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Albemarle joined the organization shortly after adopting the [[Cool Counties]] initiative in December 2007 to committ to a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, or an average annual reductions of 2 percent. | |||
There has been an opposition to this movement within the county level. In March 2011, [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] held a forum to review local sustainability intiatives arguing that such plans should be implemented on a regional level. Supervisor [[Ken Boyd]] has called for the coutny to drop its membership in the international organization. | |||
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== | *{{cite web |title=Boyd seeks end to Albemarle’s ‘Cool Counties’ initiative and questions joint planning project|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/05/boyd-iclei.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=Charlottesville Tomorrow''|publisher=|location=|publishdate=May 5, 2011|accessdate=May 10, 2011}} | ||
*{{cite web |title=Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/tea_party_sustainability.html|author=Brian Wheeler|work=Charlottesville Tomorrow''|publisher=|location=|publishdate=March 17, 2011|accessdate=May 10, 2011}} | |||
*{{cite web |title=U.S. Cool Counties Stabilization Declaration|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Cool_Counties|author=|work=''|publisher=Cvillepedia|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=May 10, 2011}} | |||
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ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is an international organization in which membership includes more than 1200 cities, towns, and counties, to commit to the environmental sustainability.
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Albemarle joined the organization shortly after adopting the Cool Counties initiative in December 2007 to committ to a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, or an average annual reductions of 2 percent.
There has been an opposition to this movement within the county level. In March 2011, Jefferson Area Tea Party held a forum to review local sustainability intiatives arguing that such plans should be implemented on a regional level. Supervisor Ken Boyd has called for the coutny to drop its membership in the international organization.
References
- Web. Boyd seeks end to Albemarle’s ‘Cool Counties’ initiative and questions joint planning project, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 5, 2011, retrieved May 10, 2011.
- Web. Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives, Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 17, 2011, retrieved May 10, 2011.
- Web. U.S. Cool Counties Stabilization Declaration, , Cvillepedia, retrieved May 10, 2011.