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In order to live in a sustainable environment, the Earth's resources must be used at a rate at which they can be replenished. In an effort to ensure our county reaches the goal of "sustainable living", the Palm Beach County (PBC) Board of County Commissioners has initiated a new way of doing County business that will effectively manage energy, air, water, waste, health, and land.

While each County department plays a role in this process, the Department of Environmental Resources Management is leading the way. Our role is to:

• Coordinate environmental sustainability for all PBC departments.
• Provide support and follow up for the PBC Green Task Force.
• Oversee PBC's application to become a Florida Green Local Government.
• Represent PBC on the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives.
• Revise language to incorporate "greening" into the PBC Comprehensive Plan.
• Represent PBC on the SE Florida Regional Climate Change Initiative.
• Support environmental sustainability-related conferences and expos such as the SE Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit.

RELATED LINKS

• Palm Beach County's Go Green
• Southeast Regional Climate Change Compact
• Florida Green Building Coalition
• Florida Energy and Climate Commission
• Florida Energy Systems Consortium
• Florida Public Service Commission
• Florida Solar Energy Center
• United States Department of Energy

TECHNICAL REPORTS

• PBC Environmental Initiatives Report
• PBC Green Task Force 2009 Report
• PBC Green Task Force 2010 Update
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Update
• Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
• SFWMD 2009 Climate Change Report
• NOAA 2009 State of the Climate Report

• Plant littoral zones around ponds
• Properly dispose of household hazards
• Check out new items to recycle
• Use native plants in landscape

Energy

• FPL Residential
• FPL Business

• PBC Water Utilities
• South Florida Water
  Management District

• PBC Planning, Zoning, Building