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Berkeley, CA Pest Management Policy

Type: Policy
Status: In effect
Source File: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=11062
Description:
This pest management policy shall apply to all pest control and pesticide use within Berkeley City, by the City. Berkeley seeks to implement effective and appropriate pest management programs throughout the community, which minimize and/or eliminates the use of pesticides. City contractors, community agencies receiving funding from the City, and all persons are encouraged to voluntarily follow the City's Pesticide Management Policy when engaged in pest control and pesticide use within the City.
Definitions:
Pest - Any organism which adversely interfere with aesthetic, health, or economic goals of humans.
Pesticide - Any substance or mixture of substances which is used to kill, repel, suppress, or mitigate any pest. Pesticides shall be assumed to be hazardous. Reasonably available non-pesticide alternatives should be used preferentially.
For all pest problems the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) scheme outlined below should be followed with non-chemical management tactics used first:
:1. Design and construct indoor and outdoor areas to reduce and eliminate pest habitats.
:2. Modify management practices including watering, waste management, and food storage.
:3. Modify pest ecosystem to reduce food and living space.
:4. Use physical controls such as hand weeding, traps, and barriers.
:5. Use biological controls--introducing or enhancing pest natural enemies.
:6. The use of chemicals shall be considered as a last resort and selected and used by a licensed Pest Control Operator in accordance with pesticide selection criteria as stated below.
The hazard (risk of harm) associated with a pesticide use is primarily a function of the chemical's intrinsic toxicity and the extent and frequency of its use. Except for the control of a pest which threatens the public health or where hazard and exposure to people, wildlife or the environment is expected to be minimal, any pesticide determined to have evidence of causation of cancer, birth defects, mutations, or other severe chronic health effects is banned from use.
Ongoing education to acquaint city employees and the public with the IPM approach will be provided by trained staff.
At least three days prior to a proposed application of a pesticide, a notice shall be posted on City property. The notice shall be conspicuously posted in one or more regular locations at the site of the application. It shall be 8 1/2" by 11" and specify the pest, manner of application, proposed date of application, the time, and location. It shall contain the brand and common name of the pesticide and list the acute effects. The notice shall remain posted for three days after the application.
Category:Berkeley
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Pesticides
Category:Policies
Berkeley, CA Polystyrene Foam, Degradable and Recyclable Food Packaging

Type: Code
Status: Adopted in 1989
Source File: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/bmc/berkeley_municipal_code/title_11/60/index.html
Text:
(Note: This is a very long section of the Berkeley Municipal Code. We are only including the introduction below. To view the entire chapter, please use the Source File's url.)
Chapter 11.60 POLYSTYRENE FOAM, DEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE FOOD PACKAGING
Section 11.60.010 Findings & Purpose
The council finds as follows:
A. Solid waste that is non-degradable or non-recyclable poses an acute problem for any environmentally and financially responsible program of solid waste management. Such waste covers the City's streets, parks, public places, and open spaces. It enters the marine and natural environment and is ingested by aquatic wildlife, frequently causing death. There is resultant damage to the ecological balance.
B. Products which are degradable or recyclable offer environmentally sound alternatives or non-degradable and non-recyclable products currently used. By decaying into their constituent substances, degradable products, compared to their non-degradable equivalents, are less of a danger to the natural environment, and less of a permanent blight on the urban landscape. Recycling of products reduces costly waste of natural resources and energy used in production of new products as well as costly disposal of waste in landfills.
C. Polystyrene foam is a petroleum processing by-product. Oil is a non-renewable resource, which can only be obtained by increasingly hazardous methods such as off-shore drilling, which poses significant dangers to the environment. Alternative products which are degradable or recyclable pose far less overall hazards than continued and expanded reliance on oil-based products.
D. Evidence indicates that all blowing agents currently used or proposed in connection with the manufacture of polystyrene foam pose dangers to the environment. Beyond the generally acknowledged dangers of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to the ozone layer, which are addressed in another City of Berkeley ordinance, other blowing agents also create dangers. For example, the blowing agent pentane creates hazardous earth-level smog and has already been restricted in some regions for air quality reasons.
E. Takeout food packaging constitutes the single greatest source of litter in Berkeley and is a significant contributor to the total amount of waste entering the City's waste stream.
F. It is in the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of all who live, work and do business in the City that the amount of litter on the public streets, parks, public places, and open spaces be reduced.
G. The City of Berkeley has the duty to responsibly dispose of its solid waste, yet existing landfill sites are rapidly approaching capacity, and additional sites are increasingly unavailable.
H. Reduction of the amount of non-degradable waste entering the waste stream and encouraging the use of recyclable containers further this goal.
Category:Berkeley
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Code
Category:Food Packaging
Berkeley, CA School Board Resolution Against Irradiated Meat

