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Tasman District, New Zealand Recycling in Public Places Initiative

Type: Policy
Status: Launched in July 2009
Source File: http://www.tasman.govt.nz/index.php?LoveNZ-Recycling
Description:
At noon on Friday 24 July 2009 Tasman District Council’s Recycling in Public Places initiative will be launched outside the Motueka Museum, High Street, Motueka.
The aim of this initiative is to establish a network of easily recognisable recycling bins in well used locations across the district, encouraging and enabling tourists and locals to recycle when they are out and about.
Tasman District Council, with funding from the Ministry for the Environment, will be providing the recycling bins at the following sites across:
* i-sites: Motueka, Nelson, Takaka, Murchison
* Rugby Club, Richmond
* High Street Motueka, Commercial Street Takaka, Sundial Square Richmond, Tasman Street Collingwood
* Nelson airport
Mayor Richard Kempthorne, who will host the ceremony says, “We hope these bins will soon become a fixture throughout the whole district. By placing the new bins in high usage areas Council is demonstrating a commitment to recycling and environmental sustainability.”
Local MP, Chris Auchinvole and Hon Dr Nick Smith, the Minister for the Environment, will also be present at the launch ceremony and will talk about the scheme and waste minimisation. The Green Group from Parkland School will follow their speeches with a demonstration of why it recently won the Nelson/Tasman Schools Zero Waste Challenge.
The LoveNZ bins will be officially launched by Anita Newport from Parkes Automotive who donated the bin at the Motueka High Street site.
David Stephenson, Tasman District Council Utilities Asset Engineer says, “We encourage people in Motueka to come and join us at this launch on Friday. We hope that all the bins around the district attract the attention of locals and visitors alike and help keep Tasman a beautiful, clean and sustainable place for everyone”.
LoveNZ bins have been installed throughout New Zealand as part of a nation wide campaign funded by the Ministry for the Environment. 
Category:Councils
Category:New Zealand
Category:Policies
Category:Recycling
Tasman District, New Zealand Zero Waste Funding

Type: Program
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.tasman.govt.nz/index.php?ZeroWaste
Description:
Grants are awarded for community initiatives that help to reduce waste and raise awareness about zero waste issues.
Time of Year:
Grants are available in April and October.
Criteria:
Grants are given to community initiatives that help to reduce waste and raise awareness about zero waste issues. (See application form for more details).
Applications:
Application forms and information for applicants can be downloaded.
Category:Councils
Category:Green Funds
Category:New Zealand
Category:Programs
Category:Zero Waste
Tesla, Electric Powered Cars, Open-Source Announcement by Elon Musk

Elon Musk proves the naysayers wrong (Video Interview / 60 Minutes)
* http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Tesla,_electric_cars
* http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/06/12/tesla-goes-open-source-elon-musk-releases-patents-to-good-faith-use/#5225f9cb18e4
* https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you
* http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a10737/tesla-goes-open-source-what-gives-16888078/
* http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/whats-driving-teslas-open-source-gambit/
* http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1092697_musk-tesla-going-open-source-lifting-patents-in-good-faith
and Hyperloop
* https://opensource.com/life/15/7/hyperloop-competition
and AI
* http://www.wired.com/2016/04/openai-elon-musk-sam-altman-plan-to-set-artificial-intelligence-free/
and May 2020, SpaceX Launches to the International Space Station
From zero to hero in 18 years: How SpaceX became a nation-state
SpaceX's momentous Crew Dragon launch is a sign of things to come for the space industry, and humanity's future. 
* https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/spacex-crew-dragon-launch
::: http://i.cbc.ca/1.2678613.1403032215!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/elon-musk.jpg
Category:Electric-Powered Transportation
Category:Climate Policy
Category:Planet Citizen
Category:Planet Citizens, Planet Scientists
Category:Renewable Energy
Teton County, WY 10 x 10 Energy Efficiency Initiative

