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> > > Mayors' Alliance for Green Schools Announced > _http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6606748.html?nid=2073_ > (http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6606748.html?nid=2073) > Press Release > > October 20, 2008 > > Building Design and Construction > October 16, 2008 – (Washington, DC) – Mayor Manny Diaz of Miami and Mayor > Greg Nickels of Seattle today announced the formation of the Mayors' > Alliance > for Green Schools, a coalition of mayors seeking to strategically harness > the > leadership and creativity of mayors across the country to promote the > benefits of green schools in their communities. Developed in partnership > with the > U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Alliance will work to accelerate > implementation of programs supporting the 2007 U.S. Conference of Mayors > (USCM) > resolution calling for green schools for all children within a generation. > > "As mayors, we know all too well that schools are the heart of our > communities, as they represent the promise we make to our children and > future > generations, a promise of learning and of opportunity," said Mayor Diaz, > President of > the US Conference of Mayors. "With this alliance, we are coming together > and > reconfirming our promise to the health and learning of our children, and > ensuring that future generations are mindful of the importance of > protecting our > environment." > > "I've seen the enormous impact mayors have when they unite around a common > goal," said Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle, who launched the US Mayors > Climate > Protection Agreement in 2005, which advances the goals of the Kyoto > Protocol > and now boasts nearly 900 mayor signatories. "This new coalition of mayors > will shine the light on the countless opportunities to make our schools > greener, our students and teachers healthier and our communities > stronger." > > "As first responders to the needs of their communities, mayors are the > vanguard of sustainable development in our country," said Rick Fedrizzi, > president, CEO and founding chair of USGBC, "and USGBC wants to do all we > can to > support them, especially in this critically important initiative. "We have > Green > School Advocacy Committees in 80 local USGBC chapters throughout the > country, > and we are putting them at the mayors' disposal to advance opportunities, > programs and initiatives that champion green school causes and help them > publicly celebrate their successes." > > Together with Mayor Diaz and Mayor Nickels, Mayor Gavin Newsom, San > Francisco, Cal; Mayor Will Wynn, Austin, Texas; Mayor Sheila Dixon, > Baltimore, Md., > Mayor Frank Cownie, Des Moines, Iowa; and Mayor George Heartwell, Grand > Rapids, Mich.; have put forth a call to mayors around the country to join > this > important effort to support green schools for all children. > > "This new Alliance dovetails perfectly with Baltimore's new Sustainability > agenda," said Mayor Sheila Dixon. "It also will provide more ways to > support > our ongoing efforts to promote the health and well-being of our students > as > we improve the energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of our > school facilities." > > Mayors across the country are leading efforts to deliver the benefits of > green schools to their communities. For example, EcoMedia is working with > mayors > in Miami and San Francisco to leverage innovative public‐private > partnerships that create new opportunities for green school projects. > > Other Alliance initiatives will work to: > • Develop and create public‐private partnerships with a local business to > allow schools to plant a green roof, install a solar garden or start a > recycling program. > • Help school districts green their existing facilities through the > Clinton > Climate Initiative's K‐12 Retrofit Program. > • Encourage state legislatures to create policies and incentives for green > school improvements. > • Engage in a national dialogue about green schools, green jobs and green > infrastructure. > > > **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! 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