Take some simple steps today to address the SUSTAINABILITY of our County! (Access this easy click-to-send email or other options below)
Please read the recent blog post from the Prince William Conservation Alliance!
“…a Sustainability Office and Commission acknowledged the increasing environmental challenges we are facing in Prince William County. Their role in identifying a path forward could support the quality of life for all PW residents, now and in the future.”
“Touted as a roadmap for the county to meet Climate Mitigation and Resiliency goals, the draft Community Energy and Sustainability Master Plan (CESMP) document unfortunately falls short. While streamlining rooftop solar in residential areas and reforestation programs (read our comments in support here) are important, it is not sufficient. Any headway we make will be negated if we do not address Data Center proliferation and land use planning that promotes sprawl rather than smart growth.”
“Protecting the open space and natural areas that we have is critical not only to meeting these goals but to ensuring that while we make improvements in other areas, we keep what makes Prince William unique.”
“…Conservation is a key tool to achieve sustainability…”
The deadline for citizen comments on our county’s Sustainability CESMP Office and Commission is this Friday, September 15.
More About the CESMP
The CESMP is being developed to serve as a roadmap for meeting the County’s Climate Mitigation and Resiliency goals set forth by the BOCS. The goals are focused on reducing PWC’s greenhouse gas emissions, incorporating renewable energy, and increasing resilience to the effects of climate change.
You can read the CESMP draft here.
Office of Sustainability
Virtual Town Hall
Thursday, September 14, 6:30 pm
Members of the community can click to register to attend the virtual meeting.
SUBMIT COMMENTS:
- You can send this easy click-to-send email, recommending a commonsense approach for protecting clean air and clean water by enforcing better land use oversight, and not “breaking the bank” at the same time.
These articles below warn that our current path is NOT sustainable — for any of us.
“Inappropriate development decisions are combining with the early stages of a changing climate to create magnification of flooding and drought problems. Perennial streams are drying out and storm flooding is being magnified by the inability of stormwater to infiltrate into the ground. The county is becoming less sustainable. The magnification of these extremes will continue unless Prince William addresses these problems in all development/ road construction decisions.”
Green Risks: Prince William’s Perennial Streams Drying Up an Ominous Sign
Find more here.