Newsletter #2, August 2007
Newsletter #2, August 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Download the Post Carbon Cities Guidebook preview
An abridged preview version of Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, our long-awaited guidebook for local governments, is now available for free download. Visit the Guidebook webpage at www.postcarboncities.net/guidebook to download this 20-page preview, which includes:
As energy and climate change become increasingly important issues for businesses and citizens, Post Carbon Cities comes not a moment too soon for local leaders who want to know more about these long-term challenges.
Print copies of Post Carbon Cities will be available for pre-order (US$30.00) by the end of the month, with delivery starting mid-September. Visit www.postcarboncities.net/guidebook for more information. 2. Post Carbon Cities going on the road
Post Carbon Cities Program Manager Daniel Lerch will be traveling in September and October to promote the Post Carbon Cities Guidebook. His tour will include public presentations as well as meetings with government agencies and citizen groups working on local responses to peak oil and global warming. Watch our website in the coming weeks for Daniel's full itinerary, and contact him if you would like to host a presentation when he's in your area. Preliminary tour schedule:
3. Twelve large US counties launch "Cool Counties" initiative
On July 16th, twelve large U.S. counties --led by King County (WA), Fairfax County (VA), and Nassau County (NY)-- and the Sierra Club launched the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration, a major new initiative to combat global warming. Similar to the well-known U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Initiative launched by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels in February 2005, the Counties Declaration represents a pledge by signatories to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to urge the federal government to tack action on climate change. The Counties Declaration goes further in its details, however, specifically calling for:
The inaugural counties represent some of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, including:
[ Read more about the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration. ] 4. Top recent NEWS on postcarboncities.netEvery business day we dig through over thirty top news feeds for the latest on how energy and climate concerns are affecting cities, and what city leaders are doing in response. Search for recent articles by subject and region, or jump to our Editor's Choice section for the most significant and interesting stories of the past few months. Here are a few of the more popular news items of the last month:
5. Post Carbon Institute: New on Global Public Media
Global Public Media, another program of Post Carbon Institute, is an internet broadcasting station that streams long format audio and video interviews with world experts. Click on the links below for the latest additions on GPM.
6. Upcoming eventsInternational Forum on Globalization Teach-in: Confronting the Global Triple Crisis Sept. 14-16, 2007, Washington, DC A Renaissance of Local Sept. 28-30, 2007, Boulder, CO ASPO-USA 2007 Houston World Oil ConferenceOctober 17-20, Houston, Texas 18th Annual Bioneers ConferenceOctober 19-21, San Rafael, California Community Matters '07 ConferenceOctober 23-25, Burlington, Vermont The Community Solution: 4th Annual U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community SolutionsOctober 26-28, Yellow Springs, Ohio
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Mayor Enrique Peñalosa's unorthodox initiatives transformed the megacity of Bogota, Colombia from a sprawling, polluted, violent mess a into successfully model for mobility, social equity and --perhaps most surprisingly-- citizen happiness. This lengthy article describes what Peñalosa did, how he did it, and what lessons might be learned by North American cities.
The US Green Building Council's new 
