Eco-Municipality

What is it?

A municipality that aspires to develop an ecologically, economically, and socially healthy community for the long-term, using sustainability as a guide, and a democratic, highly participative development process as the method.  Eco-municipalities are developed locally to meet local needs.

4 Phases/Guidelines for Developing an Eco-Municipality

1. Reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
2. Reduce dependence on chemicals that can accumulate in nature.
3. Reduce dependence on activities that harm life-sustaining eco-systems.
4. Meet present and future human needs fairly and efficiently (social justice and economic equality).

Ideas

1. Local ride-sharing program (800 number?); tie into Stockton elderly/disabled ride provisions.
2. Locally produced, shared electricity generation
3. “Find it in Stockton”- who can provide what locally? (website, ph #)
4. Local community “green” purchases (quantity discount, co-op)
5. Importance of what we have now (programs in place) – inventory
6. Put right economic incentives to motivate participation
7. Extract fuel from landfill?  Invite Meleesa Johnson to speak (solid waste)
8. Evaluate energy inefficiencies in housing/provide a funding source to allow people to upgrade insulation/windows/install alternative energy sources/CAP Services and/Targeted Home Performance programs
9. Directly approach people with ideas of resources available to help them increase efficiency
10. Directory of local knowledge/help to increase energy efficiency
11. Outreach to individuals
12. “Study” groups to discuss/stimulate ideas
13. ENACT-neighorhood meetings to brainstorm ideas for sustainability
14. Spreading the word- local TV, radio
15. How do we draw people in?
16. Supporting local agriculture/biofuels/individual farmers

Individuals attending meeting will come up with own inventory lists of what’s out there locally and information of what we should use in a form.

Next meeting is Thursday, October 4^th, 2007, at 7 pm.

Sharon Reichert  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it