Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

APPENDIX A. OPEN HOU SE STATION RESPONSES Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan: Baseline Public Input Summary Page | 11  More actions on stream restoration – (floods, fish, conservation)  More awareness throughout city (parade, marches)  Diet change education in schools (le ss meat)  Stop slash burns. Break it down to return to the Earth in a good carbon way, rather than into the air  How are we going to manage water?  City will have to try to impact/change household/personal choices and habits. But – “Nanny State” pushback will result!!!  How can do this? Not only education, but clear -piercing visuals/charts/photos etc.  We need to work intelligently to connect household choices w/ climate change – habits/consumption w/ painful/dangerous climate change  LEGALLY BINDING PLAN!  I hope the city walks its talk  French Initiative “4 for 1000” - Organic Consumers Association. Many countries signed on-U.S. hasn’t , maybe Ashland could!  We need to have a legally binding plan so we have CC mitigation as a legally prioritized plan  Role of city is important but ambiguous. Need to know and be specific.  City Role - To keep its citizens (who are the major local polluters) aware of how to reduce their (our) footprint  City needs to produce 10% of it s electricity from new, renewable sources by the year 2020!  City needs to make laws —Needs to be legally binding ordinances  Combine compost pick up efforts with Adam’s compost pickup and call Ruby’s they will have information  I’m more positive of city willingness to ACT!  I want to see the mayor, city council, an d city staff take more of a leadership role  Ashland is way behind other similar cities in our planning & action  Initiate competition between neighbors by letting everyone know energy use in home around them  We need free mini buses every 15 minutes  Mandate thermostat settings to 65 ° and wear sweaters  It makes me believe that the city needs to be Bold in its goals, and implement renewable energy production and water catchment  Local electric bus  Reward and commend those who change their lifestyles  The state s hould require that all trucks on Rt5 get on the RR at the border  Somehow we have to address the fear people feel about climate change so we aren’t in denial