Hey TOP STORY from Mesa Tribune Manager Editor Tom Scanlon yesterday July 1st. He's always behind catching-up on what city officials tell him to publish
TOP STORY: MESA OFFICIALS AIMING FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY
"Mesa is “going green.
Last week, Mesa joined the likes of Stockholm, London, New York City and Portland – which all have formal plans to achieve “carbon neutrality,” viewed by many as a crucial step to curbing climate change..
In Mesa, that means “aspirational goals” of getting rid of 90 percent of garbage, cutting the city’s carbon footprint in half by 2030 and using exclusively renewable energy by 2050.
Less than four months after the idea was proposed for study, the city has a Climate Action Plan
City Council unanimously approved a plan that “represents the City’s commitment to proactively and responsibly protect and conserve Mesa’s environment and natural resources,” according to Mayor John Giles.
“I don’t know how attainable those goals are. I hope they are,” Giles commented during a study session. . .
Giles noted the plan’s goal is to lower the city’s climate impact and serve as a guide for sustainable growth.
The plan passed without discussion June 21; there was extensive discussion on the matter during a study session the week before. No mention was made about Apple, Google and other huge, water-sucking and energy-burning operations the city is recruiting to its “Data Center Alley.” Rather, the plan focuses on operations the city directly controls.
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