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Carol MisseldineDirector, Green Cities California

Carol Misseldine

(415) 388-5273

“My primary concern is the restoration of the life support systems of the planet so that all the beings that depend on those systems—humans, animals, and plants—can thrive. It’s an honor to work with luminaries in the urban sustainability movement toward that end.”

Kate DanaherAdministrator, Green Cities California

Kate Danaher

(415) 847-9748

“If we applied the Golden Rule to the earth, the air, the water, the trees and all the animals (human and non human/wild and domestic) ~ what a wonderful world it would be.”


GCC Steering Committee Members

David AssmannDavid Assmann

Deputy Director, San Francisco Department of the Environment

“Sharing ground-breaking best practices gives local governments, the community and policy makers the ability to enhance sustainability and protect our cities and the planet from environmental degradation.”

Dean KubaniDean Kubani

Director, Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment

“By working together through GCC we are expanding the reach and effectiveness of our individual efforts to realize sustainability in our communities and throughout California and the nation.”

Shannon ParryShannon Parry

Senior Environmental Analyst, Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment

 “Working together we can advance the personal and professional art of integrating sustainable practices in the urban environment. Environmental protection, economic vitality and social justice are complementary and essential elements of a healthy community."

 

Linda Pratt

Chief Program Manager
Energy, Sustainability & Environmental Protection Division
San Diego Environmental Services Department

“This is hard work. We would be wasting our personal energy and resources if we did not share effective ideas with each other.”

Best Practices Interns

David AssmannIrene Chou


“Think globally, act locally.”

 

Dean Kubani

Ryan Jackson


"I'm motivated by the challenge of maintaining a healthy environment alongside urban demands."

 

Last updated May 23, 2012

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

GCC policies have resulted in...

  • Conversion of over 665 million sheets of paper to 100% recycled content each year, which saves:
  • 10 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions
  • Almost 80,000 trees
  • More than 23 million gallons of water
  • More than 6,600 barrels of oil
  • 1,633,302 plastic water bottles from being landfilled, which saves:
  • GCC member cities over
    $1.6 Million

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