Today I received the following email from Timothy Burroughs of the City of Berkeley:
Dear Friends:
This week we hold the first of a series of Berkeley climate action workshops hosted by city commissions (for a full schedule of upcoming events visit www.cityofberkeley.info/sustainable):
Thursday, June 7th from 7 - 9pm
Community Environmental Advisory Commission Workshop: The Co-benefits of Climate Protection
2118 Milvia Street, 2nd floor conference room
The goal of this workshop is to learn from you about potential and existing emissions reduction strategies that will help us achieve our community-wide GHG emissions reduction target. At this event we'll also explore the multiple benefits of climate protection efforts (e.g., reduced energy costs, improved public health) beyond greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
In advance of this workshop, on Tuesday, June 5th at noon, we're holding an informal networking lunch over at Spud's Pizza. Come share your climate protection ideas and some pizza (though you have to buy your own pizza, we're sorry to say). All our welcome and the ideas you provide will be posted on our Measure G website and discussed at the upcoming workshops:
Informal Climate Action Working Group Lunch
Spud's Pizza
(www.spudspizza.net/)
3290 Adeline Street (at Alcatraz)
Tuesday, June 5th
Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Please RSVP to measureg@ci.berkeley.ca.us so we can set up enough space for the lunch.
Finally, also save Tuesday, June 19th on your calendars for the following event:
Sustainability Programs that Reach Beyond the Choir: The Low Carbon Diet and Green Team Projects
Tuesday, June 19th, 7 - 8:30pm
Ecology Center (www.ecologycenter.org)
2530 San Pablo Ave. near Dwight Way
Free and open to all.
For more information: 510.558.0821 or susans@acterra.org
Background:
Susan Silber, Sustainable Living Programs Coordinator with Acterra, and environment consultant Bruce Riordan will be sharing information on two neighborhood-based climate protection efforts: The Low Carbon Diet and the Green Team. The goal of these projects is to organize groups of people (friends and neighbors, work colleagues, etc.) to work together on addressing our carbon footprint and protecting the environment.
Feel free to send any questions or comments to MeasureG@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Thanks!
Timothy Burroughs
Climate Action Coordinator
City of Berkeley
p 510.981.5437
tburroughs@ci.berkeley.ca.us
