The City of Cranbrook has signed the Climate Action Charter (CAC) to be carbon neutral in corporate operations by 2012. The CAC is part of the Province's attempt to reduce greenhouse gases. The municipality is required to measure and report on our community greenhouse emissions, and work to create compact, more energy efficient communities. Communities who have signed onto the CAC and publicly report on their progress will be able to access the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program.(CARIP). CARIP is designed to offset the carbon tax paid by local governments. Cranbrook has just presented its report for 2010. The City has been meeting some of its goals which include the low flow toilet rebate, completion of a business case for a bioenergy plant, considering alternative energy sources for buildings such as solar and geothermal. These are all promising and it is our hope that the City will follow through on many of these good ideas. To read the entire report please go to
http://www.cranbrook.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=401:city-takes-steps-toward-reducing-carbon-footprint&catid=76:2011-news&Itemid=569
I wonder why our city doesnt lobby the provincial government to start taking the funds raised by the gasoline and other carbon taxes and utilize them to put solar water heaters on our houses??? After all we have the most sun in b.c. The existing carbon tax does virtually nothing to reduce our carbon footprints!!!
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