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Spartanburg, SC "Bike Town"

Type: Program
Status: Initiated in 2005
Source File: http://biketownspartanburg.org/index.php?action=website-view&WebSiteID=462&WebPageID=13739
Description:
What is Bike Town?
Mission Statement: 
Bike Town is a community-wide, collaborative initiative dedicated to sustaining and improving Spartanburg’s national designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. 
 
Learn more about the national program by following these links:
* League of American Bicyclists
* Bicycle-Friendly Community Program
The History of Bike Town:
Bike Town is an initiative that was launched in early 2005 with a $106,000 three-year grant from the Mary Black Foundation. The program’s original, overarching goal was to earn the national designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists by 2007. 
Four nonprofit groups - Palmetto Conservation Foundation, Palmetto Cycling Coalition, Freewheelers of Spartanburg, and Partners for Active Living - joined forces to implement the program, which is housed with Partners for Active Living.
In September 2006, the City of Spartanburg earned an Honorable Mention as a bike-friendly community. In September 2007, Spartanburg reached its stated goal, earning a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community designation and becoming the first bike friendly community in the state of South Carolina.
How is the designation earned?
The bike friendly designation is determined based on a community’s efforts and successes in five key areas: Education, Encouragement, Engineering, Enforcement, and Evaluation.
Lead organizers of the Bike Town initiative, work to ensure that significant steps are being made in EACH of those focus areas. Though events like the annual professional cycling race, Bike Month, etc are most well-known, the Bike Town partners constantly works behind-the-scenes to:
* improve and increase bike safety education opportunities;
* improve the number and types of people reached through our encouragement programs and events
* improve engineering of bike facilities and increase bike infrastructure;
* improve enforcement of local and state laws related to bicyclists
* improve evaluation of bicycling needs and future needs among all of our local governing bodies.
Bike Town Today:
The Bronze Level designation will be held by Spartanburg for four years, at which point the community will be reassessed and may earn the right to retain the title or may be demoted.
Or even better yet... can Spartanburg reach the Silver or Gold level status before we even hit the four year mark?
Category:City Governments
Category:Foot-Powered Transportation
Category:Programs
Category:South Carolina
Spokane, WA Human Rights

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted on 6/15/99
Source File: http://www.spokanehumanrights.org/1-992.pdf
Purpose:
The City values the dignity and worth of all human beings and is
committed to promoting justice, equity and an inclusive environment by respecting
cultural and individual diversity and fostering mutual understanding among all people
regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, familial status, age,
sexual orientation and disability. It is the intent of the City that all people have an equal
opportunity to participate fully in the life of the city and that discriminatory barriers to
equal participation in employment, housing and public accommodations be removed.
The City has a compelling interest in eradicating and preventing such discrimination
and in ensuring equal opportunity in employment, housing and public
accommodations. Sections 1.06.010 through 1.06.090 represent the least restrictive
means of achieving the City’s objectives. In furtherance of this policy, those sections
are to be broadly construed consistent with their remedial purpose and the intent
expressed in this paragraph. These sections are not intended to establish or require
affirmative action or quotas of any kind, or to infringe upon the authority vested in the
Civil Service Commission and City Departments pursuant to the City Charter.
Category:City Governments
Category:Human Rights
Category:Ordinances
Category:Washington
Springfield, MO Municipal Government Academy

Type: Program
Status: Established in 2005
Source File: http://www.springfieldmo.gov/university/academy/description.html
Description:
What is the Municipal Government Academy?
The Municipal Government Academy is a program that educates participants about City functions and operations in hopes of developing citizen leaders.
This eleven-week interactive program uses informative presentations on various City departments as well as interesting tours of City facilities to help participants become more familiar with the structure and functions of City government.
Classes are held, spring and fall, on Tuesday evenings from 6-8:30 p.m. Optional tours beginning up to a half hour before class. Graduates of Municipal Government Academy will gain a greater knowledge of government affairs and will also become more effective citizen leaders.
The City of Springfield is looking for people who want to take an active role in local government and make a difference in the community.
If you would like to participate in a future City University Municipal Government Academy please either apply online or download and print the application to mail in. Space is limited, so enroll early to reserve your seat. The program is FREE and all are encouraged to apply.
Category:Citizen Academies
Category:City Governments
Category:Missouri
Category:Programs
Springfield, OH Fair Housing