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 11/6/02 
Vote: In Favor - 3 Opposed - 0 Abstain - 2
Source File: http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Irradiated-Meat-Resolution-Berkeley6nov02.htm
Text:
WHEREAS, AN October 26, 2002 AP news report announced that irradiated meat may, for the first time, be used by local school districts in their federally subsidized lunch program, with the USDA indicated that district's will be able to (but not mandated to) purchase irradiated meat by the end of the year; and
WHEREAS, THE sale of irradiated meat has been available to the general public since 1999 but has not been received with consumer confidence, particularly here in food- and health-conscious Berkeley, and has not been permitted in our public school lunch program until this time; and
WHEREAS, THE use of irradiation as a sterilization process for meat and other food has had no long-term health and side-effect studies on humans; and
WHEREAS, YOUNG children are the most susceptible population to cumulative toxins, additives, and chemical/radioactive processes, and there is still controversy and debate in the medical and scientific community as to acceptable levels of low-level radiation and the long-term effects of low-level radiation on food products; and
WHEREAS, THE consumer group Public Citizen strongly opposes the use of irradiated food, arguing that the process destroys vitamins and nutrients and can produce chemicals that have been linked to birth defects and cancers; and
WHEREAS, MANY food and health activists believe that such food-technologies as irradiation allow the production and processing of substandard meat/food products, under less than ideal processing conditions, permitting the industries involved to "cover-up" their poor practices; and
WHEREAS, THERE is a strong, clear commitment to healthy, unadulterated foods in Berkeley, as evidenced by our strong Child Nutrition Advisory Committee, our school-site gardens, and the edible schoolyard concept at King Middle school; and
THEREFORE, THE Berkeley Board of Education resolves this 6th day of November 2002 to affirm Berkeley's values and commitments to nutritious, safe food for our children in our public schools by prohibiting the use of any known irradiated nutritional food product in any of our Food Services lunch, breakfast, or snack program at any of our school sites until evidence exists of the safety of this food technology to the satisfaction of the Board.
Category:Berkeley
Category:California
Category:Food-Related Policies
Category:Resolutions
Category:School Districts
Berkeley, CA School District Organic and Local Food

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted
Source File: (Missing)
Description:
The Berkeley School District passed a food policy requiring school cafeterias to serve organic foods to its 9,500 students. The policy explicitly makes a commitment "to increase the amount of products purchased from local farms". To fund the initiative, a portion of the $650,000 the district currently spends on cafeteria food is allocated for local organic food. Organizers have also sought bulk discounts from growers and manufacturers. In addition, school sponsored gardens are expected to provide a significant percentage of the necessary food. The school district will also continue to use federal reimbursements from the USDA and sales to students to pay for the program. Sponsors of the initiative are also working with the USDA to change national policy that requires schools to accept the lowest bids from food processors for school reduced-price meals. Allowing higher bids to be considered would allow the school district to buy from local growers while keeping USDA reimbursements. Due to the higher prices of organics, the district is also developing a business plan and looking for additional funding from state and city sources and school bonds.
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Category:California
Category:Food-Related Policies
Category:Policies
Category:School Districts
Berkeley, CA Solid Waste Management Commission Becomes Zero Waste Commission

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted on 2/7/06
Vote: Unanimous
Source File: http://www.cityofberkeley.info/recordsonline/AcordeExport/ree3g255yhnrz355fhbkwffv/img79A4/img79A5_1.pdf
Text:
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Category:Berkeley
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Ordinances
Category:Zero Waste
Berkeley, CA Unified School District Green Procurement and Sustainable Procedures Policy

