Environmental Honors Awarded at the Governors' Global Climate Summit
The
Governors' Environmental and Economical Leadership Awards (GEELA) are
California
s most prestigious environmental honor given to those Californians
who protect and enhance the environment while promoting economic growth.
On September
30, the 2009 GEELA celebration took place at the Governors' Global
Climate Summit
in the
Hub Culture Pavilion at the Century Plaza
Hotel in Los Angeles. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was on hand to personally
award this group of innovative companies and individuals for their work in the
following categories:
Climate Change
Children
s Environmental Education
Sustainable Practices
Ecosystem and Watershed
Environmental and Economic Partnerships
Comprehensive Land Use Planning
Technological and Market Innovation
Sustainable Communities
Enhanced Environmental and Economic Leadership
The winners
were:
BioEnergy Solutions, LLC
City of San Jose
Disneyland Resort
Gills Onions, LLC
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
KIDS for the BAY
Kings Hawaiian Bakery
Midland School
Parducci Wine Cellars
PEP Housing
Peterson Power system
Sudberry Development Inc.
Tejon Ranch Company
University of California, Merced
Yuba County Water Agency
For a
full look at the winners' accomplishments and contact information, visit the
California
Environmental Protection
Agency
site and
go to the PDF of
the 2009 winners.
The event
ended the first official day of the three-day Governors' Global Climate Summit,
produced by JupiterPx.
The summit brings together government leaders, heads of organizations, the
scientific community and other stewards of the environment dedicated to finding
lasting solutions to global climate change.
The day began
in
the Los Angeles Ballroom with a
video presentation by actor Harrison Ford
that introduced www.teamearth.com
and
continued on with
several other general sessions and breakouts
that
included international environmental and political luminaries.