Type: Program
Status: Adopted
Source File: http://www.ci.springfield.oh.us/depts/hr/fairhousing.html
Description:
Fair Housing Program
The mission of the Springfield Fair Housing Program is to promote and ensure equal housing opportunities to all residents of the City of Springfield. Our goals are to inform housing consumers that housing markets are open to all without bias and assist consumers in securing fair housing rights when they experience housing discrimination. We work with area real estate and lending providers to ensure that housing markets are open to all without bias. Another aspect of the Springfield Fair housing Program is the extensive analysis of impediments to fair housing in Springfield and the developments of plans to overcome any impediments identified in various circumstances. We also provide information and referral for landlord-tenant issues.
ILLEGAL ACTS IN HOUSING:
# Refusal to sell or rent a dwelling after a "bonafide" offer has been made, or refusal to negotiate for the sale or rental of a dwelling.
# Making different terms and conditions for buying or renting housing.
# Make, print public or post statements or advertisements that a house or apartment is available only to persons of a certain race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap or familial status.
# Denying housing is available for inspection, sale or rental (when it really is).
# Discrimination in the financing, appraising, selling, brokering, or other "real estate related transactions," such as the making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance.
# Denying to persons the use of real estate services, brokerage services, or multiple listing service.
# Threaten, coerce, intimidate or interfere with anyone exercising a fair housing right or assisting others who exercise that right.
SERVICES OFFERED:
Information about Fair Housing Law: Rights and Responsibilities. Assistance in filing Fair Housing Complaints to secure rights and remedies under the law. (When filing complaints, follow through and cooperation are essential to success.) Information & Referral on Landlord-Tenant Issues. Educational presentations on Fair Housing and related issues.
Category:City Governments
Category:Fair Housing
Category:Ohio
Category:Programs
Springfield, OR Environmental Education Program

Type: Program
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.ci.springfield.or.us/ESD/EnvironmentalEdProgram.htm
Description:
The City of Springfield has a new environmental education program for classrooms and youth groups! We offer dozens of activities suitable for all grades. The activities cover a range of topics including: aquatic macroinvertebrates, water quality, habitat restoration, wildlife, wetlands, rivers, and much more. The activities address a variety of skills such as reasoning, problem solving, and interpreting data and can fit in well with a number of subjects, even physical education. We provide all of the necessary materials and instruction. Contact Rachael at 726-3695 to find out what would fit best with your curriculum. Click here for a printable flyer about the program.
Example Activities:
The Incredible Journey
With a roll of the die, students simulate the movement of water within the water cycle.
:Grade Level: Elementary
:Subject Area: Earth Science
:Skills: Analyzing (identifying components and relationships) and Interpreting
Just Passing Through
In a whole-body activity, students investigate how vegetation affect the movement of water over land surfaces.
:Grade Level: Upper Elementary, Middle School
:Subject Areas: Earth Science, Environmental Science, Ecology, Physical Education
:Skills: Analyzing (comparing & contrasting) and Interpreting
A-maze-ing Water
Students guide a drop of water through a maze of "drainage pipes" to learn how actions in the home and yard affect water quality.
:Grade Level: All
:Subject Areas: Environmental Science, Health
:Skills: Organizing, interpreting, applying design
Sum of the Parts
Students demonstrate how everyone contributes to the pollution of a river as it flows through a watershed and recognize that everyone's "contribution" can be reduced.
:Grade Level: Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
:Subject Areas: Environmental Science, Government
:Skills: Gathering information, organizing, analyzing, applying solutions
Sparkling Water
Students develop strategies to remove contaminants from "wastewater."
:Grade Level: Middle School, High School
:Subject Areas: Environmental Science, Health
:Skills: Organizing, experimenting, evaluating
Category:City Governments
Category:Education
Category:Oregon
Category:Programs
Sri Lanka

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka -- Ceylon 
* https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sri_Lanka
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* https://www.facebook.com/ceylonmoors/
* http://www.sonakar.com/?p=7690
* http://www.theguardian.com/world/srilanka
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* https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka
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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
	Sri Lanka First NDC (2021 - Updated Submission) 
Sri Lanka First NDC (2021 - Archived - Updated Submission) 
Sri Lanka First NDC (2016 - Archived) 
INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Sri Lanka's INDC - NDC plans 
* http://www.mapsopensource.com/sri-lanka?url=sri-lanka
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Sri_Lanka_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/553px-Sri_Lanka_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png
Category:Sri Lanka
Category:Asia
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC
St. Joseph County, MI Sustainability Council

