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Cool Cities U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Center Delaware Chapter Join us on Facebook	RESOURCE LIBRARY COOL CITIES AND COUNTIES - DELAWARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RISK REDUCTION - ENERGY EFFICIENCY - FINANCING - GREEN BUILDINGS - GREEN JOBS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - LANDSCAPING - RENEWABLE ENERGY - TRANSPORTATION - URBAN FORESTRY - WASTE REDUCTION - WATER CONSERVATION AND STORMWATER The links below will direct you away from this website. All links will open as a new page on your browser. COOL CITIES AND COUNTIES return to top Mayors and Climate Protection Best Practices (U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2009) Cool Counties Policies and Programs Template (Cool Counties, 2007) DELAWARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS return to top A Report on the City of Dover’s Efforts to Implement the Recommendations of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protections Agreement (City of Dover, 2008) Comprehensive Plan (City of Dover, 2008) Conservation Advisory Commission Annual Report (City of Newark, 2008) DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RISK REDUCTION return to top Local Governments and Disaster Risk Reduction: Good Practices and Lessons Learned (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2010) Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ISDR: 2010) ENERGY EFFICIENCY return to top U.S. Conference of Mayors and EPA Energy Star Challenge. Energy Efficiency in Local Government Facilities and Operations (EPA, 2009) EPA Energy Star for Local Government. How Cities Can Work to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Increase Efficiency of Services (National League of Cities, 2009) Guidelines for Energy Management Overview (EPA, 2009) Quick List of Energy Star Resources for Buildings. FINANCING return to top American Institute of Architects, 2010. Stimulus Resources for State and Local Components. Apollo Alliance, 2008. The New Apollo Program: Clean Energy Clean Jobs – An Economic Strategy for American Prosperity. Cool Cities, 2006. Cool Ca$h. EPA, Financial Evaluation Calculators, including Finanicial Value Calculator, Building Upgrade Value Calculator and Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator. EPA, 2004. Easy Access to Energy Improvement Funds in the Public Sector. EPA, 2004. Innovative Financing Solutions: Finding Money for Your Energy Efficiency Projects. ICLEI, 2009. ICLEI’s Guide to Community-Based Energy-Efficiency Financing. State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), 2009. Community Involvement Advisory Council, Community Environment Project Fund Application Booklet for 2010. Zobler and Hatcher, 2003. Financing Energy Efficiency Projects. GREEN BUILDINGS return to top American Institute of Architects, 2007. Local Leaders in Sustainability: A Study of Green Building Programs in Our Nation's Communities. U.S. Green Building Council, 2009. Green Buildings for Cool Cities: A Guide for Advocating for Local Green Building Policies. National League of Cities, 2009. Green Affordable Housing. New York Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, 2010. NYC Green Codes Task Force Executive Summary. GREEN JOBS return to top Apollo Alliance, 2008. Green-Collar Jobs in America’s Cities: Building Pathways Out of Poverty and Careers in the Clean Energy Economy. U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2008. Green Jobs in U.S. Metro Areas. U.S. Green Building Council, 2009. Green Jobs Study. GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN return to top Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, 2000. Delaware Climate Change Action Plan. Cool Cities, 2006. Measuring Your City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions. ICLEI, 2009. Briefing Sheet #9 Why Cities and Local Governments Matter – and What They Can do to Solve the Problem. ICLEI, 2009. Briefing Sheet #10 World Mayors and Local Governments Climate Protection Agreement. I CLEI, 2009. Briefing Sheet # 11 Key Issues for Local Governments on Climate Change. ICLEI, 2009. Resource Guide: Outreach and Communications Sierra Club, 2007. 5 Ways You can Fight Global Warming. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002. Cutting-Edge Software to Cut Emissions. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009. A Quick Guide to Greenhouse Gas Inventories. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009. From Inventory to Action: Putting Greenhouse Gas Inventories to Work. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009. Portfolio Manager Fact Sheet. University of Delaware, 2008. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. University of Delaware, 2009. Climate Action Plan. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, WALKABLILITY AND MOBILITY return to top Insitute for Public Administration. Healthy Communities Website. Institute for Public Administration, 2008. Healthy Communities: A Resource Guide for Delaware Municipalities. Institute for Public Administration, 2008. Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Improving Mobility and Designing Transit-Ready Communities. Complete Streets, 2009. Create Livable Communities. LANDSCAPING return to top American Society of Landscape Architects, 2009. The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks. American Society of Landscape Architects, 2009. The Sustainable Sites Initative: The Case for Sustainable Landscapes. DelDot, 2005. Enhancing Delaware Highways: Roadside Vegetation Concept and Planning Manual. University of Delaware and Delaware Center for Horticulture. Plants for a Livable Delaware. RENEWABLE ENERGY return to top Apollo Alliance, 2006. New Energy for Cities. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP), 2009. Creating a Solar City: Determining the Potential of Solar Rooftop Systems in the City of Newark. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2009. Financing Non-Residential Photovoltaic Projects: Options and Implications. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 2008. Solar Photovoltaic Financing: Deployment on Public Property by State and Local Governments. State of Delaware, 2009. Delaware Energy Plan 2009-2014. United Nations Environment Program, SEF Alliance, 2009. Why Clean Energy Public Investment Makes Economic Sense – The Evidence Base. U.S. Department of Energy, 2009. Freeing the Grid: Best and Worst Practices. U.S. Department of Energy, 2009. Solar Powering Your Community. TRANSPORTATION return to top Bicycle Delaware's Advocacy Links and Resources Library Complete Streets, 2009. Fact Sheets: Change Travel Patterns; Complete Streets and High Gas Prices; Costs of Complete Streets; Fight Climate Change!; Help Keep Kids Safe!; Improve Mobility for Disabled Americans; Improve Mobility for Older Americans; Improve Safety for Everyone; Lower Transportation Costs; Make for a Good Ride; Promote Good Health; Spark Economic Revitalization. Cool Cities, 2009. Public Transportation: A “Cool” Global Warming Solution. Sacramento Transportation and Air Quality Cooperative, 2005. Best Practices for Complete Streets. Sierra Club, 2000. The Costs of Sprawl in Delaware. URBAN FORESTRY return to top Delaware Center for Horticulture. Delaware Center for Horticulture, 2009. Our Urban Forest. American Planning Association. Planning the Urban Forest. Green Infrastructure U.S. Department of Agriculture. Urban and Community Forestry. U.S. Forest Service, i-Tree software to assess your urban forest. U.S. Forest Service, 2009. Urban Forest Assessment in Northern Delaware. WASTE REDUCTION return to top City of Newark, 2009. Curbside Recycling Program. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1998. Municipal Solid Waste Source Reduction: A Snapshot of State Initiatives. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999. Source Reduction of Municipal Solid Waste. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002. Recycling the Hard Stuff. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002. Turning Garbage into Gold. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2003. Pay-As-You-Throw: A Cooling Effect on Climate Change. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2003. WasteWise: Climate Benefits from Reducing Waste. WATER CONSERVATION AND STORMWATER return to top City of Philadelphia, 2008. Stormwater Management Guidance Manual. City of Portland, 2001. Stormwater-Related Amendments to the Zoning Code. Complete Streets, 2009. Sustainable Complete Streets. National League of Cities, 2006. Greenroofs. U.S. EPA, 2007. Energy Star Performance Ratings: Technical Methodology for Wastewater Treatment Plant. U.S. EPA. 2008. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Municipal Stormwater Programs. U.S. EPA. 2008. Funding Stormwater Programs. U.S. EPA. 2008. Understanding Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Requirements for Municipal Stormwater Programs. U.S. EPA. 2009. Incorporating Environmentally Sensitive Development Into Municipal Stormwater Programs.
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