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Energy Conservation Strategies Commission
The responsibilities of the Advisory Board shall be to develop an exhaustive "menu of options" implementable by local government, with the goal of reducing per capita energy consumption in Alachua County.
Topics for consideration should include, but not be limited to: energy efficiency standards for new County construction; County operations and maintenance; incentives for energy efficiency in private sector construction; County Land Development Regulations; land use planning; transportation; renewable energy options; and public education. The Advisory Board shall submit its final report and recommendations to the Board before August,2008.
Contact Person: Sean McLendon
Phone: (352) 264-6802
Email: smclendon @ alachuacounty . us
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Global Warming Information
- Read Alachua County's Action Plan and Reduction Strategy for Greenhouse Gases
- Alachua County Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- The Greenhouse Effect - What is it? How does it work?
- What is Global Warming?
- What the Experts Say About Climate Change
- Why Should We Care?
- What Can We Do About Global Warming?
- How Do We Take the Earth's Temperature?
Welcome to the Environmental Protection Department for Alachua County Florida.
Environmental Ambassadors
6/18/2008 2:55:00 PM
Environmental Protection Department welcomes the Environmental Ambassadors Class of 2008.
On Friday June 20, we will host an interactive GIS exercise with the class.
Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site Public Meeting
4/28/2008 11:05:00 AM
A public update on the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site will be provided on May 1, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. at a special joint meeting of the City of Gainesville and Alachua County Commissions in Room 209 of the County Administration Building located at 12 SE 1st Street, Gainesville.
Florida and Climate Change: The Costs of Inaction
12/17/2007 10:15:00 AM
GDAE's Dr. Elizabeth Stanton and Dr. Frank Ackerman are the authors on a new report commissioned by Environmental Defense, �Florida and Climate Change: The Costs of Inaction.� The report is the first detailed analysis on the potential consequences of continued climate change for the state�s economy. The report concludes that if left unchecked, climate change will significantly harm Florida�s economy in the next several decades, and that impacts on just three sectors � tourism, electric utilities, and real estate � together with effects of hurricanes would shrink Florida�s Gross State Product by 5% by the end of this century.
STATEMENT ON SEA LEVEL IN THE COMING CENTURY
10/15/2007 3:15:00 PM
Miami-Dade County Climate Change Task Force has released a statement on sea level rise in the coming century. "Significant sea level rise is a very real threat to the near future for Miami-Dade County." www.alachuacounty.us/assets/uploads/images/epd/documents/ECSC/Statement.pdf
Climate change and land use in Florida: Interdependencies and opportunities
8/2/2007 8:55:00 AM
Attached is a new climate change report prepared for the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida. It explores the development of a Florida-based action plan and how local land use practices impact our immediate climate.
Climate Change and Trace Gases
7/6/2007 4:35:00 PM
Palaeoclimate data show that the Earth�s climate is remarkably sensitive to global forcings. Positive feedbacks predominate. This allows the entire planet to be whipsawed between climate states. One feedback, the �albedo flip� property of ice/water, provides a powerful trigger mechanism. A climate forcing that �flips� the albedo of a sufficient portion of an ice sheet can spark a cataclysm.
New Report:Potential for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Meet Florida's Growing Energy Demand
6/26/2007 2:00:00 PM
This report explores the magnitude of the efficiency and renewable resources that are available to the state, and suggests some specific policies that could be implemented to reduce future energy demands.
Energy Conservation Strategies Commission Documents
6/1/2007 3:10:00 PM
Please find attached documents for your reference prior to the next Energy Conservation Strategies Commission meeting Thursday Jan 24, 5:30 PM. We will meet in Grace Knight Conference Room located in the Admin Building, 12 SE 1st Street, Gainesville, FL 32601. This is a public meeting and all interested parties are invited to attend. Please email the ECSC at, energy @ alachuacounty.us
