Go Green Manitowoc
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| Industry | Government |
|---|---|
| Location | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
| Introduction | FACTS A time of great challenge is also a time of great opportunity • Due to human activities, our atmosphere contains 32 percent more carbon dioxide; • Mitigation – taking strong action to reduce emissions – must be viewed as an investment; • Local governments have a key role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency and reducing fossil fuel use; • Local government can lead by example by taking specific actions to transform itself into a model of sustainable practices that can result in cost savings and increased employment, and enhance environmental quality and community well-being; • A piecemeal application of the objectives of sustainability will make it much more difficult to attain. Need a whole system approach to sustainability including the three types of community capital: economic, social and natural; |
| Interests | Toward a Sustainable Community Why this effort is important: This is a crucial time to reinvent our institutions to help our community stay healthy and whole because we have entered an era where human generated pressures on the natural world are unprecedented and threaten our current way of life. |
| Favorite movies | THE NATURAL STEP FRAMEWORK IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES: Matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed. Matter and energy tend to disperse. Material quality can be characterized by the concentration, purity, and structure of matter. The net increase in material quality on Earth is produced by sun-driven processes. For 3 ½ billion years living organisms have created complex life forms and living systems characterized by diversity and interdependence. |