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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS
<br /> • County and City elected officials for their leadership and bold vision Summary of key points of this report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
<br /> • The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Board for project Summary of results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 , 2
<br /> oversight, Ken Wells, Director, and Charlotte Fisher, Administrative
<br /> Analyst If garbage trucks could haul 'our .greenhouse gas away,
<br /> how many trucks would it' talte? ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
<br /> • City staff— listed on the back inside cover—for guidance and re -
<br /> sponses to our considerable requests Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
<br /> • ICLEI 's Cities for Climate Protection for technical support, leadership, Local action moves the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
<br /> and the original vision
<br /> Energy: The invisible, essential life force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
<br /> • Climate Protection Campaign Advisors : Jane Bender, Ernie Carpen-
<br /> ter, Michael Friedenberg, Mike Sandler, and Alan Strachan How are greenhouse gas emissions calculated ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07
<br /> Buildings, traffic lights and streetlights .8
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<br /> Production and distribution of this report were made .
<br /> possible, in part, through the generosity of the following Water and wastewater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
<br /> • North Bay Corporation Fleets 10
<br /> • Pacific Gas and Electric Company one many thanks alsoto PG & E for
<br /> supplying city utility records Employee commutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
<br /> • Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Solid waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
<br /> We are also grateful for two anonymous donors who enabled us to Climate-friendly practices : examples from Sonoma 's
<br /> expand the project beyond its original scope . local governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
<br /> Fifteen supplemental reports provide expanded Building blocks for success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
<br /> Information about the inventory results and implications . Bold ideas , a a 6 a a a 0 a 0 0 0 0 4 0 a 9 0 0 0 a 8 a a 15. a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<br /> • Analyses for each of the five major sectors in the inventory: elec-
<br /> tricity and natural gas , water and wastewater, fleets , employee What is climate change? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
<br /> commutes, and solid waste FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
<br /> • Separate GHG emissions inventories for each of the eight cities :
<br /> Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, What Can I Do ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
<br /> Sonoma , and Windsor Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020
<br /> • A description of some bold ideas and opportunities for climate
<br /> Project team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Inside back cover) 21
<br /> protection
<br /> • A description of lessons learned regarding our project approach
<br /> This report and the supplements except for city-specific reports GUIDE TO ALPHABET SOUP
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<br /> CO2 , . . . . . . . . carbon dioxide
<br /> For more information, please contact , eCO2 . . . . . . equivalent pounds or tons of CO2
<br /> CLIMATE PROTECTION CAMPAIGN FAQ . . . . . . . . frequently asked questions
<br /> P. O . Box 558 , Graton , CA 95444 FY . . . . . . . . . . . fiscal year (July 1 to June 30)
<br /> Ann Hancock, Coordinator, ( 707) 829- 1224, ann@skymetrics . us GHG . . . . . . . . greenhouse gas
<br /> ICLEI . . . . . . . International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
<br /> Ann Hancock, principal author KWH . , , . , , , kilowatt hours
<br /> Report designed by Merrilyn Joyce, Groton GrophX, gg ®monitor. net SCWA , , , , , , Sonoma County Water Agency
<br /> Printed by Healdsburg Printing Company ofHeoldsburg, California SCWMA . . Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
<br /> Photographs on front and back cover: Scott Hess www.scotthemphoto.com
<br /> SSU . . . . . . . . . Sonoma State University
<br /> Vehicles on front cover: Jane Bender's Prius and the City of Santa Rosa 's RAV electric vehicle
<br /> Solar panel on front cover: North Coast Solar Resources www.ncsr com
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