Spending habits can encourage lower or higher carbon emissions. Choosing local options like walking, cycling, or public transit to local parks and stores makes lower carbon choices that benefit individuals and communities. In Santa Rosa, a new parking garage project at the Junior College did not fully consider student, resident, and business needs in the area to reduce its environmental impact.

1. Your Dollars at Work

2. When we spend money we often encourage and support lower carbon emissions or higher emissions. When we "Go Local" growing food, buying local produce in season, walk, cycle and/or bus to local parks, restaurants and stores, we are making lower carbon choices that benefit ourselves and our communities in many ways. In Santa Rosa a local tax dollar example that many are disappointed with...The Santa Rosa Junior College's parking garage is a good example of a project where community and student input, the JC, and city and county agencies could have united to provide for the needs of the students, nearby residents, and the commercial interests in the neighborhood to a higher degree.