Chatham Coalition wants Chatham County to be a "Cool County"

[integrityticket]

Watch your tax dollars burn with the Chatham Coalition's “Cool County” Global Warming Initiative 

Vision:Leadership is needed at all levels of government to address the local impacts of global warming and climate change. Chatham must join other counties across the United States in taking proactive steps to reduce our carbon footprint, and assist our citizens and businesses in making our county “green” and sustainable. Our vision begins with governmental, civic and business leaders in Chatham County immediately (1) acknowledging the seriousness of climate change, (2) undertaking studies to determine how climate change will impact Chatham County and (3) replacing outdated economic development and environmental protection policies with ones that address the challenges of climate change. Chatham County should become a model for how county and local governments can address climate change.

    * Describe climate change Impacts- Chatham must establish a task force to examine and describe the most likely impacts on our county over the next 30 to 40 years as a basis for formulating ongoing policies.

    * Develop economic, environmental, educational and social policies that address impacts of climate change- These policies must incorporate sustainability, resource limits, energy conservation, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

    * Educate citizens- Citizens must have comprehensive information to participate in decisions and support the changes required to respond to the challenges of climate change. Given the disconcerting nature of climate change impacts, these educational efforts are critical in overcoming a natural reluctance to accept the need for immediate and strong actions.

    * Develop action plan- In addition to current efforts to update ordinances and policies, we must expand and add policies and ordinances that give us the tools to adapt to and mitigate our contribution to climate change. These include: green building codes, energy conservation, forest protection, tree planting, mixed use development, transit-oriented development, bicycle and pedestrian corridors and most importantly developing within the limits of the county’s carrying capacity.

    * Adopt “Cool County” Initiative- Chatham must sign on to the Cool County Initiative.

[RandysRight]

I want to be a cool county, I want my kids just to grow up like these folks 

All performers did there own stunts in this production

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[Silk_Hope]

Next thing you know tractors will be banned and replaced by oxen, oh wait, they pass gas and are damaging to the climate. Sorry old farmer, get your shovel out, we can't risk and exhaust or flatulance in Chatham.

[snowcamper]

At least Randy Voller wasn't there in a watermelon bra...   

[Elvis]

    * Educate citizens- Citizens must have comprehensive information.

I wish I had some confidence that they truly did want to provide comprehensive information. I suspect the information will be very one sided and won't include any of the 100s of scientists who may have another point of view.

If any of this education costs money, I guess we know why they need to raise the impact fees. This is unbelievable!!

[Elvis]

The more I read the more unbelievable it is. So I have to ask, is it real and are the commissioners behind it?

[djkelly]

We're already well on our way toward this already.

We already have one of the first Sustainable Communities Directors in the country.

We'll be building all our schools to LEED Silver standards so we can hang a cool plaque in them so everyone knows we're cool.  (Even though LEED standards are no guarantee of energy efficiency)

"    * Describe climate change Impacts- Chatham must establish a task force to examine and describe the most likely impacts on our county over the next 30 to 40 years as a basis for formulating ongoing policies."

We have a headstart on this with the ERB subcommittee looking into ways we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded.  Unfortunately impact fees have to be used within 10 years of being collected so they might not be an option for this.

[whatsup]

We have a headstart on this with the ERB subcommittee looking into ways we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded.  Unfortunately impact fees have to be used within 10 years of being collected so they might not be an option for this.

Did you really say that Chatham County is looking into ways "we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded"?

This isn't serious, is it?

[djkelly]

We have a headstart on this with the ERB subcommittee looking into ways we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded.  Unfortunately impact fees have to be used within 10 years of being collected so they might not be an option for this.

Did you really say that Chatham County is looking into ways "we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded"?

This isn't serious, is it?

Chatham County
Environmental Review Board (ERB) Meeting
Minutes, January 15, 2009 6:30 pm
Present: Elaine Chiosso (Chair), Catherine Bollinger (Vice Chair), Sonny Keisler,
Tara Allden, Raj Butalia, Martha Girolami, Fred Royal, Keith Megginson

6. Discussion of local impact of Global Warming, and role for ERB.
Elaine: Loyse Hurley (President of CCEC) in support of this dialog. Unable to
Attend

Other towns have passed resolutions about carbon reduction goals and have
public education/awareness campaigns. What information should we be
collecting?
Raj: Worked with William Schlesinger at Duke School of the Env. Good
source; also Amory Lovins. Impact of drought will require good stream flow
and L. Jordan data. Possible impact of refugees as coastline is
inundated. Carbon credit training. What are our goals as a board?

