SEEDS is a nonprofit organization established to foster local solutions to global issues and bringing a holistic perspective to make connections between ecology and social justice.

SEEDS, in partnership with the Michigan Public Service Commission, Grand Traverse County, and Traverse City is developing a climate action plan for our region based on your priorities.

In 2008, SEEDS completed a greenhouse gas emission baseline analysis for Grand Traverse County and Traverse City municipalities, as well as the Grand Traverse County-wide community. This was the first step toward accomplishing the US Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement – which Traverse City signed onto in 2007 with much community support – to advance the goal of the Kyoto Protocol: reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of cities by seven percent from 1990 levels by 2012. This baseline analysis provides a benchmark from which we can measure future progress. SEEDS is using this survey to launch the next phase of this process, creating a Climate Action Plan.

You can help by taking just a few minutes to fill out their survey. and help make a difference in our region. If we all work together we can accomplish a lot to reduce emissions.