June 8, 2015 by Andy Ferguson In the race to reduce green house gases, Fort Collins, Colorado has moved into the Diamond Lane, adopting a plan the city hopes can overtake and pass previously attempted emission reduction strategies. In March the City Council adopted a goal of reducing the municipality’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by … Read more
May 1, 2015 by Adrienne Tatman, SSU student and The Climate Center Intern Recently I attended a Sonoma County Water Agency’s Energy and Sustainability tour and learned how the Agency achieved carbon free water. The Agency pumps and distributes water to more than 600,000 Sonoma and Marin customers, and also runs several sanitation plants. Before … Read more
A new tool on the Climate Protection Campaign website allows you to offset the carbon impact of your driving and flights. A contribution based on your carbon emissions will go toward establishing policies that result in ongoing emission reductions. http://staging-theclimatecenter.org/carbon-calculator
Oct 14th at 7 PM at the Jackson Theater a panel of experts will explore “Factory Farms or Grass-raised Animals?” Dan Imhoff, who has a new book, CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories will speak about the business and agricultural practices of CAFOs and lead the panel discussion on local alternatives to factory raised … Read more
