Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

APPENDIX B: OPEN HOU SE COMMENT CARDS Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan: Open House #2 Page | 19 I think it would be a good idea to hire someone to market Climate Action - a weekly article in Tidings "Climate Wise" "Climate Talk" for ex. - with Action Ideas and updates. Social media - constat information on all the local FB pages (I know of 6). Local TV News with the idea we are educating but also making Climate Action popular - a social buzz - so that the whole community is educating each other as well. And can be proud of what Ashland is doing for our future. The consumption area didn't ever addre ss that going vegan cuts your carbon footrpting 50% - in half + the animal agriculture sector according to UN is 50% of all global warming + destroying the ecosystem. All global warming would be reduced 70% if people just stopped buying meat and dairy. Tha t is a bigger thing than all transportation factors combined. IT's also better for health + more ethical. But the main benefit is environmental crisis. See plantpurenation.com and watch + show the documentary Cowspiracy . Get into your cognitive dissonance phase of acceptance of the science. The protein myth is so yesterday. Live in 2016! I would like to grow food, but without spending $1000's on a fence, I am only feeding the deer. Consumption + Waste Strategy #2 Let's develop a required health/wellness class beginning @ middle school which emphasizes nutrition, exercise, and self -responsibility. Kids can teach their parents about healthy eating and snacking! We need more bike parking downtown, maybe use some space at Pioneer + Main where the E -fuel stations are. Any ideas to reduce driving and encourage walking, biking, carpooling, and buses! Need More People Why is SOU putting in Natural Gas? That seems backwards and a waste of $ given they will have to be $100 renewable. Also the city should pick up kitchen compost! Also a FAQ page on City's website to answer questions about reducing carbon footprint. Like what kind of trees do we plant that will survive climate change, etc. Talking with people on TID water.. T hey say they can water all they want to be - cause "it's free"! This encourages, promotes water waste habits. Consider a TID suggestion to charge even up less than city H2O.