26 Feb 3 yrs later … 500+ Austinites petition for renewed climate leadership
(photo shows Jake Stewart)
On Thursday, 2/25/10, Jake Stewart, former manager of the City of Austin’s Climate Protection Program, presented a successful petition drive to City Council, urging leaders to renew their commitment to making Austin "the leading the city in the nation" in climate protection. Austin first adopted its climate protection plan in March 2007, under a previous mayor and city council.1
See the petition here.
The Petition’s Objective is to let Austin’s leaders know there are plenty of folks who appreciate and support the City’s hard work, and who believe in working-together to achieve as much as possible.
Jake was complimentary to the Council, thanking the original signatories for their initiative 3 years ago, and then challenging today’s Council members to recognize climate leadership can be leveraged to create economic stimulus and value for the whole community.
Some notable signatories:
#518, Reverend Louis Snead
#433, Alejandro Escovedo
#400, Reverend Ann Pittman
#398, Reverend Stephen Kinney
#284, Terry Allen
#265, Turk Pipkin
#171, Craig Hella Johnson
#125, Sharon Stanberry Rosshirt
#121, Brigid Shea
#19, Bee Morehead
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Notes
> 1. Note that in 2007 Mayor Wynn stated, "We’re going to lead by example…" http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A453480 How are we doing, ya’ll?
> Sign the petition? http://tinyurl.com/
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