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 4/2/07
Source File: http://10x10.pbwiki.com/f/07-10+ten+by+ten.pdf
Text:
RESOLUTION 07-10
A joint Town of Jackson – Teton County, Wyoming resolution committing to 10% energy reduction by 2010
WHEREAS, on behalf of the citizens of Teton County the Mayor and Town Council of
Jackson and the Board of County Commissioners for Teton County have committed to
energy resource reduction by the signing of the US Mayor’s Climate Protection
Agreement, the County’s Climate Change Resolution, the signing of a Global Warming
Resolution, the signing of a Joint Memorandum of Understanding to form a Joint Energy
Efficiency Advisory Board, as well as dedicating partial staff time to the effort; and
WHEREAS, these two government agencies representing all of Teton County citizens
have joined the Local Government for Sustainability program (ICLEI) and in doing so
are encouraged to set energy reduction goals specific to this community; and
WHEREAS, because they have the ability to do so, the Town and County have chosen to
go beyond the reduction goal set in the US Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement which
was 7% off of 1990 baseline by 2012; and
WHEREAS, local leaders believe setting an aggressive goal is important because they
recognize the “power of place” in which we live and their responsibility towards
environmental stewardship in the Tetons; they are committed to energy independence
from foreign oil sources; they recognize that “the least expensive kilowatt hour is the one
we don’t use;” and because it is fiscally prudent to save the taxpayers of Teton County
money whenever possible; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners for
Teton County and the Mayor and Town Council of Jackson recognizing these stated
documents and initiatives set their goal:
Reducing electricity and fossil fuel consumption 10 percent each by 2010;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this specifically targets 10% reduction in
electricity use and 10% reduction in fossil fuel use by December 31, 2010, and
additionally places great emphasis on recycling and reducing purchasing whenever
possible specific to Town and County organizational operations.
Category:County Governments
Category:Energy Policy
Category:Resolutions
Category:Wyoming
Teton County, WY Affordable Housing

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted on 2/21/95
Source File: (Missing)
Description:
On February 21, 1995, The Teton County Commissioners passed an affordable housing regulation to the Teton County Comprehensive Plan. A lengthy study of the County`s housing problem has showed that like many highly desirable resort areas throughout the country, Teton County`s crisis in affordable housing is due to outside demand for second homes, seasonal homes, and investment in high-end homes and property. The result has been the exclusion of a significant segment of the resident working population from affordable housing opportunities--housing opportunities essential to a diverse and healthy community and economy. 
The regulations require different levels of contributions from different levels of development. Essentially they are:
•	Developers of new subdivisions or multi-lot developments are required to make 15% of their housing production available to the affordable housing market. 
•	Lots or small parcels (where the total contribution would be less than one lot) created after February 21, 1995 are assessed a "payment-in-lieu" equal to a cash payment equivalent to the part of a unit.
•	Lots or parcels in existence prior to February 21, 1995 are assessed a "payment-in-lieu" at the time that a building permit is issued for the principal residential structure. The fee is $2,240.
The fees collected are designated exclusively for the production of affordable ownership and rental housing and can only be released upon approval of the county Commission.
Category:Affordable Housing
Category:County Governments
Category:Ordinances
Category:Wyoming
Texas A and M Energy Conservation Committee