[belle]

We have a headstart on this with the ERB subcommittee looking into ways we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded.  Unfortunately impact fees have to be used within 10 years of being collected so they might not be an option for this.

Did you really say that Chatham County is looking into ways "we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded"?

This isn't serious, is it?

did you live here during Floyd? duh.

[RandysRight]

We have a headstart on this with the ERB subcommittee looking into ways we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded.  Unfortunately impact fees have to be used within 10 years of being collected so they might not be an option for this.

Did you really say that Chatham County is looking into ways "we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded"?

This isn't serious, is it?

Chatham County
Environmental Review Board (ERB) Meeting
Minutes, January 15, 2009 6:30 pm
Present: Elaine Chiosso (Chair), Catherine Bollinger (Vice Chair), Sonny Keisler,
Tara Allden, Raj Butalia, Martha Girolami, Fred Royal, Keith Megginson

6. Discussion of local impact of Global Warming, and role for ERB.
Elaine: Loyse Hurley (President of CCEC) in support of this dialog. Unable to
Attend

Other towns have passed resolutions about carbon reduction goals and have
public education/awareness campaigns. What information should we be
collecting?
Raj: Worked with William Schlesinger at Duke School of the Env. Good
source; also Amory Lovins. Impact of drought will require good stream flow
and L. Jordan data. Possible impact of refugees as coastline is
inundated. Carbon credit training. What are our goals as a board?

These moonbats are dead serious, yall must start paying attention to whats going on around here locally, statewide and nationally. 

[snowcamper]

My God...the sheer stupidity.  This is mass insanity in action. 

We need the CC's e-mail addresses on a sticky post at all times.

[WolfpackFan]

What will be needed is a mass effort on everyone's part come the next election.  The Chatham Coalition is very organized and they have been doing it for a while now.  This will be the year for anyone that cares to get off of their couch and help.  The general public has little idea about how far these people are trying to go, and only through education can we hope to unseat them.  I think it will help this time because there will not be the "anybody but Bunkey" voters, but it will still take a large focused effort to win.

[mary51802]

I wish I had some confidence that they truly did want to provide comprehensive information. I suspect the information will be very one sided and won't include any of the 100s of scientists who may have another point of view.

If any of this education costs money, I guess we know why they need to raise the impact fees. This is unbelievable!!
[/quote]

I agree. I have been reading and listening to many University and Canadian scientists that show about the mini ice ages that happen every 10,000 years or so and it begins with underwater volcanoes heating up and melting the polar ice cap. Putting cooler water into the Atlantic. They have scientific proof of this theory with carbon dating and say man has such a small impact that we barely make a difference. I agree more with this theory than the people who make money off the green innitiative crying global warming. Do research people before blindly following a crowd.

[peacefulcapitalist]

We have a headstart on this with the ERB subcommittee looking into ways we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded.  Unfortunately impact fees have to be used within 10 years of being collected so they might not be an option for this.

Did you really say that Chatham County is looking into ways "we can prepare for the mass of refugees we'll get when the coastal regions of the state are flooded"?

This isn't serious, is it?

Chatham County
Environmental Review Board (ERB) Meeting
Minutes, January 15, 2009 6:30 pm
Present: Elaine Chiosso (Chair), Catherine Bollinger (Vice Chair), Sonny Keisler,
Tara Allden, Raj Butalia, Martha Girolami, Fred Royal, Keith Megginson

6. Discussion of local impact of Global Warming, and role for ERB.
Elaine: Loyse Hurley (President of CCEC) in support of this dialog. Unable to
Attend

Other towns have passed resolutions about carbon reduction goals and have
public education/awareness campaigns. What information should we be
collecting?
Raj: Worked with William Schlesinger at Duke School of the Env. Good
source; also Amory Lovins. Impact of drought will require good stream flow
and L. Jordan data. Possible impact of refugees as coastline is
inundated. Carbon credit training. What are our goals as a board?

These moonbats are dead serious, yall must start paying attention to whats going on around here locally, statewide and nationally. 

Yeah right, it's a good thing Houston didn't have moonbats giving them crazy ideas about preparing for refugees from coastal inundation.  Then Katrina hit.  I think at that point they were wishing they had been better prepared and wouldn't have minded having some moonbats around to help them plan for it.

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