{"id":1286,"date":"2005-06-16T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-16T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/06\/16\/mayors-get-it\/"},"modified":"2005-06-16T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-16T16:15:00","slug":"mayors-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/mayors-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayors Get It"},"content":{"rendered":"
While Dubya and co. continue the head in the sand routine, the US Conference of Mayors joins a number of Northeastern and Western governors<\/a> in calling for action on climate change:<\/p>\n The U.S. Conference of Mayors unanimously passed a resolution Monday requiring their cities to try to meet or surpass emissions standards set by the Kyoto Protocol, the international global-warming treaty ratified earlier this year without the United States.<\/p>\n The resolution also urges federal and state governments to meet or beat the goal of reducing global warming pollution levels to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012.<\/p>\n The cities’ efforts will include reducing dependence on fossil fuels by accelerating development of fuel-efficient technologies such as wind and solar energy, efficient motor vehicles and biofuels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Another sign of a tipping point<\/a>? Not in DC, of course, but elected officials who deal directly with local issues seem to recognize the immense consequences looming from ignoring climate change.<\/p>\n Via Eco-Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Technorati tags: global warming<\/a>, Kyoto<\/a>, United States<\/a><\/p>\n