This video clip addresses the citizens of Duluth reaction to the issue of global warming and shares what the legislature are doing to increase awareness and decrease Duluth’s carbon footprint. The non-profit organization, Sustainable Twin Ports, has been regarded highly by Don Ness, the mayor of Duluth, for all of their hard work in introducing the Natural Step Framework to thirteen businesses around Duluth and the surrounding area. The scientific-based strategy of The Natural Step Framework has influenced many cities, states and countries around the world, only to produce remarkable results. Officials in Duluth recognized how beneficial and valuable the Natural Step Framework could be and decided to educate and promote the framework throughout the town. This all around support of Duluth legislatures for sustainable practices helps in publicizing the need to protect the environment, thus promoting an activism for environmental causes.
In 2001, Done Ness, brought forward a proposal for the Private Protection Program”, soon after, Duluth became one of the first 100 cities in the United States to commit. In the seven years following the program, what they found was by reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption it was not only beneficial to the environment but also saved tax payers money. According to business developer Heidi Timm-Bjold, “The main challenge that we face in becoming sustainable is to get different systems to work together and not just give lip service”. There needs to be an initiative for businesses and individuals to work together and to make sure things are getting done. The next step in this process is to implement the policies that will provoke change and to continue building leaders that will keep this movement going.
Sustainable Twin Ports started off with a vision for consumers and corporations to become more environmentally friendly and made it their mission to introduce and assist companies in Duluth to the Natural Step Framework. So far, thirteen businesses are undergoing the process and it has inspired many other companies and citizens to take action. The City of Duluth recognizing the issue of global warming and promoting sustainable practices is helping to push this movement forward. Hopefully, after the results of the thirteen businesses become publicized the Natural Step can become implemented at a statewide level.
Before I start, I’d just like to say wow. This is surely a difficult topic to find resources on, yet still you locate local direct coverage on the issue. I may want to hear about “what’s been done”, but it’s important for me to think in Best terms. I realise that your issue is in the claimsmaking process, and so your posts will revolve around that.
Now, I believe that Zinsser would agree that your post is coherent. I also think Zinsser would point out that your post is missing opening and closing thoughts. It could be as simple as a few sentences reiterating the title and it’s application with your video. As a reader, even after watching the clip, I felt like I hit the ground running with the first bit of text. Values this the same you would a grain of sand, there are a lot of readers out there, each with their own grain of sand’s worth of opinion.
I think this was a good post that informned us about what is being done right here at home. I do agree with the previous poster that there seems to be the intro and conclusion missing, it opened with getting right to the heart of the matter. Otherwise I think your writing is really good, you explain the issue in a clear and consice way. Nice work!
Good post. I’m impressed that you are able to find local content of this quality for your issue. Do you know if there are businesses or individuals who feel these policies will be too expensive or difficult to make them viable?