Chester County's New Sustainability Website to be Unveiled!

Chester County's Sustainability program will be unveiled during the week of April 18th, 2011, just prior to Earth Day on April 22. We will "roll out" an interactive website representing the implementation program for Landscapes2, the County's Comprehensive Plan, and it will feature wide-ranging topics on sustainable growth practices, resource materials, smart growth tools and energy conservation techniques, and will also highlight notable sustainability-related events in Chester County.

Landscapes2 Related References

CCPC Winter 2011 Newsletter. The Planning Commission has long advocated the practice of sustainability as a key to our County's future. The adoption of the County's long-range policy plan, Landscapes2 represents a renewed commitment to manage growth & preservation in a sustainable fashion.

"State of the County" Address at TMACC Breakfast. The Annual Breakfast with the Chester County Commissioners provides the business community with opportunities to become active participants in the continued development of Chester County.

Green projects could save Phoenixville $200K yearly. Phoenixville will realize substantial cost savings as soon as this year due to $3 million worth of energy reduction projects being completed at various schools throughout the district.

Hundreds attend WCU energy forum. The third annual energy forum, held at West Chester University on March 16th, had a homegrown authority as the keynote speaker.

Planning Related References

Philadelphia 2035: Comprehensive Plan. The comprehensive Plan establishes an achievable vision and blueprint for a thriving, connected and renewed city over the next 25 years.

Philadelphia-area among top 20 cities with Energy Star certified buildings. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that more buildings than ever have earned the EPA's Energy Star certification in 2010.

PECO Smart Ideas shows how to save energy and money and includes rebate forms for new Energy Star appliances.

World's First 100 Percent Plant-Based, Renewably Sourced PET Bottle. The bottle is made from bio-based raw materials, including switch grass, pine bark and corn husks. In the future, the company expects to broaden the renewable sources used to create the "green" bottle to include orange peels, potato peels, oat hulls and other agricultural byproducts from its foods business.

Earth 2011 Related References and Events

Billion Acts of Green demonstrates the kind of environmental impact that can be made when millions of people, corporations and organizations make commitments, both small and large, to better their environment.

Global Day of Conversation. Local leaders are on the front lines of addressing the impacts of climate change on their communities while at the same time creating green job opportunities, energy savings and a healthier environment.