Portsmouth continues with eco-municipality designation
On Thursday, Portsmouth outgoing mayor Steve Marchand, and mayor-elect Tom Ferrini signed a non-binding resolution designating Portsmouth an eco-municipality. By signing the resolution, the city council agrees to follow several guidelines, such as reducing dependence on fossil fuels and activities that harm life-sustaining ecosystems. According to the Portsmouth Herald, the Portsmouth resolution came about from a recommendation by the city’s Committee on Sustainable Practices, and this committee will continue to be active when Ferrini takes over as mayor. Eco-municipalities are also featured in the series of study circles on sustainability in the Seacoast area that were conducted in October and November of this year.
Posted: Friday, Dec 28, 2007 4:59 pm by adam
File as: Conservation and Sustainability; NH and Seacoast Area
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Notes from a tour of Umea, Sweden, focusing on its ecological practices; pdf file. Portsmouth, New Hamsphire, is also using the eco-municipality designation as a way of focusing on sustainability.From the SeacoastNRG.org web site(Dec. 28, 2007). The interest in eco-municipalities is part of what’s emerging as a much broader movement towards more sustainable development practices. It can also be seen in things like the booming interest in green building (see my post,
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