All Star Commitments

On September 21, 2007, at the Climate All Stars Conference, 59 people wrote the following responses to this statement: “I/we commit to the following specific, measurable action(s) to help accelerate climate protection:

Abelson, Janet; City of El Cerrito

I will make sure staff of my city continues to work on the issue of climate protection—that means measuring our carbon footprint.

By When:  Ongoing

Attiogbe, Kwablah; Alameda County Public Works Agency

Educate the community; communication—networking and sharing ideas.

By When:  February 2008

Bechtel, Chicory; EarthTeam Environment Network

Our organization is increasing our program outreach 10-fold, to thousand(s) of middle and high school students; effects will additionally impact their families; on a personal level, I will encourage all of my family/friends to take some action (TBD) to address climate change issues in their homes/communities.

By When: June 30, 2008

Berg, Tras; TNT Lighting and Solar

Convert my car to run on bio-fuel.

By When:  December 2008

Boeve, May; Step It Up 2007

Design and implement a strategy to make the CA presidential primary a focal point for the nation about the need for bipartisan action on bold climate initiatives.

By When:  January 2008

Broomhead, Cal; City of San Francisco

Develop an RFP for a neighborhood that wants to revision and create itself as a sustainable community.

By When:  June 2008

Byrne, Christine; UC Berkeley

Help promote sustainability measures within the UCB resident halls.

By When:  June 2008

Cohen, Stuart; Transportation & Land Use Coalition

Lead a campaign for a climate action fund for the Bay Area.

By When:  N/A

Comstock, Kim; Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance

Research solar heating and panels for my new house; use transit and carpool for transportation needs; tell my friends what I’ve learned today.

By When:  December 2007

Condit, Jeff; City of Monterey

Pass a green building ordinance for the City of Monterey.

By When:  April 1, 2008

Cone, Chris; Environmental Technology  Center/SSU; Green Energy Loan Program

Volunteer to help implement Sonoma County’s CCAP; contribute a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer time.

By When  2015

Cooper, Allison; Earth Team (Albany High School)

I will share what I’ve learned w/my school to inspire others to become involved; I will try to set an example of how to help the environment in my own life.

By When:  This school year

Cox, Rory; Pacific Environment

Continue to fight new sources of fossil fuels especially liquid natural gas and coal; work for community choice aggregation in Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville.

By When:  Now

Crowley, Jim; Sustainable Silicon Valley

Bring the issue of social justice to the SSV Board and request action on developing a social justice initiative.

By When:  November 2007

Fass, Ken

Business representative for my town of Cotati w/Climate Protection Campaign to lower greenhouse gas emissions and to start the fight against coal plants.

By When:  September 2009

Gallian, Ray; City of Sonoma, Chair Planning Commission

An effective city green building ordinance.

By When:  Soon

Gang, Pete; USGBC-Redwood Empire Chapter

Encourage/hasten/enable Petaluma’s commitment to being a model “Green” city; bring together a loose coalition of 10 Sonoma County organizations committed to green building/sustainability/local/organic food/reducing GHG’s.

By When:  ??

Grandt, Douglas; The Climate Project

Give one presentation (An Inconvenient Truth slide show)per week—no matter how large or small the audience w/”standing” date/times.

By When:  Starting September 24, 2007

Greenwell, Erin; Novato High School Environmental Club

We will do everything in our power to make our school a sustainable energy model and educate/involve our community.

By When:  February 1, 2008

Haskel, Claudia; Climate Protection Campaign

Boldly pursue funding for Cool Business Alliance Proposal.

By When:  November 1, 2007

Houston, Lori; Self-employed/CPC

Help get the Smart Train passed in Fall 08 elections.

By When:  November 2008

Jacobi, Veronica; City of Santa Rosa

Climate recovery is my highest priority until the challenges are solved.

By When:  Immediately (continuing)

Jesella, Peter; Gogella.com

I still think a Youth Energy Efficiency Corps as a point of a decentralized internet based, but large scale nation-wide service system is a critical long-term solution.

By When:  January 2008

Johnson, Erik; Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Create a regional forum for elected officials to learn about and make a commitment to addressing CO2 emissions.

By When:  January 31, 2008

Kornder, Joe; City of Santa Clara

Sharing information and concerns w/other members of Santa Clara government; encouraging job and like meetings among cities around us to begin planning.

By When:  December 2007

Kroodsma, David; Ride for Climate Protection Campaign

Give a ride for climate presentation @ five schools.

By When:  November 15, 2007

Lee, Barbara; No. Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District

Work through association of air districts to complete guidelines for addressing GHG under CEOA by the end of October.

By When:  October 31, 2007

Long, Rebecca; MTC

Sending an e-mail to friends and family about presentation re coal and impact of one sea level meter rise on the Bay Area.

By When:  Within the next week

Mackenzie, Jake; City of Rohnert Park

Make sure our general plan update has a climate protection element; promote alternative water resource principles to cities and counties.

By When:  Late 2008

Magalhaes, Julio; Sierra Club-Loma Prieta Chapter

Work w/the Sierra Club Cool Cities Campaign to commit to adopting architecture 2030 green building goals to aggressively reduce energy use by buildings.

By When:  March 1, 2008

McLeod, Jamie; City of Sunnyvale

 1) Work w/a regional task force to develop greener building policy and action items to present to the Santa Clara County Cities Association, and 2) Develop a proposed solar energy plan for the City of Sunnyvale.

By When:  1) November 2007; 2) November 2007

Meddaugh, Patrick; Cardinal Newman High School

I will run a light bulb exchange @ school and run a Step-It-up Rally/Ecommute.

