Recently Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson signed a pledge to reduce global warming carbon dioxide pollution. Each city is responsible to achieve at least a 7% reduction below 1990 levels by 2012. That date may seem familiar to those of you who are familiar with the Kyoto treaty against global warming which the United States decided not to sign. I don't mean the entire country decided not to sign it, just some in our leadership.Of course this didn't stop other leaders from creating their own initiatives such as the Clinton Global initiative and even Republican Gov. Schwarzenegger from signing an (Anti) Global Warming Bill.
Anyway, Cleveland is now part of the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement which has been signed by "284 mayors representing millions Americans in 44 states".
Actually, quite a few Northeast Ohio mayors have signed up.
Mayor Kenneth E. Patton - Brooklyn, OH
Mayor Edward J. Kelley - Cleveland Heights, OH
Mayor Thomas J. Longo - Garfield Heights, OH
Mayor Thomas O'Grady - North Olmstead, OH
Mayor Georgine Welo - South Euclid, OH.
I am a little upset that Mayor Thomas J. George of Lakewood, OH has not signed up yet. Or maybe he has and the Sierra Club, where I got this information hasn't updated their links. I could always just email and ask. Which I will.
And I suggest you do the same. Start bothering your representatives to get off their butts and protect yours.
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