Town of Rhinebeck Addresses Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted on: 3/09/2010
March 4, 2010
CONTACT: Suzanne Kelly FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHONE: 845.876.6436
EMAIL: suzmkelly@aol.com
Town of Rhinebeck Addresses Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Rhinebeck Town Board has authorized the creation of a task force to identify the Town's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and advise the Town Board on strategies to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. The task force will recommend goals to the Town Board.
Rhinebeck has made the Climate Smart Communities Pledge, joining 73 other New York municipalities in a pledge to combat climate change by making their communities more energy efficient and working toward a sustainable future.
In determining how to best conserve energy and reduce emissions, the task force will establish an inventory of GHG emissions. That inventory will be guided by The Climate Registry, http://www.theclimateregistry.org/, a non-profit organization that "sets consistent and transparent standards to calculate, verify and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions into a single registry." The Climate Registry will provide expertise to the task force in its efforts to determine the most accurate and complete data.
The Town Board has appointed Conservation Advisory Council members Raphael Notin and Suzanne Kelly to the task force. The task force is asking for additional members. Concerned citizens, local experts and dedicated volunteers are welcome. Applications for membership to the task force may be obtained in the Town Clerk's office in Rhinebeck Town Hall.