Climate Change Attorney Blog

We received notification that our Blog has been nominated for consideration by LexisNexis as one of the top 50 Environmental & Climate Change Blogs. Today we received the following from LexisNexis.

"For the first time, the LexisNexis Environmental Law & Climate Change Community is honoring a select group of blogs that set the online standard for our practice area. I’m pleased to notify you that Climate Change Attorney Blog is one of the nominated candidates for the LexisNexis Top 50 Environmental Law & Climate Change Blogs for 2011.

We are asking our online community for their input on our list of nominees, and also welcome comments from your readers. If you’d like to request their support for your nomination, please ask them to comment on ELCCC’s announcement post at the following link:".

The deadline for comments is 14 February 2011.

We are asking our readers to consider submitting a favorable comment in support of our Blog's nomination.

Thank you.

New York has implemented a Climate Smart Communities program to help reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Website link describes this program as follows:

"Climate Smart Communities is an unprecedented partnership between New York State and local communities. Its goal is to lower greenhouse gases and save taxpayer dollars through climate smart actions that also promote community health and safety, affordability, economic strength and quality of life."

The program has several key areas it asks communities which enroll in the Program to pursue:

"# Appoint a climate coordinator and galvanize community support.
# Identify sources of greenhouse gases in the community.
# Set goals for emission reduction and develop a climate action plan.
# Implement your plan. Most communities begin by reducing emissions from their own facilities and vehicles; some move at the same time to reduce emissions in the community at large....
# Encourage businesses, institutions and individuals to "go green" by demonstrating and explaining the savings from energy efficiency and low-carbon energy."

-Steven Silverberg