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 3/7/01
Source File: http://www.schoollunchinitiative.org/menus/procurement.shtml
Text:
Resolution Establishing a Green Procurement and Sustainable Procedures Policy for Berkeley Schools
WHEREAS, it is important to our society to reuse, reduce and recycle., and rot (4Rs) as much as possible of the abundant waste we generate; and
WHEREAS, the 4Rs saves energy and resources that will directly benefit our communities; and
WHEREAS, the Berkeley Unified School District can follow the example of other large institutions. such as the University of California. Berkeley, and the City of Berkeley, in establishing comprehensive green procurement and sustainable practices policies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Berkeley provides collection services for bottles. cans. plastic bottles, cardboard. mixed paper and landscape trimmings at no additional cost: and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive recycling program will reduce costs or trash disposal by 30-59%; and
WHEREAS, participation in a green procurement and sustainable practices at schools furthers our goal of educating students to become: "Lifelong Stewards of the Land."
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Berkeley Unified School District will implement a comprehensive green procurement and sustainable practice plan that will include:
1. Recycling of cardboard. mixed paper. bottles, cans and landscape trimmings.
2. Recycling in every classroom. staff room and administration area of paper and of bottles and cans as feasible. Recycling of bottles and cans and paper if feasible. in cafeterias, snack bars and kitchens.
3. All construction and demolition materials shall be reused or recycled in the appropriate manner. to the greatest extent possible.
4. Promote our use of source reduction and recycled products whenever feasible.
5. To purchase source reduction products and/or recycled products containing the highest amount of postconsumer material practicable. or when postconsumer material is impracticable for a specific type of product containing substantial amounts of recovered material. Such products must meet reasonable performance standards, be available at a reasonable price and be available within a reasonable time.
6. All equipment both leased or rented shall be compatible with the use of source reduction and recycled products.
7. All Berkeley Unified School District departments, in preparing departmental goals and objectives, and action plans. shall include within these goals and objectives and action plans information on each department's goals and actions in applying this policy.
8. All departmental evaluations shall include within the evaluation, assessment of each department's effectiveness in applying this policy.
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Category:Buy Green Policy
Category:California
Category:Resolutions
Category:School Districts
Best Practices

Best Practices & Green Best Practices
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_practice 
GreenPolicy360: Networking Green Best Practices
:"Greening Our Blue Planet"
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GreenPolicy360's eco-OS network expands the 'best practice' business concept to distributive web sharing 
:Our online green network is organized via keywords/topics & locations & linked-to categories 
::Highlight and multiply community-by-community to enable growing, sustainable greenlinks
Category:Best Practices
Category:Green Best Practices
Category:Green Politics
Category:Green Networking
Category:Networking
Bettendorf, IA City Citizen Academy: Bettendorf 101

Type: Program
Status: Launched in 2008
Source File: http://www.bettendorf.org/egov/docs/457151217884390.htm
Description:
The City of Bettendorf is making it easier for citizens to be better informed about the day-to-day business and operation of city government by offering the first City Citizen Academy: Bettendorf 101. 
Bettendorf 101 is a free workshop that provides an in-depth and hands-on look at city government. Participants will be able to go behind the scenes and experience first-hand the diverse operation of the departments that provide street maintenance, parks, emergency response, and a host of other services, which make Bettendorf a premier city.
"Bettendorf 101 is designed to give up to 20 interested residents an insight into the operation of various departments of government. The goal of the academy is to have better informed citizens who will bring their specialized knowledge on how city government works back to their respective neighborhoods," comments Decker Ploehn, City Administrator.
The series of six classes will begin on Thursday, September 4-October 16, 6-9 p.m. and will meet on Thursdays except for one Saturday session, which will meet 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Bettendorf 101 is open to anyone who is a Bettendorf resident and is at least 18 years of age. Interested residents can register online at http://www.bettendorf.org (open City Citizen Academy link located on the main page, under "Did You Know?") or by calling 563-344-4033. 
Space is limited. Registration is required. If space is unavailable, participants will be placed on a waiting list for the next workshop.
Category:Citizen Academies
Category:City Governments
Category:Iowa
Category:Programs
Bhutan

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan
* https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bhutan
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: Bhutan - News from the Guardian
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: * https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bhutan
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationally_determined_contribution
* https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/all-about-ndcs
* https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs
Bhutan Second NDC (2021) 
Forward Note-Addendum for Submission of Second NDC (2021) 
Bhutan First NDC (2017 - Archived) 
INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Bhutan's INDC plan - PDF
* http://www.mapsopensource.com/bhutan?url=bhutan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Bhutan_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/541px-Bhutan_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png
Category:Bhutan
Category:Asia
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC
Billions in Change

Bhargava's 'Billions in Change', builders can change the world -- #makermovement 
http://qz.com/546089/the-inventor-of-5-hour-energy-drinks-is-investing-99-of-his-fortune-to-fix-the-world/ 
http://billionsinchange.com/about
Category:Appropriate Technology
Category:Green Best Practices
Category:Maker Movement
Biosphere

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere
Photo via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center 
The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. It can also be termed the zone of life on Earth, a closed system (apart from solar and cosmic radiation and heat from the interior of the Earth), and largely self-regulating.[1] By the most general biophysiological definition, the biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships, including their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Category:Biosphere
Category:Earth System Science
Biosphere Reserves

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme
Biosphere reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Each reserve promotes solutions reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use. Biosphere reserves are nominated by national governments and remain under the sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are located.Their status is internationally recognized.
Biosphere reserves are ‘Science for Sustainability support sites’ – special places for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between social and ecological systems, including conflict prevention and management of biodiversity...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-2015_Development_Agenda
Category:Biodiversity
Category:Ecoregions
Category:Sustainability Policies
Category:United Nations
Black Hills State University, SD Sustainability Initiatives

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.bhsu.edu/StudentLife/Living/GoGreen/Sustainability/tabid/5983/Default.aspx
Description:
BHSU was the first university in SD to sign the Presidential Climate Commitment. Since that time, SDSM&T and USD have also joined the commitment. BHSU has taken the following steps toward meeting this commitment:
1. Currently gathering information to establish a comprehensive inventory of all greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions from electricity, heating, commuting, and air travel. (See our Carbon Footprint booklet)
2. Began discussions on how to become climate neutral, including the addition of the wood-fired boiler to campus.
3. Initiated interim actions to reduce greenhouse gases while working toward climate neutrality by adopting the following policy statements:
:a. All new campus buildings will be built to at least the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standard or equivalent.
:b. BHSU will only purchase energy efficient appliances with Energy Star or equivalent certification, if available.
:c. BHSU encourages all faculty, staff, and students to consider the impact on the environment before printing any materials and to limit any printing or copying to double-sided materials when possible.
Other Sustainability Initiatives at BHSU
1. Movement toward a comprehensive recycling program to include paper, plastic, aluminum, cardboard and glass.
2. Sponsor Green Days activities...
3. Apply for a grant from the Kresge Foundation to support green building components in the Student Union.
4. Add a green roof to the Student Union to help keep the building cooler.
5. Continue to incorporate energy efficiency components into building projects
:a. window replacements
:b. retrocommissioning
:c. motion sensors on the lights in classrooms and other areas
6. Issue an RFQ (Request for Qualification) to pursue other energy efficiency projects through a performance contract.
7. Installed solar panels at two of the BHSU stone entry signs to provide lighting.
8. Highlight recyclable products for sale at the BHSU Bookstore.
9. Provide discounts at Dining Services for refillable mugs for drinks.
10. Provided an environmentally beneficial swale in the new student parking lot, which recaptures storm water and uses it for irrigation in the parking lot rather than filling up the storm sewers.
11. Apply for federal funding for the wood-fired boiler.
12. Established a sustainability committee.
13. Identified sustainability as the key direction for the Madelaine Young Speakers’ program.
14. Offer sustainability workshops in the Summer 2008.
Category:Colleges
Category:Policies
Category:South Dakota
Category:Sustainability Policies
Block Island Wind Farm

A Green Eco-Check
:Venturing On with Best Green Ideas
::'Going Green' 
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First Offshore Wind Farm in the US
:Beginning of an Energy Revolution 
https://www.gerenewableenergy.com/
http://dwwind.com/project/block-island-wind-farm/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Island_Wind_Farm
December 2016:
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Spins to Life
Local News: Wind Farm to power Block Island by April 2017
Category:Energy
Category:Green Politics
Category:Renewable Energy
Category:Rhode Island
Category:Wind Energy
Bloomington, IL Special Opportunities Available in Recreation (SOAR)

Type: Program
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.cityblm.org/page.asp?show=section&id=2805&menuid=2805
Description:
Mission Statement:
The S.O.A.R. program exists to maintain and enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through comprehensive, specialized recreation programs, activities and special events.
What is S.O.A.R.?
S.O.A.R. is a community therapeutic recreations program serving individuals unable to successfully participate in traditional recreation programs. Leisure, social and developmental skills are emphasized to promote the highest level of recreation participation possible. S.O.A.R. is jointly sponsored by the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal Parks and Recreation Departments.
Most individuals with disabilities are eligible to participate in S.O.A.R. activities. Persons from youth to adult who are in special education classes, workshops, nursing homes or have leisure needs not met by traditional recreation programs are eligible. This includes those with developmental, physical, or learning disabilities; sensory, genetic, or behavior disorders; autism, or emotional difficulties.
Brochures
S.O.A.R. offers three program sessions each year. Winter-Spring, Summer and Fall. Winter-Spring programs run February through May, Summer from June through August and Fall from September through January. Registration for programs is taken as follows: Winter-Spring session in January, Summer session in May, Fall session in August. A current brochure can be found by clicking here.
Speaker’s Bureau
S.O.A.R. staff are available to give a presentation to your group or organization! Contact S.O.A.R. staff to arrange an informative presentation for schools, service groups, college classes, churches, etc. at 309-434-2260.
Transportation
Transportation is available for some S.O.A.R. activities on a first-come, first-served basis for Bloomington and Normal residents who have no other way to attend activities.
Category:City Governments
Category:Disability Issues
Category:Illinois
Category:Programs