2001 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards

Governor Davis Announces Winners of Prestigious Environmental Awards

2001 award winners:

• Briar Patch Community Market
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities
• Straus Family Creamery
• Border Agency Fire Council
• San Diego Water Authority & San Diego Gas & Electric
• Regional Energy Efficiency Initiative
• Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation
• Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality Challenge
• Ms. Therese Brady: “Kids Can Teach Other Kids about the Environment, Too!”
• The Bay Institute & the Center for Ecoliteracy
• FishNet 4C
• Sacramento River Conservation Area
• Mr. John R. Mount, Edison Forestry Dept.
• Alameda County Waste Management Authority & Recycling Board
• SMG-The Moscone Center
• The Boeing Company

Award Categories for 2001

• Energy Conservation: Innovative practices that employ environmentally aware techniques to reduce energy use.
• Children’s Environmental Education: Exemplary educational programs or curricula to raise children’s awareness of, and involvement in, environmental issues.
• Watershed & Ecosystem Management: Laudable efforts of restoring, enhancing, and improving California’s watersheds and ecosystems, while promoting sustainable economic progress.
• Sustainable Practices: Pioneering efforts to integrate sound environmental values into management decisions and practices and, in the long-term, utilizing innovative technologies in the delivery of products and services.
• Border Environmental Protection: Exemplary efforts in the California-Mexico border region (60 miles on either side of the international boundary) to integrate sustainable development and environmental protection values into management decisions and practices.
• Environmental-Economic Partnerships: Efforts that foster unique, cooperative approaches between the private, public, and/or non-profit sectors to achieve both environmental and economic results.

2001 Sponsors

• The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
• Keep California Beautiful, Inc.
• California Foundation for Commerce and Education

2001 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Nomination Application (for information only):

Download application (Adobe Acrobat, 82 KB)
Download application (MS Word, 38 KB)

Note: Deadline to apply was September 14, 2001. 

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