Nation's Mayors Praise Congress for Accelerating Action on Climate Legislation
Posted on: Friday, 26 June 2009, 18:38 CDT
On the Congressional action, Conference President Mayor Nickels stated, "This is a landmark vote that will help cities transform to a clean energy economy. For years, there was debate over the existence of global warming. Then came discussions about what to do about it. Today, we take substantive action. We praise Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Waxman and Chairman Markey and so many other House leaders for their leadership and courage in taking this necessary first step toward enacting critically needed national climate legislation. With Senate action, we will enter the era of clean energy. I stand ready to work with President Obama and Congress to create jobs in this new economy, and to lay the foundation for a cleaner and more secure energy future. This is good for our environment, good for our people, and good for our cities."
"The nation's mayors will continue to press Congress to move this legislation forward, while insisting that its provisions embrace and invest directly in cities and counties, since our communities are where the challenge of reducing our nation's carbon emissions exists," said
"We know that the multi-decade battle to curb greenhouse gases will be won or lost at the local level in our cities. Mayors must call upon Congress to support cities directly, investing in local actions that have been shown to increase energy efficiency, spur renewable energy development and curb carbon emissions. " Nickels added.
Nearly 1000 U.S. mayors have pledged to take local action to meet the
Conference President,
SOURCE U.S. Conference of Mayors
Source: PR Newswire
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