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ONONDAGA CITIZENS LEAGUE NEWS
DECEMBER 2009

OCL’s Current Study: What Does It Mean To Be Green?
Get involved by attending study sessions, following the process on the OCL Green Blog and Facebook, and adding your opinions to the mix.


December Study Sessions

Thursday, December 3

8:15 – 9:15 AM, Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Rd, Syracuse
Attracting and Growing Green Companies and Jobs
Linda Hartsock, Director, Center for CleanTech Entrepreneurship at the Tech Garden
Rob Simpson, President, Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse & CNY
David Wall, Director of Corporate and Public Partnerships, SUNY OCC

12 - 1 PM, First Baptist Church, 5833 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville
Syracuse University's Path to Carbon Neutrality
Steve Lloyd, Associate Director for Sustainability, SU
Melissa Caldwell, Marketing Manager, Sustainability Division, SU
Call 315.443.4846 or e-mail ocl@syr.edu for more information.

OCL Blog Post: Syracuse 2010 Revisited: Land Use Planning Challenges

In the past decade in Onondaga County we have lost farmland, increased our carbon footprint, generated demand for new tax-supported public facilities and services, and abandoned neighborhoods, buildings and job centers in the city and inner ring suburbs. All with no new population growth. Are we ready to choose a new definition of progress?

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