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Climate Action Resources to Empower Northwest Local Governments - Sept. 26, 2008

What's Inside:
Announcements From ICLEI: Connect with your state network, share your success
Pacific Northwest Events: APA conference, Green Expo, and more
ICLEI Members in Action: Ashland shines, Seattle convenes
Resources and Opportunities: Must-read reports

Announcements From ICLEI

newsletter_content_image-peoplenetwork.gifDon't Miss the State Network Calls
Join ICLEI members in your state for a monthly conference call to discuss common challenges and opportunities, learn about state policies, and more.

Share Your Successes
Have you completed an inventory or action plan or implemented a new program you are excited about? Share it with ICLEI! We’re compiling these resources so local governments can learn from one another. Just e-mail
Amy Shatzkin.

National Conversation: Deadline Extended
The deadline for communities to apply to be a Spotlight Conversation host for next year’s National Conversation on Climate Action has been extended to Friday, Oct. 3.

Pacific Northwest Events

content_calendar.jpg Green Expo, Oct. 10, Seattle, WA

American Planning Association Northwest Regional Conference
, Oct. 13-15, Spokane, WA

Association of Idaho Cities Energy and Green Building Conference, Oct. 22, Boise, ID

Climate Registries: A Roadmap, Oct. 28, Seattle, WA

Harvesting Clean Energy Conference, Jan. 25-27, 2009, Billings, MT 

ICLEI Members in Action
newsletter_Image_circle_of_hands.jpgAshland, OR, shines with effort to expand solar initiative

Seattle, WA, Convenes Green Building Task Force
and makes plans to double energy savings

For more updates, be sure to check our ICLEI and Members in the News and our Climate and Sustainability News pages.

Resources and Opportunities

newsletter_content_image_globefinger.gifReport: Community Wind 101
Climate Solutions report sheds light on the benefits and challenges, and policy models to build up local ownership of wind energy
.

Primer on Cap and Trade
Sightline Institute's overview of this climate change policy solution.

Event Opportunity for Oregon Cities
Host an event on the impacts of climate change in the Pacific Northwest.

Headlines Across the Region

content_headlines.jpgWestern states propose emissions-trading plan

Portland area must reduce, reuse, recycle--or else

Seattle's growth projection reflects a city pushing limits

Oregon installs first highway solar project
 

 
Inside ICLEI

Bookmark Us
Bookmark ICLEI's Pacific Northwest Region page for the latest news, events, and opportunities across the state.

Welcome New ICLEI Members
Coupeville, WA, and
Sequim, WA,
are ICLEI’s newest Pacific Northwest members.

Welcome New ICLEI Staff
Justus Stewart joins ICLEI as a Program Associate for the Pacific Northwest Capacity Center. Justus is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his Masters in City Planning. Contact him at justus.stewart@iclei.org

Contact ICLEI’s Northwest Manager
Amy Shatzkin
Pacific Northwest Program Manager
amy.shatzkin@iclei.org (206) 615-1696

 

 

 

 





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