About our Cool Cities Initiative and Cool Committee

Serious Threat.  Climate Change as a local initiative.  Cool Villages Committee.  Features of the April 19 event.  Links.

Serious Threat

The League of Women Voters has recognized global climate change as "one of the most serious threats to the environment, health and economy of our nation. ...The League believes that now is the time to act on global climate change."

Climate Change as a local initiative

Our La Grange Area LWV adopted climate change as a local initiative at its 2007 annual meeting. The initiative's goal is to support our west suburban communities in developing renewable energy sources and in building standards and practices that reduce global warming, including transportation options. To get started, our "Cool Villages" committee members made presentations at west suburban community board meetings to raise awareness of the issue, and to encourage board members and community residents to attend an area-wide gathering on climate change we have scheduled for Saturday, April 19, 2008.

Cool Villages Committee

The "Cool Villages" Committee meets the last Monday of the month. If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact us and someone will get back to you with details. If you know of any local organization that would be interested in joining our commitment, please contact us.

Features of the April 19 event

The April 19 event will feature speakers from Environment Illinois, Sierra Club, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability.

At the event village officials and residents will understand the extent of carbon emissions in our state as a whole; and they will learn clear, cost-effective strategies for lowering emissions.

Finally, both village officials and residents will be given an opportunity to commit to a plan for lowering emissions in our west suburban communities. Representatives of organizations committed to climate change will guide participants in understanding the agreements and how best to implement them.

Links

Click on Agenda for the April 19 Event!

Click on Take the Challenge! See how green you are. Learn ways to become greener.

Click here for a Pledge Card that you can fill-out

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