‘Cities for Climate Protection Campaign’. By passing this resolution Fairfax becomes the 68th municipality in the nation and the 365th internationally to pledge the development and implementation of action steps that reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution.
To become an active member of the campaign, a town must first calculate it’s baseline Carbon Dioxide levels and Methane, then create strategies to work towards an emissions reduction target. For their efforts the 67 American cities and towns who are the cutting edge members of the Campaign received the ‘Renew America Award’ this past summer from the presidents council on sustainability . Sustainable Fairfax (an affiliate of Sustainable North Bay) proposed the resolution to Fairfax’s Town Council 2 months ago . Both organizations are backing the same resolution at the County level. The goal of Sustainable Fairfax is to work closely with local government to create and encourage effective systems that will preserve and regenerate the local environment. Click here to see a list of measures local governments can take to reduce GHG emissions... |
Home-scale, applied Permaculture Every 2nd and 4th Saturday from July 8th through October 29th Sustainable Fairfax is conducting a hands-on workshop in the backyard of what will become the Sustainability Center at 141 Bolinas Road. |
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