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Las Vegas, NV Alternative Fuels Program

Type: Program
Status: Launched in the 1990s
Source File: http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/sustaininglasvegas/16078.htm
Description:
The city of Las Vegas has been a charter member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program since October 1993. Humbly entering the program with 50 fuel flexible vehicles, the city has garnered local and national accolades for its Alternative Fuels Program as well as conclusively proving the viability of cutting-edge automotive technology.
The city took a substantial risk in signing a five-year contract to construct a state-of-the-art hydrogen energy station on city property in 1999. This contract has subsequently been extended to 2009. The energy station was the first of its kind in the world when it was successfully negotiated. No other entity anywhere on the planet had built a state-of-the-art hydrogen energy station that supplied its own electrical power through a fuel cell apparatus at the time.
 
The city’s Alternative Fuels Program has come a long way since the early 1990’s. Today the city has converted 90 percent of its non-emergency fleet, approximately 1,350 vehicles. As of August 2007, the following fuel types are being used to power city vehicles and to improve valley air quality:
* 43 vehicles are dedicated Compress Natural Gas (CNG) – including pick up trucks, passenger vans and street sweepers.
* 125 vehicles are Bi-fueled – using CNG & 10% oxy gasoline – including some of the city’s 3/4 ton pick up trucks with utility bodies.
* 368 vehicles use a Biodiesel (B20) blend - including 3/4 and 1 ton pick-up trucks, 3/4 - 1 ton utility body trucks, cargo vans, street sweepers, aerial lifts, vactor/sewer trucks, crane trucks, and dump trucks (1-8 yard). Some of the city’s parks equipment also use Biodiesel including Gators, aerators, light to heavy duty mowers, tractors, flatbed tow truck, forklifts, off-road graders, backhoes, trenchers, Bobcats, power generators.
* 625 vehicles use 10% Oxy gasoline – including cars, 3/4 ton pick-up trucks, passenger vans, and cargo vans
* 85 Hybrids vehicles – including several Ford Escapes, Toyota Prius, and Honda Civics.
* Hydrogen vehicles including a Honda FCX and two12-passenger Ford Shuttle Buses
* Nine Hydrogen enriched Compressed Natural Gas (H/CNG) - Ford F150 3/4 ton pick-up trucks
Category:City Governments
Category:Nevada
Category:Programs
Category:Transportation
Las Vegas, NV CELEBRATE Employee Program

Type: Program
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/sustaininglasvegas/16027.htm
Description:
CELEBRATE stands for City Employees Lowering Energy costs By Recycling And Tracking Efficiency. In April 2007, the Planning & Development Department created the city’s first CELEBRATE committee, which resolved to reduce the department’s greenhouse gas emissions by changing its internal operations. 
In July 2007, the CELEBRATE committee introduced the “Planning & Development Department Sustainable Action Plan” with targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 150,536 pounds over the next year. The department could achieve this goal through simple changes such as purchasing paper with 50 percent post consumer content (9,339 lbs), reducing paper usage by ten percent in a year (2,308lbs) and powering down personal electronics, computer printers and monitors, and turning off lights (123,458 lbs). To promote the effort, a CELEBRATE campaign was created that included work station posters, recycling containers, weekly e-mail updates and a 'brown bag' video series to increase awareness of sustainable issues. 
In late summer 2007, the CELEBRATE program was expanded to include a committee in each city department as well as a management committee made up of the deputy directors of all departments. This committee will review city operations on a broader scale, while the departmental committees will continue to review and improve the efficiencies of their own internal operations.
 
