Local Action Roundup

Local Action Roundup

• Early Success of Boston's Hub Bike Sharing Surprises Even Program’s Backers (Boston.com)
• Boulder, CO, Saves Money Through Facility Energy Improvements (McKinstry)
• Green Workplace Challenge Demonstrates Pittsburgh, PA, Region’s Continued Leadership in Business Innovation and Environmental Transformation (Sustainable Pittsburgh)
• Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Partners Announce Launch of Houston Drives Electric (City of Houston)
• Clean Fund Completes First Private Commercial PACE Financing in Sonoma County, CA (Clean Fund)
  
• Water Infrastructure Successes in Columbia, MO (ICMA)
• Plastic and Paper Bag Ban Proposed for Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Times)
• City Hall Joining Flint, MI's Urban Agriculture Movement (Flint Journal)
• San Carlos, CA, Accepted into Beacon Award Program (City of San Carlos)
• New York Chooses Company to Run Bike-Share Program (New York Times)

Local Action Roundup

• Chicago, IL to pay Cab Companies for Greener Rides (Fox)
• Tulsa, OK, Area Clean Cities Organizes Pitch for Electric Vehicles (Tulsa World)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Rail Line Gets Boast from Feds (Central Corridor Light Rail Transit)
• Duluth, MN Lakewalk Trash Collection Goes High-Tech (Duluth News Tribune)
• Portland, OR, Named Top Ten Green City in the World (Passport Online)
• Boston, MA, Mayor Menino Announces City has Exceeded Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (City of Boston)
• Burlingame, CA, Receives National Environmental Award (Patch)
• Rye, NY, Moving Forward With Sustainability Plan (Patch)
• Kansas City, MO, Adopts Gold LEED Building Standard (City of Kansas City)
• Corvallis, OR, Receives EPA Funding for “Energize Corvallis" (City of Corvallis)

Local Action Roundup

• Sonoma County, CA, Exceeds Emissions Goals (The Press Democrat)

• Pasadena, CA, Launch Ambitious Sustainability Goals (Pasadena Weekly)
• Chicago, IL, Contractors Could Be Required to Lower Diesel Emissions (Chicago Tribune)
• Ann Arbor, MI, Officials Eye Goal of 50% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2015 (AnnArbor.com)
• Southampton Village, NY, Plans Plastic Bag Ban Vote (Patch)
• San Mateo, CA, Allocates Stimulus Money for Home Energy Efficiency (The Daily Journal)
• New York City Mayor Heralds Signing of First 'Green Lease' (WNYC)
• Boulder County, CO, Commissioner Will Toor Outlines Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Measures (The Colorado Independent)
• Tucson, AZ, Installs LED Streetlights (New Streetlights)
• Pittsburgh, PA, Named Finalist for National Sustainability Award 
  

  (Pittsburgh Climate Initiative)

   

  
  

Local Action Roundup

• Iowa City, IO, University, and MidAmerican Energy Partnering on Landfill Project (Press Citizen)
• Arbor, MI, Adds New LED Streetlights (Sustainable City Network)
• Nashua, NH, Better Buildings Program Target Energy Savings (Nashua Telegraph)
• Philadelphia, PA, Among Top 20 Cities With Energy Star Certified Buildings (EPA)
• San Francisco, CA, Mayor Calls for City to Go 100% Renewable by 2020 (Grist)
• New York City Gets Its First Solar Powered EV Charger (Earth Techling)
• Seattle, WA, City Light Named Climate Action Leader for Third Year (Renewables Biz)
• Los Angeles, CA, Takes the Next Step in Transportation: Buses as Clean, Green Machines
  (The Huffington Post)
  
• EPA Recognizes Washington, DC, as the Nation's Leading Green Power Community (District of Columbia)
• Syracuse, NY, Named One of IBM's 'Smarter Cities,' Wins Technology Grant from Company

     (The Post Standard)

Local Action Roundup

• Los Angeles County Homeowners Now Eligible for Energy Efficiency Rebates and Incentives (American Banking and Market News)
• New York City is Reusing Broken Concrete as a Method of Sustainable Construction (The Dirt)
• Washington, D.C., Leads List of Top States for LEED Green Buildings (Greener Buildings)
• El Cerrito, CA's Environmental Committee Urges Council to Consider Plastic Bag Ban (Patch)
• Coconut Creek, FL, Earns Sustainable Community Certification (Audubon International)
• Durham, NC, Recognized for Municipal Project (ICMA)
• Chicago, IL, to Build Electric Car Charging Network (Grist)
• Santa Barbara, CA, Achieves Sustainable Milestone with Water Efficiency (City of Santa Monica)
• Clarkstown, NY, Enviornmental Summit to Look at Rockland County's Green Issues (Lo Hud)
• City Officials in Car-Centric Los Angeles, CA,  Approve Bike Lane Plan (The Seattle Times)

Local Action Roundup

• Municipalities Lead Charge for Green Initiatives (Ithaca Journal)
  
• Midwest Playing Catch-Up in Preparing for Electric Cars (Midwest Energy News)
  
