The Sierra Club Great Falls Group (GFG) has launched a Clean Energy for Fairfax Now (CEFNN) initiative to reduce the use of fossil fuel-fired electricity and fuels by the Fairfax County government, residences, and businesses, by increasing energy efficiency and substituting renewable energy sources. This initiative grew out of the current review of the January 2017 draft Fairfax County Environmental Vision, which is weak on clean energy. GFG members are meeting with Fairfax County officials to encourage them to take action and aggressively implement energy efficiency and renewable measures to meet the greenhouse gas reduction goals of the 2007 Cool Counties Declaration.
But we need your help! Please let us know if you have any experience/knowledge about clean energy issues or are simply interested in advocating for increased action by Fairfax County on the following issues: renewable energy; energy efficiency; building energy codes; public, private, and third party financing; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE); etc. Also, we need writers (of letters to the editor), public speakers, individuals from different supervisor districts to meet with county officials, etc. You do not have to be a Sierra Club member or resident of Fairfax County to participate in this movement, just an interest in improving our environment. Please email your interest, providing your name, address, supervisor district (if known), and areas of interest.
Here is some background information: