• Keep Training: Learn more about ICLEI’s upcoming training curriculum
  
• Bask in the Spotlight: Apply today to host a “Spotlight Conversation” event (Deadline: 9/26)
  
• Learn From Others: Roanoke’s cool target, Arlington’s idle effort, and Westport’s big ban
• Check Your Mail: Watch for ICLEI's adaptation guidebook in your mailbox and our member survey in your inbox

New ICLEI Training Curriculum on the Way 

ICLEI is revamping and expanding the curriculum on greenhouse gas inventories and accounting for local governments. The new trainings will cover more topics, including the CACP (Clean Air and Climate Protection) software and the Local Government Operations Protocol. If you are interested in these upcoming trainings, go here to submit your contact information and receive an e-mail notification when the courses dates and descriptions are announced.

Energize your climate protection efforts in ways you never thought possible by hosting a “Spotlight Conversation” event during the National Conversation on Climate Action set for Earth Day 2009. Space is limited, and the deadline to apply is September 26.
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Get set for the Green Jobs Now National Day of Action on September 27. In more than 250 events across the country, people will celebrate the power of green jobs and demand that they be the cornerstone of a new green economy. What are you doing? >> Get Involved

Roanoke, VA, reaches ICLEI’s Milestone 2

Westport, CT, bans plastic shopping bags

Arlington, TX, restricts idling in larger vehicles

Boulder, CO, proposes tougher green building codes

Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, CA, mayors endorse a new climate compact

Fayetteville, AR, organizes a regional sustainability summit

Don’t forget to bookmark ICLEI’s Climate & Sustainability News page, or subscribe to our RSS feed. You can also bookmark our ICLEI & Members in the News page, or subscribe to the RSS feed.

ICLEI is enhancing and expanding the services it offers its members--and we need your input! We want to ensure that the new programs are exactly what you, our members, need to drive your climate protection and sustainability activities. Keep an eye out for ICLEI’s member survey, coming to your inbox within a few weeks. We hope you’ll be willing to take 10 to 15 minutes to give us feedback on a range of topics, from what ICLEI tools you use to how ICLEI can better assist you and your jurisdiction.

Jake Stewart, City of Austin’s Climate Protection Program Manager, is riding his bicycle from New York City to Washington D.C. to make a point about climate action. >> Learn Why

Are you using ICLEI’s and ENERGY STAR’s tools together? A host of easy-to-use resources can help you determine all opportunities to increase energy efficiency in your community. >> Learn More

Within the next two weeks, check your mailbox for a hard copy of ICLEI's publication, Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments. This guidebook will be an invaluable resource for integrating adaption into your climate protection activities. One copy of the guidebook will be mailed to the ICLEI primary staff liaison in your jurisdiction. If you don't know who your staff liaison is, contact Allison Webster, ICLEI membership associate, at (617) 850-9044.

"It’s helpful to find and engage individuals across city departments, local businesses, and local institutions who are committed to climate change issues and carbon reduction. What you create is sort of an internal network that can help move things through if they get hung up in bureaucracy." –Jake Stewart, Austin Climate Protection Program Manager

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