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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Seattle Receives Harvard Award for Leadership on Climate Protection
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
9/25/2007 10:30:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
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Seattle Receives Harvard Award
for Leadership on Climate Protection
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels has accepted the prestigious 2007 Innovations
in American Government Award for the city’s work to reduce global warming
pollution in Seattle and across the country.
The mayor received the award at a ceremony last night in Washington, D.C.
The award is sponsored by The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
The award recognizes Seattle as an exemplary model of innovative government
programming for its groundbreaking work in halting the impact of global warming.
The city will receive a $100,000 grant to further share its best practices
with jurisdictions nationwide.
The award follows the successful launch last weekend of Seattle Climate Action
Now (www.seattlecan.org) - a grassroots campaign to encourage everyone in Seattle
to take steps today to reduce carbon emissions that are causing global warming.
In November, Seattle will host a summit of mayors from across the nation to
help spur local action to prevent the dangerous and disruptive effects of global
warming. Former President Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
are scheduled to deliver keynote addresses at the summit.
Nickels launched the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement in 2005, challenging
mayors across the country to join with Seattle in pledging to reduce carbon
emissions 7 percent below 1990. Today, 681 cities have signed the agreement,
representing 74 million Americans who live in communities that have decided
to make a difference for the future of our planet.
For more information, see the attached release from The Ash Institute for
Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F.
Kennedy School of Government.
Visit the mayor’s Web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor’s
inside view on efforts 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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