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respondingtothesechallengesbyadopting <br />practicesthatreducetheiremissionsandby <br />Researchaswellaspracticalexperiencehere <br />producingproductsandservicestohelpothers <br />andabroaddemonstratesthatbusinessesadopt <br />dothesame. <br />sustainabilitymeasuresforavarietyofreasons. <br />Thedriversincludesocio-economicpressures <br />Intheprivatesector,forexample, <br />originatingoutsideoflocalorganizationsand <br />WeyerhaeuserCo.recentlypledgedtosetan <br />thoseoriginatingwithinorganizations. <br />exampletotherestoftheindustrybycutting <br />itsgreenhousegasemissionsby40percent <br />by2020,amoveitsaidshouldbegoodfor <br />bothitsbottomlineandtheenvironment. <br />Thecompanysaysitwillachievethatgoalby <br />investinginnewtechnologythatwillallow <br />itsNorthAmericanpulpmillstorunon <br />Everyyearsince1997hasbeenintheTop <br />alternativeenergysourcessuchasbiomass, <br />10listofhottestyearsinrecordedhistory. <br />insteadoffossilfuels. <br />2005wasdeemedthewarmestonrecord. <br />Averageglobaltemperatureshaverisenby <br />OnJune23,2006,250mayorsfrom42states <br />1.4degreesFsincethelate19thcentury. <br />representingover46.3millionAmericans, <br />Globally,thewarminginthe20thcentury <br />includingEugeneMayorKittyPiercy, <br />isthelargestofanycenturyduringthepast <br />endorsedtheU.S.MayorsClimateProtection <br />thousandyears.Scientistshavethat <br />Agreement.Amongotheractions,itcallsfor <br />theincreasedtemperatureisdueprimarily <br />citiesto?takeactionsintheirownoperations <br />totheaccumulationofhuman-produced <br />andcommunities?to?strivetomeetor <br />greenhousegassessuchascarbondioxide <br />exceedKyotoProtocoltargets(reducing <br />andmethane(andotherhumanactivities <br />globalwarmingpollutantsto7percentbelow <br />5 <br />suchasdeforestation).Agrowingnumberof <br />1990levels)by2012?.OnJune5,theU.S. <br />scientistsareconcernedthatmorethana <br />ConferenceofMayor?sadoptedthe?2030 <br />2-3°Ftemperatureincreaseabovepre- <br />Challenge?(Resolution#50)whichsets <br />industriallevelsmaygenerateimmenseand <br />thegoalofcarbon-neutralcitybuildings <br />possiblyirreversibleeconomic,socialand <br />by2030.Thismeans,?newcitybuildings <br />ecologicalimpactsworldwide. <br />willusenofossil-fuelorgreenhousegas <br />emittingenergysourcestooperate?forALL <br />Manyscientistsagreethatstabilizingthe <br />buildings.In2001,SeattleCityLightadopted <br />climatewillultimatelyrequirereducing <br />ResolutionNumber30359tobecomethe <br />globalgreenhousegasemissionsby60-80% <br />majorutilityinthecountrytoachieve <br />from1990levels.Thus,businessesand <br />zeronetgreenhousegasemissions.The <br />communitieshereandabroadwillincreasingly <br />utilityachievedthisgoalinNovember2005 <br />beunderpressuretobecome?carbonneutral.? <br />throughacombinationofenergyconservation <br />Becomingcarbonneutralmeansreducingnet <br />programs,divestingfromacoalplant, <br />carbonproductiontozero.Itcanbeachieved <br />purchasingrenewableenergy,andbuyingthe <br />throughacombinationofincreasedenergy <br />equivalentofabout$2perpersonannually <br />useofrenewableenergy,and <br />inemissionsoffsets.(SeeAppendixIforthe <br />thepurchaseofcarbonoffsets.Anumberof <br />U.S.MayorsAgreement,theU.S.Conference <br />companiesandcommunitiesintheU.S.are <br /> <br />