League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham Presents...
"Biofuels from Waste: Good Economics, Good for our Environment"
David Lindon, Fleet Manager, City of Hoover
Thurs., Feb. 25, 2010, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Homewood Public Library, Room 101 [map]
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The LWVGB meeting this month - Thursday, February 25 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Homewood Library, room 101 - occurs as climate and energy legislation is stalled in the Senate, and, internationally, there were no binding agreements on climate protection in Copenhagen in December. President Obama has stated that creating clean energy jobs remains a crucial part of the administration's strategy to combat devastating unemployment and to restore American leadership in clean energy technology. Although Alabama has room for improvement, we can be proud of action at the local level.

David Lindon, Fleet Manager for the City of Hoover, will explain how sound economic decisions and some entrepreneurship continue to lead to savings for Hoover and to environmental improvements for the region. As one pollster has pointed out regarding the clean energy economy:

“If we do it right, we get cleaner air. We get less dependence on fossil fuels and enhanced national security. We get more innovation in our economy, more jobs and more sustainable jobs.

And that’s if the scientists are wrong.

If the scientists are right, we get all of those things, and begin to solve what could be the most catastrophic environmental problem that any of us have ever faced.

That’s a pretty good bet to make -- because it’s a ‘No Regrets’ strategy. It doesn’t mean it’s easy. But it means if we do it, and do it right, we get all of those benefits out of this policy approach. We think that’s why it’s the right thing to do.”

Come hear how Hoover is doing the right thing for economic reasons and because it’s the right thing to do – and how that benefits us all.