Newark Joins Wilmington & Dover as Cool Citiies

Here's an update I received on the email:

The City of Newark's Mayor and Council voted unanimously Monday, (Feb. 22, 2010) to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Newark now joins the ranks of Wilmington and Dover as Delaware's Cool Cities!

"This could not have happened without the patience and dedication of the Sierra Club's Cool Cities volunteers, especially Ron Zink, who made the trek to Newark on numerous occasions to convince them that
this was the right thing to do." said Cool Cities Delaware coordinator Amy Roe, a doctoral student at UofD's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP).

Cool Cities is a national initiative that encourages local governments to develop policies and programs that promote energy sustainability, environmental stewardship and climate protection.

Delaware's 57 villages, towns and cities represent 30% our state's population and 70% of Delawareans live in unincorporated counties.

Improving energy and environmental policies on the local level can dramatically improve our environmental quality.

To date, more than 1,000 cities across the country have endorsed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and 42 counties have endorsed the U.S. Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration.

Find out more about Cool Cities Delaware, better yet sign up to become a volunteer and help promote Cool Cities throughout the state, at CoolCitiesDE.us.

Raz