"I guess I've just been paying attention to what some people are saying about the environment, not the least of which is Al Gore," he said. "I read his book and watched his movie (An Inconvenient Truth). Being a scientific person, I believe the facts he's quoting. I believe it's an accepted knowledge we have a climateWho would have ever thought that Al Gore would have reached his "environmentalism of unbalance" all the way to Tennessee's most conservative of conservative hamlets.
problem."
I truly believe in conservation and good stewardship of God's creation, no buts or caveats.
We just need to remember that climate has changed over the centuries both cold and hot.
Ice Ages and the hottest of droughts, way before the evils of the automobile or electrical coal generating plants were ever a thought on the horizon.
I hope that Crossley and company can keep the purpose and function of this committee limited to reasonable goals and confines. Keeping it from becoming an environmental evangelical pulpit, for certain individuals or groups to profess their propaganda and cost citizens unnecessary monies.
'Truth' prompts move to form green committee
Brentwood city commissioner wants to coordinate efforts with BHS
By Charles Booth
BRENTWOOD — About two years ago, Alex Noble watched a movie that he couldn't shake from his mind. Not that long after, he picked up a copy of the book the film was based on and quickly devoured it.
The ideas ruminated in his head for months. Then this summer, after being appointed to the Brentwood City Commission, he slowly began to take action.
"I guess I've just been paying attention to what some people are saying about the environment, not the least of which is Al Gore," he said. "I read his book and watched his movie (An Inconvenient Truth). Being a scientific person, I believe the facts he's quoting. I believe it's an accepted knowledge we have a climate problem."
Last month, Noble proposed creating a city-sponsored environmental committee, and he's been tasked in developing some parameters for this group. He envisions something akin to what Franklin is doing with its sustainability task force, which has set the goal of turning that community into one of the top 25 green cities in the country. He'd also like to borrow from Nashville's newly created Green Ribbon Committee, a group that seeks to protect the air and water in the state's capital.
"I'd just like to get us going," he said. "Nobody has proposed it here. It takes somebody to light the fire. It has to be somebody that punches the button."
To help punch this button, he's elicited the support of fellow commissioners Regina Smithson and Betsy Crossley. The three will meet and help mold how a potential city committee should work.
"We're going to take a look at some places that are sort of the same size and shape as Brentwood and what they're doing," Crossley said. "And we'll look at what kind of individuals should be a part of this committee."
She said they'll present their findings to the full City Commission, which will determine if a committee should be formed.
"After that, we would start bringing in individuals," she said. "I think this is just a general 'let's get down on paper what we're trying to do,' " time.
Noble said he visualizes something similar to what Nashville offers, with a collection of subcommittees focusing on different environmental priorities.
"How many we'll have, I don't know. Maybe we'll have something that looks at building codes, making buildings more energy efficient."
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