Type: Policy
Status: Launched in 2001
Source File: http://energy.tamu.edu//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=74
Description:
Former Texas A&M President Ray M. Bowen formed a University Committee on Energy Conservation in November, 2001 with the charge of determining methods for reducing energy consumption and thus energy costs on campus. Dr. Roland Haden, Dean of the Look College of Engineering, chaired the task force which was composed of representatives of a broad constituency of faculty, staff and students. Of the more than 50 recommendations from the task force, one of the main recommendations was the formation of a standing Energy Conservation Committee.
Dr. Robert Gates, President of Texas A&M University, noted, "In times of tight budgets, it is natural to look for many ways to cut costs. Saving energy in every way we can has to be a commitment by every one of us. Each of us can change the way we work to conserve energy. Even though some of the ways we can change may seem insignificant, for a campus with thousands of employees, thousands of pieces of equipment, such as computers, copiers, printers and lights, a community can save hundreds of thousands of dollars every time."
Following up on the Energy Conservation Task Forces' recommendation and President Gates' message, Charles A. Sippial, Sr., Vice President of Administration, appointed an Energy Conservation Committee to seek ways to encourage faculty, staff and students to assist in saving energy.
ECC Goals
* Raise awareness of the importance of energy conservation. Implement a campaign for conservation. Educate and inform faculty, students and staff regarding the benefits of conservation and specific ways each individual and department can contribute to the cause.
* Improve communications on campus to improve the understanding of utility costs, ways costs can be reduced and the impact on departments and individuals.
* Establish a website to provide information and a conservation hotline (via website and/or phone) to encourage feedback from campus.
* Promote involvement by the campus community with an exchange of ideas and information, encouraging active participation in energy conservation.
* Establish a healthy competition between dorms, departments and/or individuals to see who can generate the most useful recommendations for conservation.
* Establish an acknowledgement program for individuals or groups who achieve the greatest results for conservation.
Category:Colleges
Category:Energy Policy
Category:Policies
Category:Texas
Texas A and M Sustainable Dining

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://diningservices.tamu.edu/services/sustainable_dining.stm
Description:
Texas A&M University Dining Services is committed to implementing and maintaining sustainability in all aspects of our operation. Our efforts range from utilizing organic and locally grown foods to the recycling of cardboard and cooking oil. Dining Services continues to work with other departments and students to help determine better ways to make dining on campus even greener.
Sustainability Initiatives
* All Dining Services facilities cook with zero trans fat oils. Our used cooking oil is recycled and refined into bio-diesel fuel which is then used to power the department’s delivery truck.
* Scarmardo Produce, a local vendor, provides all produce for Dining Services. Scarmardo’s utilizes organically grown and local sources as an essential part of their product mix.
* Farmers Market, in partnership with Scarmardo Produce, brings local and/or organically grown fruits and vegetables to the campus on weekly basis in an outdoor market on Rudder Plaza.
* The ‘Fall Crop’ and ‘Spring Crop’ programs offered at Sbisa Dining Center provide nutritious and delicious vegetarian and vegan meals. Offerings include organically or locally grown foods, no animal or trans fats, gluten-free breads as well as other items to accommodate customers with special dietary needs.
* Fair Trade coffees are offered at a variety of locations across campus. Currently, Poor Yorick’s recycles their daily coffee grounds which are reproduced as fertilizer.
* The department participates in the cardboard and white paper recycling programs offered by the university. There are also aluminum can recycling receptacles placed in and around various dining facilities.
* Dining Services recycles all of our printer ink cartridges in conjunction with Bryan Independent School district.
Category:Colleges
Category:Food-Related Policies
Category:Policies
Category:Texas
Texas A and M University Big Belly Solar Compactor and Plastics Recycling

Type: Program
Status: Announced on 11/6/08
Source File: http://sustainability.tamu.edu/CampusInitiatives/Recycling/tabid/59/Default.aspx
Description:
Several campus departments have come together to bring a pilot program that will offer recycling of plastic bottles along with a new trash collection twist. 
Five solar trash compactors known as the Big Belly will be placed around the MSC, Rudder Tower, Sbisa, Commons, and the Evans Library. These units rely on 100% solar energy to power the compactor. The compaction ability means that the can will hold five times the volume of trash as a standard container.
All five Big Belly trash locations will also have an attached unit to collect plastic bottles. Plastic recycling on campus is a new initiative for Texas A&M. To help determine the feasibility of plastic recycling we are piloting five additional locations that will have a stand alone plastic recycling container set with an existing trash can. Thank you for your efforts to Gig 'Em Green.
Category:Colleges
Category:Programs
Category:Recycling
Category:Texas
Thailand