• Elgin, IL, ‘Beets’ Winter Snow Management Blues (WOWW)
  
• Local Government Action to Promote Sustainability (ICMA)
  
• Dallas, Texas Big on Green List (Dallas Business Journal)
  
• Santa Barbara Hires Environmental Manager to Oversee Recycling Program (Daily Sound)
  
• New Research to Find Ways to Increase Economic Growth in Lake Erie Cities (Ohio State University)
  
• California Energy Commission Proposing New Renewable Energy Program for Local Governments (California Energy Commission)
  
• Taking On Climate Change, Local Style: Miami-Dade's GreenPrint a Blueprint for Carbon Reduction (Miami Herald)
  
• Community-Based Development Project Gets Underway in Oglala, SD (The Huffington Post)
• Report Shows Opportunities for a Greener Richmond, VA (GIC)
  
• Santa Monica, CA, Approves Ban on Plastic Bags (LA Times)
  
• San Francisco Government Closes In On CO2 Reduction Goal (SF Gate)
  
• Keene, New Hampshire Creates New Urban District with Incentives to Develop More Sustainably (Smart Growth)
  

Local Action Roundup

• Los Angeles, CA's 'Green Zone' Plan Is Aimed at Low-Income, High-Pollution Areas (Los Angeles Times)

• Green Transportation Projects Moving Forward in Florida and Michigan (Streets Blog)

• Ford Transit Connect Taxis to Hit the Streets of Chicago and Run on Clean Burning Natural Gas (Auto Gnomes)

• Mayors Scramble to Preserve Block Grant Funding for Energy Projects (The New York Times)

• In New York, New Sen. Coons Has Long Record of Promoting Energy Efficiency (The New York Times)

• Milwaukee to Revamp Energy Efficiency Program (Journal Sentinel)
  

• Oakland, CA, on the Right Track for Sustainability (NRDC Switchboard)

• PLANPGH: What It Means for Pittsburgh, PA (Next American City)

• Madison, WI, Surpasses Reduction Goal for Carbon Emissions (Wisconsin State Journal)

• Port of Seattle, WA, Rolls Out Truck Emissions Rules (Environmental Leader)
  

• In California, San Francisco Housing Authority to Save $60M with New Energy Performance Contract (Environmental Leader)

• Alameda County, CA, Water District Goes Green, Saves Cash (Water World)

• What’s on Deck for the City of Eugene, OR, in 2011? (KVAL)
  

Local Action Roundup

• King County, WA Selected for Pioneering Sustainability Program (Issaquah Press)
  
• Solar Comes to Silver City, NM: Project Developer to be Named in January (Silver City Sun-News)
  
• Federal Cap on Water Pollution Is Chesapeake Bay's Road to Remedy (Solve Climate)
  
• Oregon Sustainability Center in Portland, OR, Lands $250K Grant (Sustainable Business Oregon)
  
• Can a New Streetcar Save Atlanta, GA’s MARTA? (Next American City)
  
• Albemarle County, VA, Brownsville Elementary Addition Gets LEED Distinction (The Daily Progress)
  
• In California, A Green Light for Silicon Valley’s Green Building Regulations (Reuters)

Local Action Roundup

• In Tompkins County, NY, Lighten Up Tompkins Builds Momentum (Ithaca Journal)
  
• Clackamas County, OR, Approves $350,000 Contract for Solar Panel Installation (Oregon Live)
  
• In Los Angeles County Energy Upgrade California Conference to Help Advance Local Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit Industry (MarketWire)
  
• Oakland, CA, Plans to Become an Environmental Leader (Oakland North)
  
• Town of Huntington on Long Island, NY, Puts More Energy Into Sewage Efficiency (Newsday)
  
• Albany, CA's Climate Action Plan Gets into Action (Albany Patch)
  
• San Francisco, CA, Eyes Goal of 100% Green Power by 2020 (Greenwire)
  
• Ann Arbor Officials Working to Launch First PACE Program in Michigan Under New State Law (Ann Arbor)
  
• In Detroit, MI, Greening Sewers Saves Environment, Money (Great Lakes Echo)
  
• Boston, MA, One of Five Cities Selected Chosen by US EPA Under Greening America Capital Cities Program (City of Boston)
  
• Merced County, CA, Gets a Pep Talk and Money to Create Jobs, Attract Businesses (Merced Sun-Star)

Local Action Roundup

• Ann Arbor Officials Working to Launch First PACE Program in Michigan Under New State Law (AnnArbor.com)
  
• In Detroit, MI, Greening Sewers Saves Environment, Money (Great Lakes Echo)
  
• Metro Considers Biogas Plant For Northeast Portland, OR (OPB News)
  
• Santa Rosa, CA, Considers Scaled-Down Bike Boulevard (Press Democrat)
  
• A Closer Look at Job Centers and Transit in Los Angeles County, CA, Including Century City (The Source)
  
• Boston, MA, One of Five Cities Selected Chosen by US EPA Under Greening America Capital Cities Program (City of Boston)