Westchester County's Global Warming Action Plan Presentation

Start: 02/26/2008 - 9:00am

End: 02/26/2008 - 3:00pm

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For more than a year, County Executive Andy Spano's Task Force on Global Warming has been working to develop a far-reaching environmental action plan for Westchester. Now the task force of more than a hundred professionals is ready to share its detailed short-term and long-term recommendations on how businesses, governments, schools and households can help to reduce global warming.

The task force will present these recommendations Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Manhattanville College, Reid Castle, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, New York.

The meeting adgenda is as follows:

9-9:30 a.m.	Locally grown breakfast foods
9:30-10:30 a.m.	County Executive Andrew J. Spano Introduction Westchester's Global Warming Task Force members Presentation: Westchester's Global Warming Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and to Promote Sustainable Development
10:45 a.m.-noon	Panel Discussions on Best Practices for Sustainable Development Action steps that can be taken now in all sectors of Westchester: Local Governments Education - K through 12 Education - Colleges and Universities Businesses • Households
12:15-1 p.m.	Break-Out Rooms - Session I (Box lunch provided) How Municipalities Can Access Tools,Technical Assistance and Resources for climate Protection and Sustainability Initiatives Explore the Process of Sustainable Green Construction Development using LEED Standards and Guidelines Transportation Goes Cleaner in Westchester-- A look at all available programs Helping Businesses Save Energy, Money and the Environment --From Audit to Financing
1:15-2 p.m.	Break-Out Rooms - Session II Energy Efficiency for Households, Schools,Businesses and Community Organizations How Green is My Town? -- Green report card to help communities, schools and businesses Using Bio-Fuels and Solar and Geo-Thermal Systems to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Achieve Energy Efficiencies Today Conversations on Conservation -- Examining the Consequences of Climate Change on Biodiversity Throughout Westchester
2:15-3 p.m.	Break-Out Rooms - Session III Tackling Climate Change and Discovering Business Opportunities in Westchester and the State Simple Tools to Achieve Zero Waste in Your Business, School or Household Climate Changes: Storms and the Role of Trees Citizen Grassroots Organizing for Environmental Change --Discussion of the role of citizen groups Westchester 2025: A Partnership for Westchester's Future -- The county's framework for inter-municipal planning.