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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: U.S. Mayors Unanimously Endorse Nickels’ Climate Protection Agreement
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
6/13/2005 11:00:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
Office of the Mayor (206) 684-4000
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U.S. Mayors Endorse Nickels’ Climate Protection Agreement
Unanimous support for efforts to reduce global warming
SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels’ Climate Protection Agreement received
unanimous support today from U.S. Conference of Mayors at its annual meeting
being held in Chicago.
“I am deeply honored and grateful to my colleagues for their strong
support of my Climate Protection Agreement," said Nickels. "Mayors
across America are making it clear; we’re not going to wait for the federal
government to do something to prevent the production of greenhouse gases. We’re
going to step up and provide the leadership at the local level, city by city.”
Mayor Nickels plans to continue his effort to get cities across the country
to sign on to the Climate Protection Agreement. Strategies developed by cities
that sign the agreement will be shared and made available to the public. The
Climate Protection Agreement was launched on February 16, the day the Kyoto
Protocol went into effect in 141 other countries. In it, Nickels challenged
Seattle and other U.S. cities to meet or beat the goals of the protocol, which
call for a 7 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Before the Chicago
meeting 164 cities had signed on to the Agreement.
During the meeting Nickels also accepted the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ “2005
City Livability Award” for his Seattle Climate Protection Initiative.
City Livability Awards recognize mayors for exemplary leadership in developing
and implementing programs that improve the quality of life in their cities.
Seattle won top honors in the category for cities over 100,000. Nickels’ Climate
Protection Initiative is a comprehensive program to improve Seattle’s
quality of life and reduce global warming pollution.
“Seattle is a city that recognizes the importance of climate protection,” Nickels
said. “This is a great honor for me, and for all of Seattle’s citizens
who are committed to protecting our environment for coming generations.”
Mayor Nickels was also elected to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Board of Trustees.
There are thirteen Trustees who serve as leaders in the organization. Each
mayor who is a Trustee is also on the Executive Committee.
Get the mayor’s inside view on initiatives to promote transportation,
public safety, economic opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for
The Nickels Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm.
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