tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post4486556886476805888..comments2024-01-18T17:25:10.325-08:00Comments on Living Outside The Dialectic: Leveraging Human Assets for the Common GoodNiki Raapanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14835214436658839836noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-90987962186064189352010-12-27T18:47:34.840-08:002010-12-27T18:47:34.840-08:00and thanks John! I'll read it asap. nord and T...and thanks John! I'll read it asap. nord and Tomas and Fred are all doing so well I can go home!!!!! :)Niki Raapanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14835214436658839836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-34858179244026180892010-12-27T18:46:31.144-08:002010-12-27T18:46:31.144-08:00wow, this is sure telling. Just like Seattle in &#...wow, this is sure telling. Just like Seattle in '99, it's all tied to transit/rail and pedestrian corridors, only change I see is the latest sustainable jargon about how riding public transportation reduces carbon footprints. In '99 carbon footprints was as obscure as the word sustainable.<br /><br />hope you're having a nice holiday, we managed to after the baby finally came!!!Niki Raapanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14835214436658839836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-28791373757357464312010-12-25T06:06:07.124-08:002010-12-25T06:06:07.124-08:00Niki,
This is the front page 12/17/2010 article f...Niki,<br /><br />This is the front page 12/17/2010 article from my home town Napa Valley Register:<br /><br />"New ‘green’ coordinator brings flair, enthusiasm<br /><br /><br />Andrea Fox, the new coordinator for the city’s blossoming sustainability program, is fired up about making Napa a greener place to live. <br /><br />Driving her self proclaimed “CleanGreenNapa” program is about $700,000 in federal stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. About $250,000 of that will pay for Fox’ salary and benefits for two years, while also covering program administrative costs in the same time frame. <br /><br />Fox’s role is twofold: managing grant money and projects while helping the city become more sustainable and energy-efficient overall. <br /><br />Fox, 30, said she gave the program its new name — CleanGreenNapa — to get away from a title riddled with city jargon. The idea, she said, is keeping things catchy so locals recognize the program as the city gets ideas from residents. <br /><br />“My interest in sustainability comes from growing up with the understanding that it is very important,” she said. “I think where my big passion lies is in finding the easy ways to be green and more sustainable.” <br /><br />Hailing from Omaha, Neb., Fox’s work history put her in one of the nation’s more conservative — and perhaps less ecologically-friendly — regions. That experience honed her skills when it comes to finding practical ways to save fuel, energy and other resources to benefit the environment, she said. <br /><br />“Having come from Nebraska really exposed me to learning to be really practical when talking about sustainability issues,” she said. <br /><br />Aug. 30 was Fox’s first day on the job in Napa. She most recently specialized in sustainability issues as a legislative aid to Nebraska state Senator Heath Mello from fall 2009 to summer 2010. Before that, she worked as an assistant to Omaha’s mayor from 2005 to 2009, with a range of duties including managing a sustainability program for the city. <br /><br />Among other projects, Fox’s CleanGreenNapa program will include a two-part sustainability plan, but details and budgets have yet to be ironed out, she said. <br /><br />Overall, the city plan will guide each department in becoming more sustainable, and includes plans to convert city streetlamps to more energy-efficient LED lighting. Brainstorming ideas with city department managers about making city operations more environmentally friendly is also on the horizon, she said. <br /><br />When it comes to ideas from residents, Fox said the city will rely on feedback from public meetings in coming months. The idea, she said, is tapping Napa’s collective ideas about new ways people or the city can go green. <br /><br />“I really want the community to own that plan,” she said. “It’s really important to me that the community is heard.” <br /><br />Fox said the city will be finding ways over the next few months to get ideas from residents. <br /><br />Fox is also launching a greenhouse gas inventory for city buildings, with plans to complete it within the same time frame. <br /><br />Finally, Fox will also be ferreting out future grant opportunities for the city during her two-year tenure as program coordinator. <br /><br />Fox comes aboard with the city as the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency moves forward with plans for an expanded transit center on Burnell Street near Napa Valley Exposition. The agency wants more riders and reduce Napa’s carbon footprint. <br /><br />Napans and other Californians are “leading the way on a lot of fronts” when it comes to sustainability, Fox said Thursday. The city is hiring a firm to work with Fox and other city employees on green projects, she said. <br /><br />“As someone who has cared about these issues for so long, it’s great to be around people who are like-minded,” she said." <br /><br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas<br /><br />Kevin & RobbiKevin Eggersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-29419293611434964452010-12-24T01:21:12.914-08:002010-12-24T01:21:12.914-08:00Hi Niki
Vicky Davis is superb at explaining how s...Hi Niki<br /><br />Vicky Davis is superb at explaining how systems are manipulated to create this NWO:<br /><br /><a href="http://channelingreality.com/" rel="nofollow"> http://channelingreality.com/</a><br /><br />Merry Xmas to you all.<br /><br />John<br /><br />PS How are Nord and Tomas?Stop Common Purposehttp://www.stopcp.comnoreply@blogger.com