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Article: 1,000th Mayor -- Mesa, AZ Mayor Scott Smith -- Signs the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.(Conference news)
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- Global Warming Focus
- Article date:
- October 19, 2009
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U.S. Conference of Mayors President Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced that 1,000 mayors, representing more than 86 million Americans, have now signed The U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement -- a landmark pledge for mayors all across the country to take bold action to significantly reduce carbon emissions in cities.
Mesa, AZ Mayor Scott Smith was the 1,000th signatory to sign the Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement, which is in line with Kyoto Protocol standards and calls for reduction in carbon emissions by 7% below 1990 levels. Mayor Nickels, who will lead a delegation of U.S. mayors to support President Obama and Secretary of State ...