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Goshen IN: Climate Action with a Conservative City Council
Goshen IN: Climate Action with a Conservative City Council
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Goshen is a northern Indiana city of 35,000 people that has had a Republican majority City Council and a Democratic mayor for decades. Yet they've made strong progress on climate action. Learn how (hint - young people played a significant role).Check out our bonus youth episode where we talk to one of the student leaders that helped inspire the Council to action.ResourcesGoshen Climate Action Planning webpageClimate Action Plan presentation to City Council - June 2020Mayor Stutsman's letter to City Council establishing Dept of Environmental ResilienceOrdinance establishing the Department of Environmental ResilienceGoshen greenhouse gas emission inventories (city operations and community)
Released:
Apr 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (73)
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