Two years ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's (MORPC) Sustainability Conference. It was an educational event centered on what we can do - on a regional level as public and private entities - to enhance the sustainability of the region. Topics ranged from the expected items such as improving mass transit and rebuilding in the urban core to reduce consumption and congestion to more nuanced topics such as how municipalities can work their zoning codes to allow for individuals to erect wind turbines in their back yards, raise chickens and utilize solar arrays.
This year, a number of awards were presented to local corporations and public entities for various green initiatives - ThisWeek German Village has a good wrap-up of the awards presented here. Additionally, MORPC maintains some information relating to the conference on it's home page, the navigation links are on the left hand side below "Summit".
It's a very interesting event that I recommend all governmental subdivisions should send a delegation to. As governments are looking to cut costs things such as saving energy, reducing consumption and making better use of existing structures / land - green initiatives - can help to reign in costs.
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