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I spend a great deal of my time visiting governmental websites. In many cases, I don’t have to look very hard for innovative and cutting edge initiatives as the site trumpets what the particular community is up to. There are other sites that need a bit of digging to uncover the gems of local legislation.

Then, of course, there are those communities that seem to shy away from anything that one might consider even a tad bit progressive. As of today, there is only one entry from the State of Alabama! I have searched high and low to try to come up with another entry or two, but I’ve been stymied thus far.

I know I’m likely to find a dead end when I type something like “climate change”, “global warming” or “environmental policy” in the site’s search engine and get nary a result. It’s like I’m visiting Mars!

One would think — in this day and age — that every local community would have a thorough environmental policy or mission. Unfortunately, I’ve found far too many communities that, aside from a rudimentary recycling program, simply do not pay much heed to environmental concerns. There’s no department, commission or board that advises the elected leaders and staff about the implementation of environmental policy.

As shocking as this may be, for some communities it’s even worse than that. While our database currently features over 50 topic categories, I too often can’t find one resolution, ordinance, program or policy from a given locale to add…and so, I keep searching.

~Trey, GreenPRO Senior Researcher~