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Revision as of 07:16, 18 September 2008
Type: Policy
Status: Adopted in 2008
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La Crosse County Sustainability Vision
- 100% Carbon Neutral Energy
- Top 10 healthiest counties in Wisconsin/US
- 100% Waste Free
- Impacts of decisions on grandchildren
- Roofs with PhotoVoltaics
- Weekly media “green series”
- Lower annual traffic below expansion
- Lower SOV
- No more sprawl
- Increase density
- Education on sustainability for all employees, students, and citizens
- Know carbon footprint
- Cost is—be lowest in WI
- Use Natural Step Framework as compass
- Position La Crosse as regional center for green enterprises
- Increase local food use
- 10% annually
- SustainLANE Top 20
Facilities
- Shut off lights/signage
- Reduce lawn
- Internal recycling/centralized/convenient
- Smart power strips
- Carbon neutral fleet
- Reduce electrical demand/high peak demand alert
- Complete energy audits/incorporate results
- Itemize/summarize results of actions
- Increase stormwater management areas
- Sustainability education/green clean
- LEED certified/ equivalent buildings
- P.V. solar hot water, etc. at facilities
Internal Education
- Office sustainability coordinator
- Training/orientation for new employees
- Online sustainability training
- Regular columns, newsletters, etc.
- Recognitions/awards
- Lead by example @ facilities and events
- Labor/management
- Plan to provide education (internal education plan)
- Accounting system to measure savings (green thermometer)
- Education for developers and public re: sustainable land use (win-win-win)
External Education
- Regular columns in local newspaper
- Op-eds
- Radio, etc.
- Savings reports - past history
- Intergenerational involvement - involve schools
- Our savings and yours - public/private
- Personal success stories
- Dedicate staff time for education (to provide)
Information Technology
- Expand lifecycle to 7-8 years
- Green standards for all IT equip. With life cycle costs considered
- Power management for desktops/servers
- Balance efforts to reduce paper/equipment
- Promote electronic imaging/scanning
- Basic education to reduce paper
- Administrative officials training
- More single devices that serve multi-uses (PDA’s, etc.)
- Use technology to reduce transportation
- Set default for two-sided printing
- Tele-conferencing
Purchasing
- Cradle to Cradle
- Green power
- Green products/definitions
- Vendor standards/RFP
- Life cycle/life cycle costs
- Buy local program
- Triple bottom line (TNS principles)
- Preferences to TNS vendors
- Share purchasing with others
- Reduce packaging
- Group purchasing
- Promote State policies for Green purchasing
- Product Stewardship
- 100% post Consumered
- Electronic credit/debit
Transportation
- Land use/commuting education
- Ride share
- Transit pass
- Incentives for carpooling, etc.
- Encourage public transit in urban/rural
- Tele-commuting
- Full-cost parking
- Bike-friendly (showers, storage, etc.)
- Mopeds, alternative vehicles in pool for use
- Financing for alternative vehicles
- Financing for low-commute housing
- Corridors for pedestrians/elec. vehicles/bikes
- Car-sharing
- Slugging
- High-speed rail