And now, a new feature: um, I don't know what I'm calling it yet, but basically I want to occasionally highlight content from the great sites listed over in the right-hand column. So without further ado, today I want to push some good news on a big scary topic that's dear to my tree-hugging heart: global warming.
The Revolution Will Be Localized
from Alternet, July 20, 2005
"Local politicians, from governors to mayors to city councils, have taken the fight against global warming past Washington politics and directly to the people.
"City leaders from around the U.S. were treated to a rare bird's-eye view of the environment earlier this week at the Sundance Summit, a three-day mayors' retreat on climate change hosted by Robert Redford in Salt Lake City and at his 6,000-acre resort nestled beneath Utah's Mount Timpanogos, near Park City.
"...The summit was just the latest in a string of recent efforts to galvanize local action on climate change. This year, at the urging of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, more than 170 mayors nationwide have pledged to adopt Kyoto targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The New Cities project, launched by Madison, Wis., Mayor Dave Cieslewicz (D), has a network of mayors working to implement on the local level the energy-independence proposals of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of labor, environmental, and other groups that aims to spur eco-friendly economic growth. The Institute for Policy Studies in June launched a Cities for Progress campaign that's pushing for energy security, among other goals."
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