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.sjcsc.org/about.html
Description:
Our Mission and Focus
The Sustainability Council of St. Joseph County has as its mission to “Provide for the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future!” We intend to do this by promoting a positive climate for business growth in St. Joseph County and our surrounding area. In doing this, we want to encourage the development of an entrepreneurial spirit in our youth and where appropriate in current employees. We desire to achieve this in a way that honors and supports the great people of this region and preserves our marvelous and beautiful environment.
Triple Bottom Line
People
Promoting systems to improve the quality of life for all people in our region.
Planet
Promoting practices that preserve and efficiently utilize the natural environment of our region.
Profit
Increasing business profitability and encouraging new ventures.
Teams
Action Team
The focus of the Action team is on St. Joseph County's nature trails, bridges, and navigable water ways. This team meets with the River Country Trails Committee. The goal of the Action team is to create a comprehensive plan for leveraging these natural resources in St. Joseph County.
E-Team
The mission of the E-Team is to promote entrepreneurial business attitudes to sustain and grow regional commerce. This team has the goal of integrating entrepreneurial studies into the 7 through 12 curriculum in all of St. Joseph County. The E-Team also plans work with the Community College to develop an entrepreneurial studies program.
Process Team
The purpose of the Process Team is to assure that all the efforts of the Sustainability Council adhere to the people, planet, and profit. This team also has the responsiblity of promotions, marketing efforts, and fundraising to keep the Council running smoothly. The goal of the Process Team is to educate county residents concerning ways they can help us assure sustainability for our environment, our people, and our businesses.
Check out the council's brochure
Category:County Governments
Category:Michigan
Category:Policies
Category:Sustainability Policies
St. Lawrence University, NY Environmental Resolution

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted in May 2006
Source File: http://www.stlawu.edu/president/envirores.html
Text:
The Environmental Resolution
After a year-long process of thoughtful discussion on campus and within several Board committees, the trustees approved, with great enthusiasm, a resolution to adopt a commitment to the environment as a core University value. Special commendation to the Thelomathesian Society for its leadership, and especially to Student Delegate Jason DeRosa ’06, and to Kira Krumhansl ’06, for their foresight and careful shepherding of the resolution in campus governance and with the Board.
The resolution has such importance to St. Lawrence that I’d like to reproduce it here. You’ll be seeing this in action in many ways, through the curriculum and through daily operations all over campus.
Whereas St. Lawrence University, in its curriculum within and across many academic departments, asks students through their coursework and research to explore the environmental issues we face as global citizens; and
Whereas St. Lawrence students, through this exploration, will have the foundation to understand and embrace environmental sustainability so that they personally and professionally may meet the needs of their own families, communities and career responsibilities without compromising the ability of the environment to provide for future generations; and
Whereas St. Lawrence administration is committed to procedural, procurement and building efforts aimed at reducing consumption and waste while increasing energy efficiency, efforts that will strengthen the sustainability of the physical plant and demonstrate the University’s commitment to environmental stewardship; and
Whereas the University understands the importance of both individual and institutional commitment to living and promoting a more sustainable lifestyle through daily actions as well as comprehensive decisions;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Board of Trustees approves the adoption as one of the University’s core values, a commitment to environmental awareness, environmental education and the pursuit of environmental sustainability in its operations; and
Be it further resolved that the Board of Trustees acknowledges the thoughtful and farsighted work of the Thelomathesian Society, whose leaders and members have had the central role for the creation of this resolution and its endorsement by all governance constituencies of the University.
Category:Colleges
Category:New York
Category:Resolutions
Category:St. Lawrence Univ
Category:Sustainability Policies
St. Lawrence University, NY Green Bikes Program

Type: Program
Status: Launched in 2004
Source File: http://www.stlawu.edu/green/green-bikes
Description:
The Green Bikes are now in storage for the winter. The bikes were available for loan to SLU students, faculty and staff during the spring and fall. To borrow a bike (and helmet and lock) just stop by the ODY circulation desk. The program is an initiative to make bikes available to the campus community in the hope that people will choose to use the bikes as transportation in place of a car for campus and local ventures.
* The initiative is an effort to reduce the amount of air pollution, noise pollution, and use of fossil fuels around campus.
* At this local level, we are not only improving the health of those around us, but we are contributing to the global effort to reduce fossil fuel dependency and the emissions that contribute to global warming.
* We also recognize that biking provides students with the opportunity for exercise and the promotion of physical well-being.
History:
In 2004, a pilot Green Bikes Program was launched with donated bikes and used bikes that had been purchased at the Canton Police Department auction. The bikes were painted green and marked with "One Less Car" stickers. They were located at the Greenhouse and were available for students to use for transportation around campus. This initial pilot program did not go as well as expected because 1) the bikes were initially in poor condition and therefore, unsafe; 2) the system of borrowing and returning bikes was inconsistent, so often times bikes were never returned to the Greenhouse after use; 3) due to the initial poor condition of the bikes and lack of borrower accountability, the maintenance demand was too much for the two maintenance student volunteers. However, we received very positive feedback about the Green Bikes Program from the campus community (in the form of an email survey), and feel like this is a valuable service to continue to provide.
The new program attempts to overcome these initial challenges. We now loan new, rugged, simple bikes that are able to withstand heavy use and require only routine maintenance. We have also developed a new borrowing system that is based at the ODY Library. Students, faculty and staff may check out the bikes from the library for a 24 hour period. Each borrower is issued a bike lock and offered a helmet. The condition of the bike will be noted at the check-out time and re-evaluated when  it is checked back in. This system holds individuals accountable for any damage to the bikes.
The Green Bikes Program is available to all faculty, staff, and students at St. Lawrence University. This program is being completed in conjunction with the Greenhouse and the Library staff.
Category:Colleges
Category:Foot-Powered Transportation
Category:New York
Category:Programs
Category:St. Lawrence Univ
St. Lawrence University, NY Renewable Energy Initiative

