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Ventura's First Town Hall About Global Warming
October 24, 2006
This is the list of ideas typed onto the screen during the open mic. Each speaker got three
minutes to fire off ideas of what the greater Ventura community needs to do to curb global warming.
More ideas will be added once we review the video and add the panelists ideas. (Note: the first list is for city and county, the second is for individuals).
The List of Suggestions
Archive
A little VCCool History
2007 City Council Candidate Green Questionnaire
Welcome to Ventura's new community website for actions related to curbing global warming. This site is designed to support the actions kicked off by the Ventura's Oct 24th, 2006 Town Hall Meeting on Global Warming.
2008 Kids' Bicycle Rodeo a Huge Success!
Carbon Calculator - How Big is Your Footprint?
Earth Day News Letter
Ventura Cloth Bag Project
Low Carbon Diet
Two Hot Bills, Still Cool
VCCool's Kids Bicycle Safety Rodeo 2008 - A Huge Success!
VCCool's second Kids' Bicycle Rodeo (this year in conjunction with the Ventura Unified School Disctric's Summerfest) was an amazing event!
We fitted and gave away over three times as many helmets as we did at our first rodeo (182 helmets fitted carefully on each little head), and over 30 volunteers including interpreters and six dedicated bike mechanics, were kept hopping!
We estimate there were 250 kids that participated. Including other familiy members, we think 500 people were exposed to the concepts of traffic safety, cycling laws, and the sheer coolness of bikes!
Goals and Features of the 2008 Kids Bike Rodeo
Know How Big Your Carbon Footprint Is?
You know how long it takes to get to work - how much a dozen eggs cost - you know about how much you weigh. In our culture, we're all about numbers.
But do you know how many pounds of carbon dioxide your household emits per year - know what your biggest emitter is - know how many pounds of CO2 emissions it takes to get to the farmer's market? If you don't know the answers to the questions - try our updated, and VCCool approved, Carbon Calculator. What you see may surprise you! (Note: We hope to add food to the calculator within the next few months.)
If you do - then you're definitely ahead of the curve, and you probably already know which things you need to work on to really lower you carbon foot print.
Download the Carbon Calculator
(Estimated time to complete: about 1.5 hours. Get out your bills and records. It's the real item.)
A majority of the figures we use come from the Empowerment Institute
VCCool's Earth Day 2008 Newsletter Issue
Click here to read VCCool's Earth Day newsletter - full of fantastic local events, plus other important climate care news.
Where Can I Get My Ventura Cloth Bag?
Our very cool re-usable cloth bags, made of 100% recycled soda bottles, made in the USA, and certified sweatshop-free, are in locally owned businesses across Ventura. Pick on up today, and just say "No Thank You." to "Paper or Plastic?"
Real Cheap Sports – sport clothing and gear
Weaver Wines – fine wine, gifts, and baskets, on California
Green Thumb – plants and Christmas trees, Victoria Avenue
K.B. Roberts – cards and gifts, in mid-town on Main
Sassy Sally’s – local Indi fashion, (next to Zoey’s on Main)
Ionia Design Studio and IDS Hosting – at Bell Arts Factory on Ventura Avenue
ArchiTexture Salon – on Ventura Avenue south of Main, downtown
Juice on Chestnut - hot drinks and fresh juice, downtown Ventura
Ventura Swimwear - in Ventura Harbor on Spinnaker
Just ADDED:
Open Window - cool gifts and clothes
Aphrodite's - Lingerie & Gift Gallery
If you own your own business, and want to order the bags wholesale - just download this order form and drop us a note. We'll deliver a bundle or two to your door COD.
On the Ventura Cloth Bag flip side are the logos of our local business sponsors, without which, we would not have been able to purchase bags and go to print.
*Our definition of locally owned business:
Your heart is here.
You got your start here.
And you're a real part of the community.
(We figure within 100 mile radius is safe to call local, since many of our farmers fit that description.)
A Big thank you to our sponsors:
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Project Latitudes Lassens IDS Hosting Social Good Marketing and Design Real Cheap Sports Great Pacific Iron Works – Patagonia The Calico Cat Bookshop Trufflehound's Fine Chocolates Ventura Chiropractic and Massage Budget Business Clothes and Workshops |
Aphrodite's Lingerie and Gift Gallery Korazon - Organic Clothes K.B. Roberts - Cards and Gifts Green Thumb Downtown Ventura Organization ArchiTexture Salon Buffalo Records Weaver Wines Zoey's Meridians |
Lower Your Carbon Footprint with a
Free "Low Carbon Diet" workbook!
Thanks to Ventura City Manager Rick Cole, and city staff Jenise Wager, and Kelly Flanders, VCCool received 250 "Low Carbon Diet" workbooks to give away free, to interested "dieters." The catch? To get a a free workbook, you have to promise to go on the "diet" and then tell us how much carbon emissions your household or group lost.
These workbooks show you how to calculate the carbon emissions that your household gives off annually, and how to lower your "carbon footprint." This is about making a REAL difference. And the more people that join up, the cooler our community will be.
VCCool can help you get started! We can give you a workbook (while they last), show you how to calculate your carbon footprint (it's not hard!), and share how we did our diets.
Contact VCCool if you'd like to sign up. There is no fee; just bring your interest, and even a friend or two.
Visit our helpful "Low Carbon Diet" section
Bills in House and Senate, Cut Carbon 80% by 2050
Senate: Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act - S 309
House: Safe Climate Act - H.R. 1590
The United States House and Senate, are still holding two bills that support the scientific community's understanding of climate change crisis. They both seek to cut carbon emissions to 80% BELOW 1990 levels by 2050, nationally. These bills don't just stall till it's someone else's watch. They are effective immediately (after a two year review), with milestones every five years.
Support Both Global Warming Bills
Let's join many of the nations around the world in staving off climate change crisis! Please consider voicing your support for these powerful bills, on-line.
Sign-on to support both bills!