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Alliance for Community
Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans
live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network
of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from
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OVERVIEW
On the Cusp of Green
Now
that other bills are wrestling back attention from healthcare,
green is once again the new black! However, there are a lot of "gray"
infrastructure imposters out there.
So keep to your line of what's really green whether it
be green
jobs, green infrastructure, green energy, green transportation choices,
or other. Congress is now back from their summer recess and
looks
to take up some of the bills so dear to the green community.
Some
items, such as the Energy Conservation through Trees Act are so close
to being a reality, that we don't want to lose focus now. Please take action!
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CLIMATE BILL
Tree Planting Program (Sec. 205 of
H.R.
2454)
Formerly
known as the Energy Conservation through Trees Act, this program passed
in the House Climate Bill, and now we need a similar amendment in the
Senate. Please ask your Senators to co-sponsor a similar amendment
during Senate debate of the Climate Bill on the full floor.
Making
It Green (Sec. 295 of H.R. 2454)
Formerly known as the G.R.E.E.N. Act, this program passed in the House
Climate Bill, and now we need a similar amendment in the Senate. Please
ask your Senators to co-sponsor a similar amendment either in committee
or during Senate debate of the Climate Bill on the full floor.
Carbon
Offset Registry (Sec. 733 of H.R. 2454)
With passage of the House Climate Bill, "urban tree planting and
maintenance" officially became an eligible carbon offset expense. The
language still needs to be approved in the Senate bill, but no action
is required.
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Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act
Status:
Introduced in House Oct. 6, 2009
Formerly known as UPARR,
H.R. 3734 will rehabilitate and improve urban parks and recreational
infrastructure and revitalize communities by increasing economic
development, improving public health, increasing daily physical
activity, reconnecting children with nature, reducing crime, and
providing safe, healthy alternatives for at-risk youth.
Action: None yet. ACT is working to assemble a diverse
coalition of organizations to advocate for this bill and secure
additional co-sponsors.
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URBAN HEAT ISLAND REVIEW TEAM
ACT
and EPA are working together to reengage the urban heat island
program to take better advantage of green infrastructure. As a
next step, ACT is asembling a review team that will be tasked with
packaging the body of research, success stories, program mdoels,
funding opportunities, and more.
Action: If you know someone who should be included on this team, please let us know.
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