| Encourage Strong Environmental Practices |
Encourage
Strong Environmental Practices
We will encourage residents, businesses and other institutions to use
resources more efficiently and adopt environmentally responsible practices.
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Goals
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2004 Actions
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- Increase energy and water efficiency of residential and
commercial consumers
- Reduce generation of solid waste; increase rates of recycling
- Raise community awareness of environmental challenges and
opportunities, and promote community engagement and action
- Increase adoption of sustainable practices by Seattle-area
businesses and households
- Actively promote "best environmental practices"
regionally, state-wide, and nationally
- Promote environmental equity
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- Implement the Sustainable Business Development Initiative
(develop resource guide to help businesses implement :best
practices"; support businesses that develop clean energy and
green building technologies; partner with Chamber, nonprofits to
create sustainable business network)
- Continue aggressive residential and commercial energy and water
conservation programs
- Implement recycling improvements (e.g. reduce recyclables in
garbage)
- Conduct environmental equity assessment; develop action agenda
- Focus environmental education on lower income and ethnically
diverse children
- Partner with the Media and Policy Center/PBS to produce a
documentary and community action guide on urban ecosystem
restoration
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Achieving a future with economic opportunity, community,
social equity and environmental stewardship requires that residents,
government and businesses work together. To promote actions which conserve
resources, reduce waste and protect the environment, the City must leverage programs and services
creating partnerships with the community . The Strong Environmental Practices component of the Mayor's Environmental Action Agenda
captures the way the City works with the community to: reduce water and
energy use and waste generation, increase the adoption of sustainable
practices, and improve the quality of the environment.
"We must work together to create
partnerships with the community to promote actions which conserve resources,
reduce waste and protect the environment". Mayor
Nickels
Links
Agenda
Brochure
2004
Environmental Action Agenda Brochure (PDF 205.9 KB)
Agenda
Summary
2004
Environmental Action Agenda Summary (PDF 73.9 KB)
Complete
Agenda
2004
Environmental Action Agenda Targets & Indicators (PDF
213.1 KB)
Energy & Water Conservation
Energy
conservation programs - City Light
Water
Smart Technology Program - SPU
Community Support
Community
Environmental Grants - SPU
P-Patch
Community Gardens -
DON
Building
Inclusive Communities in Seattle - DON
Neighborhood
Power Project -
City Light
Neighborhood
Business District Support - OED
Community
Development Corporations - OED
Creek
Steward Program - SPU
Parks
and Recreation Environmental Stewardship -
Parks
Adopt-A-Street
- SPU
Natural
Lawn and Garden Care - SPU
Recycling
Home
Recycling Information - SPU
Friends
of Recycling - SPU
Sustainable Business
Economic
Development - OED
Business
and Industry Resource Venture
Sustainable
Industries Journal
Greenbiz.com
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