The campaign for counties around the country kicked off in Richmond Virginia in July. The idea is to mobilize the resources of all 3-thousand-66 counties across the nation to address the challenges that global warming presents to communities. Alameda County was the first county in California to sign the declaration, and now that county is spearheading the mission through out the state. The declaration before the committee, this week, asks the Supervisors to look at their own operations and to assess what policy or program changes can be enacted to lower greenhouse gas emissions produced by the county governmental agencies. The declaration also asks that counties look for ways to work within the community to reduce countywide greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 percent, as well as identifying vulnerabilities to climate change and then creating plans to address these changes. The goal from Alameda County is to be the first state in the nation to be all “cool counties”.