About the Environmental Sustainability WorkgroupThis workgroup has been charged with addressing the "pillar" from the consultant's plan documented below. It can also be viewed in the context of the broader plan at http://stratml.us/carmel/iso/HHISAPwStyle.xml#_3db87e2e-138d-11e8-89c9-b3d9b4e6fde7REDEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -- Environmental sustainability is a foundational value and principle for the people of Hilton Head Island. The legacy of the landscape protection ethos remains today, with nature in the foreground, and human activity in the background. However, from the from the founding steps of modern development in the 1960's, the world of sustainability has moved on. Today, sustainability embraces a much larger definition and includes social sustainability, quality of life, environmental sustainability, renewable energy and broader human impact. There is little question that Hilton Head Island is no longer at the very forefront of the sustainability movement.Our Plan Environmental Sustainability WorkgroupOPESWG_8f221232-8e4a-11e9-99f9-670c1f1ca46fThe committee includes one current member of the Planning Commission.Michael BarbaraEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberMike BennettEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberRichard BlaineEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberAlexa BroadbentEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberJean FruhEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberAmber KuehnEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberBryan McIlweeEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberKenneth QuintyEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberAnthony SmithsonEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberTodd TheodoreEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberPlanning Commission MemberTony WartkoEnvironmental Sustainability Workgroup MemberAnne CyranStaff SupportSenior PlannerTaylor LaddStaff SupportSenior PlannerHHI is at the forefront of the sustainability movement_8f221304-8e4a-11e9-99f9-670c1f1ca46fTo redefine environmental sustainability_8f22139a-8e4a-11e9-99f9-670c1f1ca46fEnvironmentSustainabilityEfficiencyRestorationRenewabilitySolid WasteReduce the amount of solid waste._8f221412-8e4a-11e9-99f9-670c1f1ca46f1[To be named][To be named]_8f221494-8e4a-11e9-99f9-670c1f1ca46f[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]BrandDevelop and publicize a new eco-friendly Hilton Head Island brand as leaders in environmental protection and sustainability._abe21258-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf62[To be named][To be named]_abe2141a-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf6[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]Water UsageMaximize the efficiency of water usage._abe214d8-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf63[To be named][To be named]_abe2158c-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf6[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]Natural InfrastructureProtect and restore the natural infrastructure of Hilton Head Island._abe216b8-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf64[To be named][To be named]_abe2176c-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf6[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]EnergyMaximize the efficiency of energy usage and expand the use of renewable energy._abe21820-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf65[To be named][To be named]_abe218d4-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf6[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]Climate ChangeDevelop strategies to prepare for climate change._abe21988-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf66[To be named][To be named]_abe21a46-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf6[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]Air QualityImprove air quality by reducing/minimizing emissions._abe21b04-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf67[To be named][To be named]_abe21bc2-0b3d-11ea-8c7e-3f6070babdf6[To be named][To be named]_bae84068-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6_6a3f5c28-8e53-11e9-b160-fba965babdf6[To be described][To be determined]_bae8422a-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf62019-10-092019-11-19https://www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov/Boards/minutes/2019minutes/planenviro_10-9-2019.pdf_bae8431a-8e53-11e9-b972-8fb465babdf6OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net