2017 Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund invests $1.5M across six Southeast communities.
Grantees will implement projects that build equitable local solutions to climate change.
Read MoreSSDN Members are Ready for 100
Despite a reversal in policies around fighting climate change at the federal level, cities and counties across the nation are declaring that they are still committed to clean energy.
Read MoreGreen Minds Think Alike
In these peer-to-peer interviews, Kris Stenger, Sustainability Director at the City of Winter Park, Florida, has a series of conversations with SSDN members at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Durham, NC.
Read MorePROFILE: Mary Pat Baldauf, Sustainability Manager, Columbia, SC
Mary Pat Baldauf has always take on life’s surprises and challenges with a positive outlook and dedication to overcome them.
Read MoreEquity and Energy Collaboration
This project provides a library of resource materials that address the issues, challenges and opportunities of energy equity for our low income communities.
Read MoreSustainable Fleet Management
Department directors are familiar with choosing operating and capital options that represent cost savings, but not necessarily with making choices that also consider environmental and community health. These basic steps outline how to approach your Fleet Director, and develop a mutually beneficial relationship:
Read MoreCommunity Engagement
Good relationships with community stakeholders, such as neighborhoods and community development groups, can improve local government decision-making, legitimacy and overall community competitiveness.
Read MoreSustainable Funding
Securing funding for sustainability projects can be a daunting task. Local government too often must devote the bulk of its resources to projects that are long overdue, leaving little or nothing for proactive projects.
Read MoreWorkplace Challenge
The concept for the municipal workplace challenge stems from the Mayor Karl Dean’s Mayor’s Workplace Challenge started in Nashville.
Read MoreRenewable Energy Planning
Generating electricity from Renewable Energy (RE) sources can play a significant role in advancing cities sustainability goals and reducing carbon outputs.
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