Our Guide To Greening New York's Capital District

The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund's 2010 "Capital District Policy Agenda" offers detailed transportation, energy efficiency and planning guidance that will help villages, towns, cities and county governments meet their environmental challenges. These recommendations will yield the greatest environmental benefits while costing the least, and in many cases will save taxpayer dollars over the long term in the counties of Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and Rensselaer.
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Blueprint For A Greener Westchester County

Westchester County and its 45 municipalities have a long history of environmental leadership, but how can local governments continue this trend while protecting and improving their economic base? The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund’s 2010 “Blueprint for a Greener Westchester County” shows how, with policy recommendations covering transportation, energy conservation, sustainable development, natural resource protection and open space preservation.
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Study Examines Westchester's Climate Action Progress

Westchester County and its municipalities are making progress toward meeting the climate change and sustainability goals set forth in the county's Action Plan for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, according to a new report by NYLCVEF and the Pace Law School Center for Environmental Legal Studies. The report, titled "Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: Westchester Responds to the Changing Future," tracks the progress that Westchester County and its municipalities reported in seven broad sustainability areas.
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2010 Environmental Goals For The State Legislature

Even in these challenging economic times, New York State cannot afford to retreat from its environmental goals or endanger our water and air because of a shrinking budget. In fact, greater environmental sustainability is a building block for a revitalized New York. That’s why the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund has released its 2010 New York State Policy Agenda. It offers specific policy recommendations to members of the New York State Assembly and Senate that will help improve the environment and the economy.
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