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.~ <br /> <br />Solving Global Warming <br />One City at a Time <br />,~~~ ~~ <br />-: <br />~~ J <br />t ~ '~ <br />~~ ~ :~ r- <br />~' ~G i <br />~~i~ ~. <br />~~,T ,~ • .. - - <br />INTRODUCTION- <br />Re-Energizing Our Cities <br />Z <br />3 <br />0 <br />0 <br />ll over America., cities, <br />counties and states are <br />launching an exciting grassroots movement to <br />help solve one of our. countrys most pressing <br />problems: global warming. Frustrated by stalling <br />on the federal level, local leaders are moving for- <br />ward with innovative energy solutions that cut <br />our dependence on oil, benefit public health, <br />and save taxpayer dollars. These mayors, county <br />commissioners, and governors are leading the <br />way toward a safer and more secure future. <br />The purpose of this guide is to provide a <br />resource for citizens and local officials who are <br />ready to take real action to reduce energy waste <br />and heat-trapping global warming pollution in <br />their communities. In the following pages, you <br />will find inspiring city success stories from a <br />broad range of cities, from larger metropolitan <br />centers such as Salt Lake City, St. Paul, and <br />Charlotte to smaller cities like Twin Falls, <br />Idaho, and Waverly, Iowa. <br />The strategies that these and other Cool <br />Cities are pursuing fall under three categories: <br />Cleaner Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, and <br />Renewable Energy. Every one of these local <br />solutions is already saving taxpayer dollars and <br />improving public health by reducing energy <br />waste and pollution. By taking innovative <br />actions, forward-looking cities are re-energizing <br />our nation, proving that we can solve global <br />warming one city at a time. <br /> <br />Every one of these local solutions is <br />already saving taxpayer dollars and <br />improving public health by reducing <br />energy waste and pollution. <br />D <br />fin <br />~~ <br />K <br />