Mayor Chuck Reed has a Green Vision for San Jose:
Today we have Colin O'Mara with us to describe some of the visions and goals that San Jose has.
Green Vision Goals:
Within 15 years, the City of San José in tandem with its residents and businesses will:
1. Create 25,000 Clean Tech jobs as the World Center of Clean Tech Innovation
2. Reduce per capita energy use by 50 percent
3. Receive 100 percent of our electrical power from clean renewable sources
4. Build or retrofit 50 million square feet of green buildings
5. Divert 100 percent of the waste from our landfill and convert waste to energy
6. Recycle or beneficially reuse 100 percent of our wastewater (100 million gallons per day)
7. Adopt a General Plan with measurable standards for sustainable development
8. Ensure that 100 percent of public fleet vehicles run on alternative fuels
9. Plant 100,000 new trees and replace 100 percent of our streetlights with smart, zero-emission lighting
10. Create 100 miles of interconnected trails
Colin has shared an event with us on September 10, 2008. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group. You can take MST bus line 55 all the way to San Jose. For more information click here. You can contact Colin at (408) 535-8169.
Very cool! Go San Jose!
Have a great Wednesday,
Olana
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Hello Deborah,
You have likely heard of Buy Nothing Day hosted by AdBusters. But we all know that the economy doesn't respond well to lack of sales. So a few people from 3rdWhale.com have decided to host Buy Something Green Day on Feb 4th to get people into the mindset that we can use our consumer buying power to push the economy and business in general toward a green and sustainable future. There is a Facebook event where people can post pics of the green thing they bought on Feb 4th and they are automatically entered into a contest to win an iPod Touch! If people are unsure of where to go to buy green things, they can check out 3rdWhale.com or download the FREE iPhone app 3rdWhale Mobile to find green businesses around them. Feb 4th is also the launch date of the app for San Francisco and San Jose and 3rdWhale is sponsoring SF Green Drinks Feb 4th event http://www.sfgreendrinks.blogspot.com/
If you, your readers, or your listeners would be interested pass along the info!
Cheers,
Natalie
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