The Revolution Will Be Localized

Local politicians are taking the fight against global warming past Washington politics and directly to the people.

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July 21, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

"City leaders from around the U.S. were treated to a rare bird's-eye view of the environment earlier this week at the Sundance Summit, a three-day mayors' retreat on climate change hosted by Robert Redford in Salt Lake City and at his 6,000-acre resort nestled beneath Utah's Mount Timpanogos, near Park City. In between briefings on "The State of the Science" and "Why You Should Care," and tutorials on emissions-trading programs and retrofitting public transport, a bipartisan troupe of 46 mayors representing nearly 10 million U.S. citizens slathered on sunscreen, grabbed bag lunches, and glided up the Sundance chairlift over miles of tumbling creeks, quivering aspens, and ponderosa pines."

Thanks to Grist Magazine

FULL STORY: The Revolution Will Be Localized

Thursday, July 14, 2005 in Grist Magazine

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