By When:  November 1, 2007, 2009

Miller, Asher; Climate Changers

Reduce my household impact by 25% below 2006 levels by 2008; get Climate Champions built; vote climate protection as #1 priority; help other families get engaged.

By When:  Varies

Miller, Don

Replace incandescent bulbs; take bids on solar installation; look @ hybrid cards.

By When:  January 1, 2008

Moulton, Barbara

1)  Host two “know your neighbor” teas before October 20; 2) talk about “no coal” daily; 3) talk about “nuclear power” daily.

By When:  Start now—evaluate/adjust January 1, 2008

Muthu, Abi; Climate Protection Campaign

Reduce energy use by 50% this winter; create, work, volunteer for @ least two more marketing/RP global warming/education projects.

By When:  December 31, 2007

Nartea, Dino; Bay Area Council

1) Find mayoral and council candidates (Vallejo) that will incorporate green aspects to Vallejo Plan; 2) draw/assemble plans for mini-turbine @ my home.

By When:  1) November 2007; 2) 2008

Olinger, Bill

Promote measurement of energy efficiency in IT forums.

By When:  N/A

Paine, Carli; Transportation and Land Use Coalition

Launch a campaign on the transportation and climate change connection; we will propose a plan for how the Bay Area can better use its transportation dollars to achieve GHG reductions and improve quality of life in the Bay Area; propose a new climate fund for transportation through an impact fee on vehicle fuels to help fund expanded transportation options, etc.

By When:  October 16, 2007

Parreira, Stephanie; Global Issue Brigade of Casa Grande High

To carpool as often as possible and to drive separately as little as possible, to recycle, plant trees and use eco-friendly products and methods.

By When:  Always

Pearson, Jeff; Windsor High School

I’m part of an Ecommute group that awards students to walk, ride a bike, or carpool to and from school, but I also want to influence other schools to try this program also.

By When:  Already started

Purtill, Brian

Individual goals:  For a start take my Carbon Emissions Profile and find ways to reduce it by 50%; investigate ways to inject “Climate Change” into my work/office and nonprofit activities.

By When:  ASAP; depends on available measures

Quaid, Allison; Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities

To take the time to “walk the talk,” e.g., the food plus supplies we use @ are quarterly meetings will be local/green; make meetings accessible via the web.

By When:  Now

Rajala, Kelley; Livability Project

Map sustainability efforts to make connections visible in Sonoma County.

By When:  Spring 2008

Renee, Tiffany; City of Petaluma

As a member of Petaluma’s DCAC, I will bring zero carbon building to the table as we discuss mandatory green building and other code updates.

By When:  February 2008

Sabis, John; Ecommute/ES Studies

Encourage students to take part in the Environmental Programs offered @ our school on a day-to-day basis.

By When:  Hopefully September of next year

Silva, Cindy; City of Walnut Creek

To develop an approach to communicating the issues within our local community so as to galvanize the community’s willingness to act; to help this by sponsoring a community sustainability event.

By When:  December 31, 2007

Slocum, Gail; Former Mayor, City of Menlo Park

Pass a green building ordinance in Menlo Park in 2008.

By When:  December 2008

Slocum, Gail; PG&E

I will reach out to and partner w/@ least 5 cities and 15 businesses, 5 schools and 5 communities of faith to achieve GHG reductions via climate smart and energy efficiency.

By When:  February 2008

Smith, Jim; Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Developing a regional youth outreach effort.

By When:  September 2008

Sommer, Wendy; StopWaste.Org

Communicate the climate change benefits of recycling/green building/Bay friendly landscaping; empower kids to participate and take action; convert mutual funds/stock holdings to clean tech companies/funds.

By When:  December 2007

Takahashi, Momo; Keesal, Young & Logan

Be conscious on a daily basis of energy use/ways to help accelerate climate protection; suggest firm stop utilizing Styrofoam cups.

By When:  October 1, 2007

Teng, Frank; Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Report our progress on a portfolio of projects:  data center energy efficient demonstrations; employer commute competition; plug-in hybrid education campaign, green building.  Local policy collaboration and solar PV Center of Excellence.

By When:  December 2008 

Valentine, Rebecca; American Solar Energy Society

1)Involvement and promotion of Focus the Nation on January 31, 2008; 2) helping to green the annual solar energy conference; 3) continuing discussion in the solar energy industry about ways for companies to reduce their carbon emissions; 4) joining a local Northwest Earth Institute Climate Change study group; 5) send my relatives in the mid-west info about climate change, renewable energy, sustainable living, green building; and 6) look @ doing a presentation somewhere on climate change/green building/sustainable living, etc.

By When:  In the next year

Vassar, Gayle; City of Walnut Creek

On October 20th the city is hosting “Sustainable Walnut Creek: Going Green Together;” a community gathering designed to explore solutions to personal and community greenhouse gas emissions.

By When:  October 20, 2007

Vesser, Barry; Climate Protection Campaign

I am going to research buying a hybrid vehicle; if I can’t afford it, I will look into a Vespa or other scooter; I will do something in the next year.

By When:  September 30, 2008

Vidak-Martinez, Vicki; City of Rohnert Park

Begin a climate change conversation w/our sister city by December 2007; in 2008 hold/organize three public art events that focus on the climate story.

By When:  December 2007; 2008

Wolpert, Bill; Green Building Architects

As an architect, I will express the goals/design of my projects in quantifiable terms of GHG/carbon reduction, to meet or exceed the 2030 challenge.

By When:  October 2007

Young, Abby; BAAQMD

Give out $1.5 million in grants for climate protection.

By When:  March 31, 2008

Zichella, Carl; Sierra Club

Distribute one million compact fluorescent light bulbs in PG&E service territory.

By When:  10/31/07

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