As CELEBRATE grows, employees are finding unique ways to promote sustainability. The Planning & Development Department hosted two CELEBRATE events in 2007, the “Trick My Trash” contest and a “Funky Gunk” collection drive. The “Trick My Trash” contest challenged employees to decorate paper recycling boxes using a theme of “sustainability” or “recycling.” The “Funky Gunk” collection drive provided employees an opportunity to bring recyclable hazardous materials from home to the Development Services Center for later disposal at the Republic Services Recycling Center. Both of these activities educated employees about sustainability, recycling and the environment.
Category:City Governments
Category:Las Vegas
Category:Nevada
Category:Programs
Category:Recycling
Las Vegas, NV In Support Of the Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 4/19/06
Vote: Adopted via Consent Calendar
Source File: Click here
Text:
RESOLUTION NO. R-19-2006
Approval of Resolution in Support of the Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign and the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Resolution Calling for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons by the Year 2020
(Note: Only the 1st resolution is shown below.)
CALLING ON ALL NATIONS AND ALL WORLD POWERS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION AGAINST CITIES AND OTHER CIVILIAN TARGETS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO EMBRACE THE CONCEPT OF PEACE
WHEREAS, The United States Conference of Mayors unanimously
adopted Resolution Number 62 at their national conference on
June 5, 2006, calling upon select nations to discontinue the
practice of targeting cities in the United States for nuclear
attack; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the United States Conference of
Mayors to seek the protection of cities and citizens in the
United States and throughout the world from the dangers arising
from the presence of weapons of mass destruction; and
WHEREAS, an alarming number of countries throughout the world
have nuclear capabilities, and a growing number of countries
are actively working to obtain such capability; and
WHEREAS, there is a corresponding increase in the number of
countries throughout the world that currently possess, or are
working to develop, other types of weapons of mass destruction;
and
WHEREAS, the International Court of Justice at The Hague,
Netherlands determined in 1996 that the threat or use of
nuclear weapons is unlawful under International Humanitarian
Law; and
WHEREAS, the International Court of Justice gave an advisory
opinion on nuclear weapons ten years ago in which it concluded
that all nations are under an obligation “to pursue
negotiations in good faith and bring to a conclusion measures
leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects”; and
WHEREAS, the United States Conference of Mayors stated on June
28, 2004, “weapons of mass destruction have no place in a
civilized world,” and further called for the commencement of
“negotiations on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear
weapons and nuclear-weapon-related materials”; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the United States
Conference of Mayors fully supports the elimination of nuclear,
biological, and chemical warfare throughout the world, and
supports the efforts of all nations working to embrace the
concept of peace; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States Conference of
Mayors stand united in opposition to the initiation of nuclear,
biological, and chemical warfare under any circumstances and
regardless of the target; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States Conference of
Mayors shall remain engaged in this matter until our cities and
citizens, and the cities and citizens located throughout the
world, are no longer under the threat of nuclear, biological,
and chemical devastation.
Category:City Governments
Category:Nevada
Category:Nuclear Free
Category:Resolutions
Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.citizenreviewboard.com/
Description:
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board (CRB) is an independent agency created to receive and review complaints of misconduct filed by any aggrieved person involving Las Vegas Police Officers and/or Corrections Officers. Misconduct includes any improper act, omission or decision directly affecting the person or property of an individual due to any violation of LVMPD Policies and Procedures.
The Board is composed entirely of civilian volunteers whose purpose is to make objective determinations on the merits of every case and respect the rights of both officers and complainants. 
CRB members may recommend disciplinary action, if findings show that misconduct occurred, or may recommend additional training or changes in existing policy where warranted.
Category:Citizen Review
Category:City Governments
Category:Nevada
Category:Policies
Las Vegas, NV Prohibition Against the Transport of High-Level Nuclear Waste

Type: City Code
Status: Adopted
Source File: http://ordlink.com/codes/lasvegas/_DATA/TITLE09/Chapter_9_37_PROHIBITION_OF_TR.html#1
Text:
Chapter 9.37 PROHIBITION OF TRANSPORTATION OF HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE
9.37.010 Definitions.
For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them:
“High-level nuclear waste” means highly radioactive material:
(A) That results from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing, and any solid material derived from such liquid waste that contains fission products in sufficient concentrations; or
(B) That the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule requires permanent isolation.
“Spent nuclear fuel” means fuel that has been withdrawn from a nuclear reactor following irradiation, the constituent elements of which have not been separated by reprocessing.
9.37.020 Unlawful acts designated.
It is unlawful for any person to transport, within or through the corporate boundaries of the City, any high-level nuclear waste for delivery to a repository for nuclear waste.
Category:City Governments
Category:Code
Category:Nevada
Category:Nuclear Free
Las Vegas, NV Using Recycled Materials in City Operations

