Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 28 views

    July 2010 Cool Cities Deleware Newsletter

    Uploaded by

    Cool Cities Deleware
    The City of Lewes, Delaware unanimously voted to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. This makes Lewes the fourth city in Delaware to commit to initiatives around energy sustainability, environmental stewardship, and climate protection. The Cool Cities Delaware program works with local governments across the state to adopt similar policies. They are planning events like their upcoming annual conference in September to promote these issues.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    July 2010 Cool Cities Deleware Newsletter

    Uploaded by

    Cool Cities Deleware
    28 views3 pages
    The City of Lewes, Delaware unanimously voted to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. This makes Lewes the fourth city in Delaware to commit to initiatives around energy sustainability, environmental stewardship, and climate protection. The Cool Cities Delaware program works with local governments across the state to adopt similar policies. They are planning events like their upcoming annual conference in September to promote these issues.

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The City of Lewes, Delaware unanimously voted to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. This makes Lewes the fourth city in Delaware to commit to initiatives around energy sustainability, environmental stewardship, and climate protection. The Cool Cities Delaware program works with local governments across the state to adopt similar policies. They are planning events like their upcoming annual conference in September to promote these issues.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    28 views3 pages

    July 2010 Cool Cities Deleware Newsletter

    Uploaded by

    Cool Cities Deleware
    The City of Lewes, Delaware unanimously voted to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. This makes Lewes the fourth city in Delaware to commit to initiatives around energy sustainability, environmental stewardship, and climate protection. The Cool Cities Delaware program works with local governments across the state to adopt similar policies. They are planning events like their upcoming annual conference in September to promote these issues.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    newsletter

    July 2010 http://coolcitiesde.us

    Cool Cities Welcomes Lewes


    The City of Lewes has become the fourth of Delaware’s
    cities to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection
    Agreement at their June 14 city council meeting. Their
    unanimous vote was congratulated at the meeting by
    Sierra Club of Delaware President Nancy Moore and the
    Chairman of the Cool Cities Delaware Program Ron
    Zink.

    Cool Cities Delaware is a


    state-wide volunteer effort
    that encourages local
    governments adopt energy
    sustainability, Left to right: Lewes Councilwoman Barbara Vaughan, Councilman Victor
    environmental stewardship Letonoff, Mayor James Ford, Deputy Mayor Stephanie Tsantes, Cool Cities
    and climate protection Chairman Ron Zink, Mayor James L. Ford, III, Councilman Theodore W. Becker
    and Delaware Sierra Club President Nancy Moore.
    policies and programs.
    Join us on Facebook In addition to Lewes, Newark also made this commitment
    Questions? please contact:
    Ron Zink, Chairman to energy sustainability, environmental stewardship and
    28 Winged Foot Road climate protection earlier this year. Dover signed on to
    Dover, DE 19904
    coolcitiesde@gmail.com the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement in 2007
    (302) 735-8996
    and Wilmington, one of the original signatories to the
    A Program of: agreement, joined in 2005.
    Of Delaware’s 57 villages, towns and cities, 53 have yet
    to commit to this important climate protection initiative.
    The Sierra Club of Delaware’s Cool Cities Program
    (Continued on page 2)
    Cool Cities Delaware Newsletter - July 2010 Page 1
    (Continued from page 1)
    volunteers are eager to discuss the long-term financial and environmental benefits of
    this program in local communities throughout the state.

    AUGUST Next Meeting—August 12 at 7 pm


    Please join us on August 12 at 7 pm at the Camden Friends
    12th Meeting located at 122 East Camden Wyoming Avenue in
    Camden, Delaware. Topics to be discussed will include revisions
    7:00 pm to our Work Plan for this year and our upcoming conference
    Camden Friends coordinated in collaboration with the American Institute of
    Meeting Architects Sustainable Delaware Conference, to be held at the
    Virden Conference Center in Lewes on September 22.

