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Goal 1 - Create 25,000 Clean Tech jobs as the World Center of Clean Tech Innovation |
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Goal 2 - Reduce per capita energy use by 50 percent |
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Goal 3 - Receive 100 percent of our electrical power from clean renewable sources |
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Goal 4 - Build or retrofit 50 million square feet of green buildings |
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Goal 5 - Divert 100 percent of the waste from our landfill and convert waste to energy |
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Goal 6 - Recycle or beneficially reuse 100 percent of our wastewater (100 million gallons per day) |
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Goal 7 - Adopt a General Plan with measurable standards for sustainable development |
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Goal 8 - Ensure that 100 percent of public fleet vehicles run on alternative fuels |
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Goal 9 - Plant 100,000 new trees and replace 100 percent of our streetlights with smart, zeroemission lighting |
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Goal 10 - Create 100 miles of interconnected trails |
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Green Vision Awards
San José’s Green Vision has placed the City at the front of a global movement to embrace clean technology and confront the world’s environmental challenges. Since 2007, San José's Green Vision has been recognized for its outstanding efforts toward sustainability, environmental conservation, and business incubation - thereby distinguishing San José as a nationwide leader in green living and development. |
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Chamber BCLC and Siemens Present Sustainable Community Awards to San José. April 13, 2011—In the category of large community, San José, California, won the 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Award for its adoption of Green Vision, a 10-point roadmap for innovation and environmental responsibility that serves to strengthen economic opportunity and prosperity. With $4 billion in venture capital funding for clean technology and a goal of creating 25,000 clean tech jobs – of which, more than 4,000 have been created since 2007 – San José shows how environmental innovation and economic opportunity can go hand in hand. >>>read more  |
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Silicon Valley’s Airport Earns LEED Silver for New Terminal B Concourse. October 1, 2010—Terminal B Concourse at Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) has
achieved LEED® Silver certification from the US Green Building Council in recognition of the
airport’s significant commitment to environmentally sustainable design and construction. >>>read more |
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Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Awarded GOLD LEED
Certification. July 27, 2010—The $72 million renovation project of Happy Hollow Park & Zoo has been
awarded LEED® gold by the U.S. Green Building Council and is the first Amusement Park & Zoo
in the country to be certified LEED gold. LEED certification provides independent, third-party
verification that a building project meets the highest green building and performance measures. >>>read more |
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Starbird Youth Center Awarded SILVER LEED
Certification. November 2, 2009—The City of San José’s Starbird Youth Center, a
Redevelopment Agency project, has been awarded SILVER LEED® certification,
established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building
Certification Institute (GBCI). The Center is one of the first public buildings in San José to combine comfort, utility and environmental conservation. >>>read more |
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San José Green Vision Named Best Sustainable Development Program in U.S. for a Big City. October 13, 2009—Acknowledging the City of San José's
Office of Economic Development (OED) for its leadership role in the San
José Green Vision, the City’s sustainable development program, the
International Economic Development Council (IEDC) presented an award to
the California municipality at IEDC's Annual Conference in Reno, Nev. >>>read more |
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Governor Names San José Zero Waste Events Program
Winner of 2009 Top Environmental Leadership Award. October 1, 2009—Governor Schwarzenegger announced the City of San José has won the 2009
Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for its Zero Waste Events Program. >>>read more |
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Government San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant #1 in Energy Productiony on EPA’s Top 20 List. Auguest 11, 2009—The San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant has been recognized by the EPA Green Power Partnership in its list of Top 20 organizations that produce green electricity on site. >>>read more |
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Plant Named America’s 4th Largest Onsite Green Energy User/Producer. July 27, 2009—The San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant (Plant) landed in 4th place on a list developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the nation’s top 20 entities that generate and use the most green energy on site. The entities are among the 1,100 partners in the EPA’s Green Power Partnership program that voluntarily purchase green power to reduce the environmental impacts of conventional electricity use. |
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City Wins Two State Recycling Awards. July 13, 2009—The California Resource Recovery Association
(CRRA) announced that the City's Environmental Services Department will be receiving two awards for its
efforts at its annual conference. The Working Toward Zero Waste Award is being given to the City's
Zero Waste Event Program and the Outstanding Closing the Loop Award is being given to the Urban
Compost Marketing program The CRRA Annual Conference recognizes programs and successes that go
above and beyond in their efforts to prevent waste. This is the first time the City of San José has received
these awards. Both awards will be presented at the CRRA Annual Conference on August 4. |
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City Apartment Recycling Program Receives Excellence Award. June 23, 2009—The Solid Waste
Association of North America (SWANA) announced that the City of San José, in partnership with
Recycle Plus contractor Green Waste Recovery, was selected to receive the prestigious "2009
Recycling System Gold Excellence Award." The awards team commended the City for its
"successful efforts in achieving the highest level of excellence in solid waste management" by
diverting nearly 80% of apartment waste from local landfills, due to GreenWaste’s garbage
processing system which removes recyclables and composts the remaining organic material. |
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San Jose BioCenter Awarded Title as Top Global Incubator. April 23, 2009—The San Jose BioCenter in San José, Calif., was awarded the 2009 National Business Incubation Association’s Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year Award and the Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year Award in the Technology Category along with a cash prize of $2000. The Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award is NBIA’s most prestigious honor, recognizing overall excellence in business incubation. >>>learn more about the San Jose BioCenter  |
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San José City Hall is First City Hall in the Nation to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating. March 9, 2009—In the nation’s center of green innovation, San José’s City Hall is one of the greenest buildings in town, achieving the top certification of LEED-EB Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council. To date, no other City Hall in the United States has achieved LEED-EB Platinum, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. >>>read more |
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