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Take Action

Take Action

Every community has unique circumstances and aspirations. The four categories of action that are presented in this section are applicable to most communities.   The CEA Funding Guide may help your local government find financial support for these actions.

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Set Direction

A first step in connecting communities, energy, and sustainability involves setting a direction.  Specifc actions involved in setting a direction include:

Carbon Neutral Corporate Operations

Government operations are a great place to start saving money and energy. Some of the most signficant opportunity areas available to most local governments are:

Community Action

Actions that affect the community often have the greatest long term cost saving, environmental improvement, and livability improvement benefits.  Community action includes:

Engage Others

One local government taking action is just the start.  Impacts can be multiplied by engaging others. Some ways to engage others include: