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January 29, 2010

“Going Green: Barriers and Best Practices for Local Governments” Civic Engagement and the Coming Energy and Climate Crisis : Sustainable Energy, Economy and Environment. January 29, 2010. Alachua County, Florida. Total County Population : 247,561 Area (sq/miles): 961

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January 29, 2010

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  1. “Going Green: Barriers and Best Practices for Local Governments”Civic Engagement and the Coming Energy and Climate Crisis: Sustainable Energy, Economy and Environment January 29, 2010

  2. Alachua County, Florida Total County Population : 247,561 Area (sq/miles): 961 County Seat: Gainesville Municipalities and Population Alachua:7,854 Archer: 1,229 Gainesville 122,671 Hawthorne: 1,401 High Springs: 4,739 LaCrosse: 195 Micanopy: 637 Newberry: 4,787 Waldo: 831 UNINCORPORATED Population: 103,217

  3. Civic Engagement – Civic Awakening

  4. Question and Discussion • How do we make an energy efficient and resource resilient community? 1. Introductions

  5. Sustainability Defined

  6. ECSC Overview • Alachua County Energy Conservation Strategies Commission - over 204 recommendations exploring: • Community Challenges • Rising Energy Costs, Climate Change, Peak Oil Production & Decline • Community Opportunities • Create a resource efficient and resilient community

  7. Community Membership ECSC Members from left to right: Bill Shepherd; Erich Christian; Pattie Glenn; Dwight Adams; Chris Fillie; Eduardo Vargas; Harry Kegelmann; Ed Brown; Ruth Steiner; Fred Depenbrock; Penny Wheat 2. Background

  8. The ECSC Final Report http://energy.alachuacounty.us

  9. Moving from Old to New Stories

  10. Question and Discussion • What do you fear? • What do you love? • How do we find common purpose?

  11. Alternative Futures

  12. Question and Discussion • How will you shrink your community’s carbon footprint and grow its civic footprint? 7. Future Steps

  13. Recommendations Categories • Major Strategic Policies • Inviting and Engaging Our Public & Communities • Alachua County Government • Waste and Energy Implications • Maximize Local Food Production and Processing • Land Use and Transportation • Residential Buildings • Innovative Energy Systems and Renewable Energy • Legislative Items

  14. Energy Hierarchy of Deployment

  15. US Energy Flow 2008 US Total Energy Flow 2008: 99.3 Quadrillion Btu(3rd) Florida’s Consumption 4.6 Trillion Btu (4th) Florida’s Expenditures $58 Billion

  16. Our Opportunities

  17. Energy, Emissions and Land Use 2.8 Million Tons of CO2 emitted in Alachua County 1998

  18. Energy, Emissions and Land Use 2.8 Million Tons of CO2 emitted in Alachua County 1998

  19. Alachua County Implementation Energy and Resource Conservation Renewable Energy Deployment • Resource Recovery Park

  20. Community Opportunities • Invest in weatherization & energy efficiency • Create employment & new local businesses • Develop sustainable mobility infrastructure • Maximize local food production • Maximize renewable energy production

  21. Conclusions and Best Advice Best Policies to create and energy efficient and resource resilient community Best Advice • Invest in weatherization & energy efficiency • Create employment & new local businesses • Develop sustainable mobility infrastructure • Maximize local food production • Maximize renewable energy production • Start now • Ask for help • Involve and educate your residents • Have land use policies that address climate change • Measure your performance • Be ready for the benefits of coming carbon markets (and your community’s carbon liability) 6. Conclusions and Best Advice

  22. Ask For Help! Policy and Legislative Best Practices and Technical • Climate Communities http://www.climatecommunities.us/ • Association of Counties or League of Cities Organizations • ICMA, TLG • ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability http://www.icleiusa.org/ • University and Community Colleges 6. Conclusions and Best Advice

  23. Thank you

  24. ECSC Resources • To read the full report in a flip book format please go here: http://issuu.com/msexton/docs/ecscfinalreport • For a downloadable pdf version of the report please go here: https://govconnect.alachuacounty.us/committees/ECSC/Strategies/olgies/Shared%20Documents/ECSC%20Report.pdf • To access the site and all archived information please go to: http://energy.alachuacounty.us

  25. Contact Information Sean McLendon Sustainability Program Manager Alachua County, Florida 12 SE 1st St. PO Box 2877 Gainesville, FL 32602-2877 Ph: 352 548 3765 Email: smclendon@alachuacounty.us Web: http://alachuacounty.us

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