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INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Thailand's INDC plan - http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/INDC/Published%20Documents/Thailand/1/Thailand_INDC.pdf
http://www.mapsopensource.com/thailand?url=thailand
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Location_Thailand_ASEAN.svg/1024px-Location_Thailand_ASEAN.svg.png
http://www.mapsopensource.com/images/thailand-political-map.gif
Category:Thailand
Category:Asia
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC
The Dalles, OR Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted on 3/28/89
Source File: http://www.ci.the-dalles.or.us/public_docs/ordinances/PDFs/8.23_Nuclear%20Free%20Zone.pdf
Text:
GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 89-1099
NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER FREE ZONE ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF THE DALLES
In order to provide for the health, safety, economic well-being, and general welfare of local citizens, the people of the City of The Dalles hereby ordain that The Dalles shall be established as a nuclear free zone.
Section 1.
Nuclear weapons and their components shall not be produced, transported, stored, processed, disposed of, nor used within the City of The Dalles.
Section 2.
Nuclear-generated power shall not be produced in any form in the City of The Dalles.
Section 3.
Nuclear wastes that are direct by-products of nuclear weapons or nuclear power production shall not be stored in the City of The Dalles or transported on any City roads.
Section 4.
This ordinance shall not be construed to prohibit:
a. the research and application of nuclear medicine;
b. uses of fissionable materials for smoke detectors, light emitting watches and clocks, and other consumer products; or
c. any activity not specifically described in Sections 1, 2, and 3 above.
Section 5.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the terms of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by no more than one year in jail, or a fine of $2,500, or both for each offense.
Section 6.
If any portion of this ordinance is hereafter declared invalid, all remaining portions shall remain in force and effect.
Category:City Governments
Category:Nuclear Free
Category:Ordinances
Category:Oregon
The Evergreen State College, WA Community Gardens

Type: Program
Status: Established in 1982
Source File: http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/communitygarden.htm
Description:
The Community Gardens at the Evergreen State College is a Student Activities group dedicated to providing gardening space to members of the Evergreen and greater Olympia communities. Supported by student fees it also provides gardening tools, seeds, watering equipment, common areas, and access to informational materials. The group also organizes workshops, work-parties, and other activities emphasizing organic and ecologically-conscious farming practices and the importance of local food systems. The group aims to form a strong and supportive community of gardeners in which we all learn, teach, and grow.
Founded in 1982, the Community Gardens spent eighteen years on the site of what is now Demeter’s Permaculture Garden, moving into its new location just to the south in 2000. The Community Gardens has over fifty 12’x12’ plots available to anyone in the area. Evergreen community members are asked to pay a $10 fee, and Olympia community members are asked to pay $20. This money helps cover operating costs for the Gardens, such as purchasing seeds, tools, equipment, and gardening literature. Gardener registration will begin March 1st.
Category:Colleges
Category:Community Gardens
Category:Evergreen State
Category:Programs
Category:Washington
The Evergreen State College, WA Diversity Statement

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted on 2/11/98
Source File: http://www.evergreen.edu/policies/policy/diversitystatement
Text:
Since its founding, The Evergreen State College has affirmed its belief that learning takes place best when theories and conclusions are challenged and tested by vigorous debate among different points of view. This belief underlies the organization of our curriculum into interdisciplinary programs, in which contemporary problems are studied from the perspectives of multiple academic disciplines. This belief shines through our role and mission statements. It is fundamental to our commitment to diversity, and is given concrete expression in the important policies that guide recruitment, admissions, and hiring practices at Evergreen.
We believe that teaching across and about differences is vital to both teaching and learning. It broadens the knowledge and sharpens the critical thinking of students and teachers alike. It makes all of us students of our ever-changing world. Understanding and embracing differences is essential to successful participation in the pluralistic world we all inhabit.
The Board of Trustees of The Evergreen State College has a long history of supporting access to public higher education for all students, regardless of socioeconomic standing, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, ethnicity, or race. We believe that we have a continuing obligation to provide opportunity to persons and communities that have historically not been well served by public higher education.
This statement reaffirms our commitment to provide access to a high-quality public education that is rich in its mix of people from diverse backgrounds, and that promotes equal opportunities for all who choose Evergreen as their educational institution or as their employer.
Category:Colleges
Category:Diversity
Category:Evergreen State
Category:Policies
Category:Washington
The Evergreen State College, WA Organic Farm

