Sacramento Bee
Monday, November 8, 2010
By Staff Writers
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Ian Britton
UC Merced said a new program organized by its partner, the Great Valley Center, will offer free assistance to local governments in the San Joaquin Valley to help them develop an inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Eventually, the program will offer recommendations on how each city can reduce the amount of energy used in its own operations.
The Green Communities Program, funded by PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission and implemented with the help of ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability, will pay interns from UC Merced, University of the Pacific and CSU Stanislaus to work with staff members in participating cities, UC Merced said in a news release.
So far, cities that have signed on to participate in the Green Communities Program are Modesto, Turlock, Ceres, Patterson, Oakdale, Riverbank, Hughson, Waterford, Newman and Livingston. Stanislaus County and the cities of Los Banos and Sanger are also looking into the program.
The Great Valley Center interns will use meter information to assess energy use while also interviewing city staff members about solid waste management, sewage treatment, landfill emissions and even commuting practices. They will then offer customized recommendations based on the findings.
“The Green Communities Program works to equip local governments with information to make better decisions about reducing greenhouse gas emissions as they reduce energy consumption,” said Dejeune Shelton, interim executive director of the Great Valley Center, in the news release. “The cities that are a part of this program will be able to use the data to implement their greenhouse gas reduction goals effectively, which will have a positive effect on their community’s quality of life.”
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/07/3170333/uc-merced-and-great-valley-center.html#ixzz15SwisfL3
Monday, November 8, 2010
By Staff Writers
Flickr/Creative Commons:
Ian Britton
UC Merced said a new program organized by its partner, the Great Valley Center, will offer free assistance to local governments in the San Joaquin Valley to help them develop an inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Eventually, the program will offer recommendations on how each city can reduce the amount of energy used in its own operations.
The Green Communities Program, funded by PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission and implemented with the help of ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability, will pay interns from UC Merced, University of the Pacific and CSU Stanislaus to work with staff members in participating cities, UC Merced said in a news release.
So far, cities that have signed on to participate in the Green Communities Program are Modesto, Turlock, Ceres, Patterson, Oakdale, Riverbank, Hughson, Waterford, Newman and Livingston. Stanislaus County and the cities of Los Banos and Sanger are also looking into the program.
The Great Valley Center interns will use meter information to assess energy use while also interviewing city staff members about solid waste management, sewage treatment, landfill emissions and even commuting practices. They will then offer customized recommendations based on the findings.
“The Green Communities Program works to equip local governments with information to make better decisions about reducing greenhouse gas emissions as they reduce energy consumption,” said Dejeune Shelton, interim executive director of the Great Valley Center, in the news release. “The cities that are a part of this program will be able to use the data to implement their greenhouse gas reduction goals effectively, which will have a positive effect on their community’s quality of life.”
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/07/3170333/uc-merced-and-great-valley-center.html#ixzz15SwisfL3
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