    Monthly Planning Meetings Scheduled


    We have initiated monthly planning meetings to discuss our program and coordinate
    outreach efforts, to be held on the second Thursday of each month. If you are
    interested in getting involved in promoting energy sustainability, environmental
    stewardship and climate protection at the local government level, please join us.
    With meetings planned in all three counties, there are opportunities for statewide
    volunteer participation. For the latest information on our meeting location, please see
    our calendar on our website at coolcitiesde.us.

    Ronnie Davis Attends Maryland Cool Cities Workshop


    The Sierra Club of Maryland’s fifth annual Cool Cities Workshop was held on June
    26th. One of our volunteers from the Dover area, Ronnie Davis, was able to
    participate and described the impressive efforts of Maryland’s Cool Cities.
    Highlights of the event include a presentation on “Green Streets” Mayor Adam Ortiz of
    the town of Edmonston. This small town is making dramatic efforts towards
    sustainable stormwater control, energy efficiency and walk/bike-ability. Read more
    about this program at their website at http://edmonstonmd.gov/GoingGreen.html.
    You can read more about this event, and download the presentations delivered at the
    workshop at the Sierra Club of Maryland’s website at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/
    action/p0304.asp.

    Green Drinks
    This monthly event provides a casual and unstructured opportunity for those with a
    passion for the environment and sustainability to enjoy conversation over a cool
    beverage. Green Drinks is a worldwide phenomena that meets three times a month in
    (Continued on page 3)
    Cool Cities Delaware Newsletter - July 2010 Page 2
    (Continued from page 2)
    Delaware: Newark Area (1st Tuesday); Greenville/
    North Wilmington (3rd Tuesday); Lewes/Rehoboth
    (1st Thursday). Green Delaware’s website has
    information on dates, times and locations: http://
    greendelaware.com/greendrinks.htm (visit their
    calendar of events link).
    Those from the Dover area who are interested in carpooling to Green Drinks in the
    Lewes/Rehoboth in August should call Phil Schuman between the hours of 8 am and
    8 pm at (302) 698-1998.

    Productive Planning Meeting in July—Recap


    July’s Cool Cities Planning Meeting was held on Thursday, July 7 at 7 pm in the home
    of Ron Zink in Dover with Maria Bangal, Ronnie Davis, Tom Fruehstorfer, Bill Moyer,
    Carol Reid-Grandfield, Amy Roe, Phil Shuman, Carol Taylor, Phil Troxler, Sheryl
    Winsby and Ron Zink in attendance.
    Topics discussed include the report of Ronnie Davis on his attendance at the fifth
    annual Maryland Cool Cities Workshop, sponsored by the Sierra Club of Maryland
    and held in Annapolis.
    Other Cool Cities issues include the need to revise our Work Plan for 2010 to reflect
    some challenges identified in the first half of this year. The draft Work Plan will be
    reviewed and modified at our next meeting on August 12th.
    Modifications include the need for an email distribution database and server to
    accommodate our growing list of contacts for this newsletter and other important
    announcements, which are disseminated to more than 500 recipients to date. The
    successful distribution of information to elected officials, city managers and
    Delawareans interested in energy sustainability, environmental stewardship and
    climate protection at the local government level has been identified as an important
    challenge for the Cool Cities program.
    Additionally, the many logistical and time challenges of meeting individually with local
    governments to discuss the Cool Cities program require a re-evaluation of our
    strategy for the remainder of this year. A revision of this strategy that will maximize on
    existing network relationships and institutions, such as the Delaware League of Local
    Governments and Sussex County Association of Towns, while also bolstering our
    grassroots outreach component, will be discussed in greater detail next month.
    In other Cool Cities news, the Sierra Club’s national Cool Cities program has
    requested a conference call with our group. More details on the purpose of this
    conference call will be forthcoming.

    Cool Cities Delaware Newsletter - July 2010 Page 3

    You might also like