Reduce our carbon footprint
The QLC founded the Committee for a Green Hoboken in 2007 to advocate for reducing our collective carbon footprint through community and individual actions. Participation in the Committee for a Green Hoboken is open to anyone interested in reducing the CO2 outputs of our community and making Hoboken more environmentally sustainable. QLC and the Committee have succeeded in pushing for the city's adoption of a resolution to join the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement, committing the city to audit and reduce its CO2 emissions by 2020, and secured grant money towards the energy audit.
We also serve as the official sponsor of two of the city's green markets from June - November: The Downtown Farmers' Market on Tuesdays across from City Hall by the CVS on Washington Street, and the Uptown Farmers' Market on Thursdays by the Shipyard Complex on Hudson Street.
The Committee has also raised awareness of ways in which individuals can reduce their CO2 emissions through its "Wake Up to Green" seminar series, "Easy Being Green" monthly tips, by hosting panel discussions and green building tours, as well as sponsoring the local version of "Green Drinks" - a monthly networking event for locals concerned with environmental issues who want to meet and chat with like-minded people.
We also serve as the official sponsor of two of the city's green markets from June - November: The Downtown Farmers' Market on Tuesdays across from City Hall by the CVS on Washington Street, and the Uptown Farmers' Market on Thursdays by the Shipyard Complex on Hudson Street.
The Committee has also raised awareness of ways in which individuals can reduce their CO2 emissions through its "Wake Up to Green" seminar series, "Easy Being Green" monthly tips, by hosting panel discussions and green building tours, as well as sponsoring the local version of "Green Drinks" - a monthly networking event for locals concerned with environmental issues who want to meet and chat with like-minded people.