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted in March 2007
Source File: http://www.stlawu.edu/green/energy
Description:
The signing of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment by President Daniel F. Sullivan in March of 2007 commits St. Lawrence to ‘climate neutrality.' The ACUPCC defines climate neutrality as ‘zero net greenhouse gas emissions'. Thanks to the hard work of a few students, St. Lawrence University has a good estimate of our greenhouse gas emissions. We know that around 49% of the carbon emissions come from heating, 36% from electricity and 13% from transportation.
The University's ultimate goal is to generate our own power from renewable sources. What does using a renewable source mean? Will we buy a hydro plant, form a cooperative wind farm or install solar panels? We don't know. However, there are three things we can be sure of: one, we must utilize a mixture of technologies to generate our own power; two, we must put equal resources into conservation and efficiency of energy use as we put into development of renewable power generation and three, we will never be able to be climate neutral without offsetting some of our greenhouse gas emissions.
If renewable power generation is in the future, where are we today? We are planning our switch to renewable power generation and while we do so we have begun to purchase renewable energy. Understanding the importance of using electricity generated from renewable sources the University selected a new electricity supplier in the summer of 2007. Juice Inc is a company with a more holistic approach to selling electricity. Juice will not only help St. Lawrence buy renewable power they will also help us monitor our greenhouse gas emissions.
We have purchased 2,475 MWh, of renewable electricity or 15% of the University's total electricity usage. This power generated by wind turbines is equivalent to running half of the Student Center and half of the Johnson Hall of Science with renewable sources. In signing the ACUPCC we agreed to purchase 15% of our electricity from renewable sources by September of 2008 and now we can proudly say we have met this goal.
Category:Colleges
Category:New York
Category:Policies
Category:Renewable Energy
Category:St. Lawrence Univ
St. Lawrence University, NY Reuse Initiative

Type: Program
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.stlawu.edu/green/reuse
Description:
SLU REUSES - DON’T TRASH IT- STASH IT!
Did you upgrade to a suite and now you need some extra furniture? Don't like those overhead lights in your room and want something with a softer glow? Need to pick up some hangers, binders, mugs or other odds and ends for your new room?
Before you head to the store...check out the Reuse Basement.
A few years ago several students teamed up with the Conservation Council to work with Facilities Operations on a Reuse Initiative. The group of hard working, environmentally aware students were responsible for it- and they developed the "SLU Reuse Initiative" program that in their words is:
"...designed to eliminate the excessive amount of reusable items St. Lawrence currently places in landfills at the end of each academic year. It is designed to contribute to both the St. Lawrence campus and Canton Community. Our hope is to form a collaborative effort to place reusable items where there is need in the local community."
The Reuse Initiative has become so popular that we moved it from its ephemeral home in first one and then two tractor trailers to the basement of one of the dorms. Now all those great gently used items we collect when students move out can be found in the basement of Reiff.
Each spring when students leave campus volunteer staff collect gently used and working items of furniture, small appliances, computers, etc., and items of clothing that would otherwise have been dumped for waste. They are stored in the basement of Reiff and then sold for a very minimal fee the next fall.
While in previous years remaining items were donated to local charities, this year the hope is that students will want to organize and run a campus thrift store year round. Any students interested in such an initiative should contact Ruta Ozols or Louise Gava.
Funds from sales go towards helping the program continue.
Category:Colleges
Category:New York
Category:Programs
Category:Recycling
Category:St. Lawrence Univ