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Tag: Local Policy

South Australia hits 80%

03/27/2023 The Carbon Almanac

South Australia has made renewable energy a focus. Check out their results. At the end of February, summer ended in…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Action, Local Policy, Renewable Energy

‘Clean Air For Our Kids’ Or ‘Growth At All Costs’? Kansas City Tries To Save Its Trees

03/16/2023 Don Wallace

The Kansas City Council will consider new rules to protect the city’s trees and place new restrictions on developers who…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy, Trees

When Chiefs Play, Lobbyists Pay To Get Missouri And Kansas Politicians Into Big Games

02/19/2023 Don Wallace

Public officials in Missouri and Kansas have accepted more than $30,000 in football tickets and related gifts, like parking, since…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Local Policy, Utilities

Proposed KCMO Ordinance 220961 On Tree Preservation And Protection Considered This Week

02/06/2023 Don Wallace

Proposed KCMO Ordinance 220961 on tree preservation and protection will be considered, February 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. by the…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, Local Policy, Trees, Urban Habitat

Advocates Needed For KC Tree Ordinance on Tues. Feb. 7,2023

02/02/2023 Kathryn White

The Tree Ordinance will be going in front of the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee next Tuesday Feb. 7, after…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: activism, Climate Action, Local Policy

HB580: January 23 Hearing on Proposed Legislation to Limit Missouri Local Governments Enacting Building Energy Codes

01/24/2023 Don Wallace

A bill in the Missouri House, was filed just the other week, which aims to limit regulation (i.e. preempt efforts)…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Building Construction, Local Policy, State Policy

Kansas City Gets Greener And The World Takes Notice

12/08/2022 Don Wallace

Kansas City just received an “A-” on a survey of 1,000 global cities’ environmental and climate change policies conducted by CDP,…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy

California Parking Space Law Aims For Affordable Housing And Climate Change ‘Win-Win’

10/06/2022 Don Wallace

California is famous for its car culture, which the automotive website Jalopnik has dubbed “second to none,” but it’s also known for…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Building Construction, Local Policy, Parking

Want To Fight Climate Change? Look To Local Politics

09/15/2022 Don Wallace

The climate crisis can’t be solved by national actions alone. In Connecticut, the New Haven Climate Movement shows just how much local…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: activism, Local Policy

Kansas City’s New Climate Protection Plan Paves The Way For Carbon Neutrality, Supporters Say

08/26/2022 Don Wallace

Kansas City took a major step to reach carbon neutrality Thursday with the passage of the Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan.…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Climate Action Plan, Local Policy

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