City of San Luis Obispo Climate Action Plan (CAP)

10/04/2013

The City of San Luis Obispo is celebrating National Community Planning Month in October. Come visit us at our booth at the Downtown Farmer’s Market on Thursday, October 10th to learn more about what planning projects and events are going on in your City.

05/29/2012

Considering detection system in wind farms to decrease the risk for birds and other wildlife.

MOJAVE — Just before daybreak, a group of naturalists don parkas to blunt the frosty wind blowing down a narrow canyon in the Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles. They mount spotting scopes and cameras on tripods, and wait.

05/29/2012

Exceedingly high ozone levels in Sequoia National Park lead to health warnings and environmental degradation.

On a clear day, the view from Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park extends west for 105 miles across the patchwork of crops in California's agricultural heartland to the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean beyond. The...

05/29/2012

Local food sales continue to grow.

Local food sales keep growing

05/29/2012

The political debate over the use of solar as alternative energy.

President Obama visited a dusty, desert town 30 miles outside Las Vegas Wednesday to declare he's doubling down on federal efforts to boost the solar industry.

05/29/2012

Are Biofuels the Best Alternative?
The link between oil and corn prices proves to be strong. Researchers question whether or not biofuel is the best, renewable alternative for energy dependence and overview some of the negative consequences that may arise.

Stanford researchers question whether biofuel is the answer to U.S. energy independence

05/29/2012

Global leaders still working to develop binding global warming strategies and the debate moves to which countries should carry more or less of the burden of reducing emissions.

U.N. climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances made last year in the decades-long effort to control carbon emissions that scientists say are...

05/29/2012

The San Luis Obispo draft Climate Action Plan is available for review. Come look over a draft and provide your feedback through June in the Community Development Department 919 Palm. A final Public Hearing will also take place on June 13th.

PLANNING COMMISSION Public Hearing - Review of final draft CAP. May 23 & June 13, 2012 Council Chamber of City Hall 990 Palm Street CITY COUNCIL Public Hearing - Adoption of final draft. July 3,...

04/24/2012

The City of San Luis Obispo has been developing a Climate Action Plan. The public draft is now ready for public review! Check out the City's Climate Action Planning website to view the plan.

11/01/2011

Thank you to all participants at the past two CAP outreach events: Empower Poly Student Coalition and Public Workshop #3! Your feedback is much appreciated and highly encouraged!

10/12/2011

Farmers' Market 09/27/11

10/12/2011

The Climate Action Team at Farmers' Market