Type: Program
Status: Established in 1971
Source File: http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/organicfarm.htm
Description:
The farms annual crop production area comprises 38,000 square feet, just 5,000 square feet shy of an acre. The perennial crop production area is in addition to this. The production from this area is sold to Aramark, from a farm-stand on red square every Tuesday and Thursday from 11am to 5pm during the growing season, and in CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). All of the excess is given to the Thurston County Food bank and local charities, or composted.
Proceeds from the sale of the crops are used to finance farm projects and purchase seeds and equipment. Two of the greenhouses, the cooler, compost shed, farm fencing and orchard are just a few projects made possible from farm sales. Another use for money generated on the farm is to fund student projects. Many of these projects are related to horticultural aspects of food crops.
The farm production area is divided into sections that are used to delineate cropping areas for specific types of crops. The farm practices a strict 5 year crop rotation. The rotating of crops creates plant diversity over time as opposed to plant diversity in space. The rotation has 4 general crop categories with each category occupying a given space for one growing season. The fifth season is a fallow where no crop is grown. During the fallow weed control, green manuring/cover cropping, we pull pastured poultry over our fallow fields to increase nitrogen to rebuild the soil after 4 years of continuous crop production.
Crop rotation is just one method the farm uses to maintain diversity in the field. Other methods employed are the use of undersown ground covers and inter-cropping different types of vegetable crops. Creating diversity in the field is one of the cornerstones of sustainable agriculture. Diversity provides non-toxic, sustainable crop protection against plant diseases and insect pests.
Use this link to read about the Vision of the Farm.
Category:Colleges
Category:Evergreen State
Category:Farm-Related Policies
Category:Programs
Category:Washington
The Evergreen State College, WA Sustainability Task Force

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.evergreen.edu/sustainability/06-07Charge.htm
Description:
2006-07 Sustainability Task Force Charge
Purpose
The overarching function of the Task Force is to assist the Evergreen community as it strives to achieve sustainability by acting as a coordinating body and by providing necessary oversight.
Reporting directly to the Vice Presidents, the Sustainability Task Force is charged to provide leadership, support, and recommendations in advancing Evergreen's long-term sustainability goals as specified in the sustainability section of Evergreen's Strategic Plan and in the detailed 2006 Sustainable Evergreen Report prepared by the Sustainability Task Force.
The first priority of the Task Force is to remain focused on advancing the details contained in the approved sustainability report. The Task Force is also asked to remain flexible enough to adapt to new opportunities and frequent advances in sustainability.
The work of the Sustainability Task Force will be central to gaining greater control and movement towards our campus sustainability vision. The Vice Presidents are committed to providing the resources to allow this group to be successful. The group will notify the Vice Presidents if it identifies resources needed to advance the task force plans. The Vice Presidents will be responsible for arranging one-time funding for such projects.
Functions
* Begin the implementation phase and oversight of the eight strategic areas as specified in the 2006 Sustainable Evergreen Report;
* Continue the process of identifying and procuring baseline indicator data for annual monitoring of Evergreen’s progress;
* Engage the community in an “information campaign” highlighting Evergreen’s commitment to sustainability along with its past and current accomplishments;
* Assist the campus community in its efforts to advance the college’s sustainability agenda.
Category:Colleges
Category:Evergreen State
Category:Policies
Category:Sustainability Policies
Category:Washington