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Local groups gather to form a new alliance for
Sedona environment
Sedona, AZ-- Several local environmental
groups including Keep Sedona Beautiful, Institute of
Ecotourism, Sustainable Arizona, Sedona Recycles,
Green Sedona, Gardens for Humanity, Green Works and
many others gathered at the Sedona Public Library on
Wednesday, August 29, under the initiative of
Matthew Turner, founder of Green Sedona, to launch a
new collaboration called the Sedona Environmental
Alliance.
These organizations teamed up to form committees
that will conduct research on the areas listed
below. Then they plan to present their findings and
recommendations to other alliance members and
eventually before the Sedona City Council to “Make
Sedona a Green Model City.”
Sedona City Councilman Rob Adams attended the
meeting and will participate in future alliance
meetings to serve as a representative between the
city and all the environmental organizations.
The alliance has formed the following committees:
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1. |
Transportation (alternatively fueled cars,
electric cars, bike lanes, public
transportation) |
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2. |
Alternative Power (solar energy) |
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3. |
Chemical Usage (pesticides, herbicides,
cleaning chemicals – effects and
alternatives) |
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4. |
Recycling (reusable bags, restaurants) |
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5. |
Water Quality |
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6. |
Green Building |
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7. |
Successful Green Cities (The best that has
been achieved in all areas and what we can
learn from them) |
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8. |
Education |
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9. |
Grants and Funding |
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10. |
Air Quality (Burning of the forests, auto
emissions) |
Those interested in serving on any of the committees
should e-mail the alliance at info@greensedona.org
and provide with their contact phone information.
Founder Matthew Turner will e-mail the final list of
committees once everyone has signed up.
The next meeting of the Sedona Environmental
Alliance is scheduled for September xx at 6 p.m. at
the Sedona Public Library. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
Forward this information to anyone you know who you
think might be interested in joining a committee,
especially those with expertise in these specific
areas.
For more information, contact alliance founder
Matthew Turner at info@greensedona.org or visit
www.greensedona.org.
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