As we observe the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, it’s fitting to acknowledge the work of the Thomas Jefferson Sustainability Council, chaired by then- Albemarle County Supervisor David Bowerman (who passed away on March 23.)
The Sustainability Council’s crowning achievement was the 1998 “Sustainability Accords and Vision for Sustainability,” a seminal document that aimed to protect Mother Earth while promoting social equity. An unjust society is no more sustainable than a polluted planet. [Read more…] about A Local Achievement, 20 Years Later