Type: Policy
Status: In effect
Source File: http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/sustaininglasvegas/16108.htm
Description:
Using Materials From Recycled Products
From recycled paper products for memos to recycled antifreeze for vehicles, city departments are using recycled products for everyday operations.
Trails
Currently under construction is the Centennial Hills Park Phase 3 project which features portions of the park trail system in a chat material rather than concrete or asphalt surface. The chat is a waste material from other-purpose rock crushing operations. Also, many of our hard surface walks/trails in the park are lined with decomposed granite, thereby allowing a reduction in the width of the actual hard surface pavement and providing an alternative walking surface (which also reduces heat absorption).
Buildings
The recently completed Centennial Hills Community Center was designed to a LEED Certified level and includes such features as on-site storm water management and treatment.
Fleet
In 2007, the city began using a recycled antifreeze product for all city vehicles. When a vehicle is serviced, the antifreeze is drained and stored in a large drum. The drum is picked up by the vendor and the antifreeze is cleaned and returned to the city. This process has benefited the city in two substantial ways. Instead of carrying five different types of antifreeze, Fleet Services carries only one. The recycled antifreeze is saving the city money, costing the city less than $4 a gallon, compared to the “new” antifreeze which ran up to $20 a gallon, depending on the type.
Paper
Early this summer, several city departments began to change from 100% virgin paper to paper with 50% post-consumer (recycled) content. Planning & Development, Building & Safety and Finance are just three of the departments that made the change. Each ton of recycled paper the city orders that displaces a ton of virgin paper benefits the environment by:
* Reducing total energy consumption by 27%,
* Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 47%,
* Reducing particulate emissions by 28%,
* Reducing wastewater by 33%,
* Reducing solid waste by 54% and
* Reducing wood use by 100%.
Category:City Governments
Category:Las Vegas
Category:Nevada
Category:Policies
Category:Recycling
Latvia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/latvia
https://www.google.com/maps/place/latvia
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/latvia
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/latvia
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INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Latvia's INDC plan - SUBMISSION BY LATVIA AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS 28 MEMBER STATES 
http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/INDC/Published%20Documents/Latvia/1/LV-03-06-EU%20INDC.pdf
http://www.mapsopensource.com/latvia?url=latvia
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/EU-Latvia.svg/1024px-EU-Latvia.svg.png
Category:Latvia
Category:Europe
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC
Lawrence Township, NJ Council Large Retail Living Wage and Benefits

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted
Source File: http://www.njlivingwagecoalition.org/docs/Referendum-Ordinance_3-6-06.pdf
Findings and Declaration of Policy:
Section 1. Findings and Declaration of Policy.
(a) The Lawrence Township Council declares that it is the policy of the Township to promote wages and benefits that allow working families in our community to meet basic needs.
(b) Many large retailers pay very low wages and do not provide their workers with adequate benefits, and many employees of large retailers, even full-time employees, qualify for a variety of public benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps.
(c) Responsible retailers that pay living wages and provide employee benefits, such as health care, face growing pressure to cut back when their competitors are permitted to pay poverty-level wages and no benefits.
(d) The adverse impact of large retailers that engage in such negative business policies and strategies is particularly harmful to workers, their families and the community because of the large scale of the operations of large retailers and their ability to pressure smaller businesses into following such practices to compete.
(e) Taxpayers are likely to see increased public costs when companies that provide health benefits either drop those benefits or are replaced by companies that do not, because more working families will be forced to obtain necessary care from public health clinics, public hospitals, emergency rooms, and publicly funded programs such as Medicaid.
(f) An increase in the percentage of low-wage jobs without benefits threatens the health and welfare of all Township residents because low-income working families without benefits have poor access to the health care system, lack preventive health care services, and are one step away from crushing financial debt should they fall sick.
(g) Large retailers are among our nation’s largest companies and can afford to provide better wages and pay a fair share of their employees’ health care costs while still operating profitably.
(h) In order to safeguard the economic well-being of the public, and to reduce the burden on the taxpayers and protect the public safety net, this Ordinance ensures that large retailers pay their workers a living wage and encourages them to provide important benefits.
Category:Living Wage
Category:New Jersey
Category:Ordinances
Category:Townships
Lawrence University, WI Sustainable University Gardens

Type: Program
Status: Initiated in 2004
Source File: http://www.lawrence.edu/sorg/slug/index.html
Description:
Sustainable Lawrence University Gardens is a student-run, non-profit project of the university.
Our mission is to engage and educate the Lawrence and greater Fox Cities communities
through connection to sustainable and organic agricultural processes.
The idea of the Sustainable Lawrence University Gardens has been contemplated by students and faculty over the last decade or so. Potential garden sites were tentatively researched over the past few years by Professor of Geology, Jeff Clark. In 2004, new Lawrence President Jill Beck expressed significant interest in the project and offered the potential for financial assistance if the project could be completed. Planning was then handed over to students in the form of an Environmental Studies symposium course centered around sustainable agriculture. Twenty upper classmen Environmental Studies majors and minors were given individual projects towards researching various facets of garden implementation. Guest experts visited to provide commentary on the project's development. Students also worked closely with university departments such as Physical Plant and Food Services to ensure the capability of support from the faculty. The class came up with the title Lawrence University Organic Garden.
After a class presentation to President Beck, faculty, staff, and students recommended the bottom of Union Hill as a viable site, a sizeable grant was approved, and the project took off. Thereafter, the garden staff and advisory council were hired/appointed, the ground was prepared, structures were built, and seeds were planted. Shortly after planting the name of the project was changed to Sustainable Lawrence University Gardens. The change came about as a formality because technically produce cannot be called "organic" unless expensive federal certification is sought.
During the 2005 and 2006 growing seasons, SLUG sold produce for the Jason Downer student dining facilities and at Saturday morning farmers market days in downtown Appleton.
The current 2007 season offers great promise as Professor Jeff Clark has initiated an organic market gardening class to reinvigorate efforts and long term projects for the garden.
Category:Colleges
Category:Community Gardens
Category:Programs
Category:Wisconsin
Lead Poisoning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning
Lead-containing products
Leaded gasoline ... 
Lead compounds are used widely in paints, and lead paint is a major route of lead exposure in children ...
Residual lead in soil contributes to lead exposure in urban areas ... 
In the US, 14–20% of total lead exposure is attributed to drinking water ... 
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Children
Children are more at risk for lead poisoning because their smaller bodies are in a continuous state of growth and development. Lead is absorbed at a faster rate compared to adults, which causes more physical harm than to older people. Furthermore, children, especially as they are learning to crawl and walk, are constantly on the floor and therefore more prone to ingesting and inhaling dust that is contaminated with lead.
The classic signs and symptoms in children are loss of appetite, abdominal pain, vomiting, weight loss, constipation, anemia, kidney failure, irritability, lethargy, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems. Slow development of normal childhood behaviors, such as talking and use of words, and permanent intellectual disability are both commonly seen. Although less common, it is possible for fingernails to develop leukonychia striata if exposed to abnormally high lead concentrations. 
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2015 ... ongoing crisis in Michigan
January 2016
People of Flint speak: "Nobody should ... be living like this" / Detroit Free Press
Federal Emergency Is Declared in Flint Over Contaminated Water / New York Times, Jan 16, 2016 
Obama declares Flint water emergency, Sanders demands Michigan Governor Resign ...
How Flint, Michigan became one of the most dangerous cities in America ...
National Guard to double numbers at water resource sites in Flint ...
Associated Press/Obama signs emergency order over Flint water ...
Gov. Snyder: Release communications and documents on Flint ...
Flint, Michigan has seen a spike in the levels of lead in children's blood. Lead poisoning, experts say, affects IQs and has lifelong impacts, including learning disabilities, speech and language problems and an increased risk for behavioral issues.
Category:Air Pollution
Category:Pollution
Category:Soil Pollution
Category:Toxics and Pollution
Category:Water Pollution
Lebanon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lebanon
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Lebanon News from Al Jazeera
Lebanon News from the Guardian
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/lebanon
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INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Lebanon's INDC plan - PDF
http://www.mapsopensource.com/lebanon?url=lebanon
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Lebanon_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/680px-Lebanon_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png
Category:Lebanon
Category:Middle East
Category:Western Asia
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC
Lee County, FL Sea Turtle Protection Ordinance

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted on 4/5/89
Vote: In Favor - 4 Opposed - 0 Absent - 1
Source File: http://www.lee-county.com/publicresources/Ordinances/89-09.pdf
Text:
Source File is a photocopied version of the ordinance in pdf. It does not lend itself well to text extraction. You can try utilizing the Google "View as HTML" link, but it's not much better.
Category:County Governments
Category:Florida
Category:Ordinances
Category:Wildlife